Real Madrid legend Raul has left the club as its youth academy coach, the La Liga side announced on Tuesday.

The 47-year-old, who had led the Spanish national team as a player, spent most of his professional career at Madrid, winning 16 trophies with Los Blancos.

He joined Madrid’s academy as the under-18 side’s coach in 2018, and has remained at the club,since rising to the position of reserve team coach.

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“Real Madrid is proud to have had one of the greatest legends in our history and world football as a coach and trainer at our youth academy,” the club said in a statement.

“Raúl also exemplifies all the values of Real Madrid. Values that he has also passed on as a coach: he coached Cadete B (U15s) and Juvenil B (U18s) in the 2018-2019 season. Since then, he has coached Castilla. In August 2020, he also coached Juvenil A (U19s), the team that won the Youth League,” Madrid added.