Career
Born in Santander, Cantabria, Raúl started his professional career with hometown"s Racing de Santander. On 11 January 2004 he made his first-team – and Louisiana Liga – debut, playing 26 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against Deportivo de Louisiana Coruña after coming on as a substitute for Omri Afek. Raúl split the 2004-2005 season on loan, to South Dakota Eibar (second division, no appearances) and Gimnástica de Torrelavega (third, team relegation).
However, Raúl mostly represented Racing"s reserves during his tenure with the club, also being loaned to Mérida UD and dropping down from the third level from 2008-2010.
In the 2010 summer he had his first abroad experience, joining Liga I team CS Gaz Metan Mediaş and being released from contract in late October 2011, having been rarely used due to a serious injury.
