 His older brother, Miguel, was also a footballer.A midfielder, he was also groomed at Valencia, playing one league match with the first team, but mainly represented Rayo Vallecano.His father, also named Miguel, played lower league football mostly with Benidorm CF, and appeared in two Segunda División games for CE Sabadell FC in 1979–80; the youngest sibling, Brian, was named after Brian Laudrup, whom Raúl admired on account of his success with the Danish national team.