Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 4 | |
| 1984 | 17 | |
| 1985 | 18 | |
| 1986 | 16 | |
| 1987 | 15 | |
| 1988 | 14 | |
| 1989 | 12 | |
| 1990 | 9 | |
| 1991 | 8 | |
| 1992 | 6 | |
| 1993 | 4 | |
| 1994 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 2 |
Data sources
- FIFA
- UEFA
- RSSSF career records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Emilio Butragueño ranks #155 in Football
Emilio Butragueño ranks 155th among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 633rd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 86, Longevity 78, Honours 82, Statistics 80. Those categories are normalised against the full Football reference universe of 909 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1982–1998 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1985, which sets the Peak component at 86. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes la liga titles 6, uefa cup titles 2, spain caps 69, spain goals 26.
Immediately ahead sits Pierre Littbarski on 81.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Mahmoud El Khatib on 81.2. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Emilio Butragueño GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Butragueño stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Football cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1985. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
Top Butragueño comparisons
Emilio Butragueño — frequently asked
- Is Emilio Butragueño the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Emilio Butragueño ranks 155th in Football with a GOAT Score of 81.2, behind Lionel Messi on 97.0.
- What is Emilio Butragueño's GOAT Score?
- 81.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Emilio Butragueño rank all time?
- 633rd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 155th within Football.
- Emilio Butragueño vs Pierre Littbarski: who ranks higher?
- Emilio Butragueño, on 81.2 against Pierre Littbarski's 81.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.