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- During the 2000s, the term Galacticos eventually became synonymous with the entire Real Madrid team, with high-profile pre-Perez signings such as Roberto Carlos and Steve McManaman, as well as youth team products Raul and Guti sometimes referred to using the tag.
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Roberto Carlos – signed pre-Pérez in 1996 for €3.5 million from Inter. Fernando Morientes – signed pre-Pérez in 1997 for €6.6 million from Zaragoza. Iván Helguera – signed pre-Pérez in 1999 for €4.5 million from Espanyol. Míchel Salgado – signed pre-Pérez in 1999 for €11 million from Celta.
- Luis Figo. One of the greatest players of his generation, Luis Figo became the first Galactico when signed for Madrid from arch-rivals Barcelona in 2000.
- Steve McManaman. Although another English player is more famous for playing at the capital club, Steve Mcmanaman had a successful time at Real Madrid since he joined them in 1999 from Liverpool.
- Raul. Raul Gonzalez is a Madridista through and through and signed his first professional contract with Real Madrid at the young age of 17 in 1994. He kicked on from then to play for 16 seasons including captaining the side from 2003 to 2010.
- Iker Casillas. Casillas graduated from the Madrid youth system and was considered a Galactico as he was a part of the team at that time. However, his achievements since then have ensured that he will be remembered as one.
Jul 24, 2017 · Roberto Carlos also rejects the tag: “None of us felt like galácticos.” And Ronaldo agrees: “There was a negative tone to the word galáctico, a term we never chose to describe ourselves.
- Simon Talbot
The last couple of years of this period inspired the label 'Galácticos' as a homage to the team's cluster of world stars. Soon after Florentino Pérez's installation as president, Figo left FC Barcelona in 2000 to supplement a squad that already included players such as Raúl, Roberto Carlos, Fernando Hierro and Míchel Salgado.
Nov 27, 2017 · LB: Roberto Carlos A left-back who spent his time in the opposition’s half as much as his own, Roberto Carlos was a pioneer of the flank-filling role that has become an indispensable part...
Jul 20, 2021 · A look at the 1997 - 2005 Real Madrid Galactico era. Real Madrid had gone 32 years without winning the European Cup until the end of the 1990s and the beginning of the 2000s, when they won the UEFA Champions League in 1998, 2000, and 2002. The team's cluster of world stars inspired the label 'Galácticos' in the last few years of this period.
Oct 9, 2021 · When he was signed for Real Madrid from Chelsea in the summer of 2019, Eden Hazard declared that he wasn't a 'Galactico'. “I'm not a 'Galactico', not yet, [but] I hope to be one day,” the...
