The FORGOTTEN Real Madrid signing from the Galácticos era: Thomas Gravesen

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Күн бұрын

At the tail end of Real Madrid's Galácticos era, one signing stood out as particularly unexpected and insane: that of Thomas Gravesen. The Danish midfielder's arrival at the Santiago Bernabéu in 2005 left many scratching their heads, as he seemed to be a far cry from the glamorous superstars typically associated with the Galácticos. However, Gravesen quickly proved his worth with his tenacity, work rate, and no-nonsense approach to the game, something that Real Madrid was lacking in their midfield.
Prior to his arrival, he was a well-respected midfielder for Everton, but had a reputation of being a bit of a wild man. From shooting fireworks at his teammates, to fighting Robinho, knocking Ronaldo’s tooth out, trading in supercars for a Nissan Micra, and more. Gravesen’s retirement was also quite unorthodox, as he moved to Las Vegas, played at high roller poker tables, invested his money smartly, and finally moved back to Denmark.
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• 💥 WAYNE ROONEY & GRAVE...
• Thomas Gravesen tells ...
The Mad Dog: 00:00
Danish Scouser: 01:45
Mad Dog in Madrid: 06:18
Leaving football: 10:48
Outro: 13:55

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@StanleyWith Ай бұрын

My respect for Gravesen just went up a notch. He is indeed working in television now. The enthusiasm and energy he brings to the Danish football league "Superligaen" are not matched by anyone.

@Smonserratm Ай бұрын

The inventor of the Gravesinha: a dribbling technique where kneecap, meniscus and ACL are put at risk for the good of the spectacle

@RabonaTV Ай бұрын

Incredibly on brand for him. That video of him pulling it off in a match, and then it cuts to his knee bleeding after from his Gravesinha...🤣

@dvdv8197 Ай бұрын

Here I was thinking this was an original thought, but when I looked up the Gravesinha, I came across a video of four years ago and what comment do I see? The EXACT SAME COMMENT. Crazy how you copied a comment from 4 years earlier lol.

@ikeownscharizards Ай бұрын

Aye a man of culture I see, I understood that reference 😂

@sjurzen Ай бұрын

@@dvdv8197 Did you spend time and energy investigating this important issue? Who's crazy?

@dvdv8197 Ай бұрын

@@sjurzen did you even read my comment? If you think I put any extra time in that 'discovery', you're hilarious.

@graysheep47 Ай бұрын

Thomas Gravesen and Stig Tøfting on the Danish national team was a force to be reckoned with!

@CharlesOffdensen Ай бұрын

I would not play against that team.

@Kingkejser Ай бұрын

Stig Tøfting was next level😅

@johnmitchell2269 26 күн бұрын

Bjarne Goldbaek as well.

@Flodhesten 21 күн бұрын

Those guys would clear out a biker bar in seconds

@MrWillypanda88 Ай бұрын

According to Capello, "The way he is, we won't have problems with him. He's just a little bit peculiar. I don't mess with him, he works well tactically. His behaviour is like this, and I don't like it, everything has to be done like he wants it to be done" Capello said I DON'T MESS WITH HIM.

@AtTheBridgePod Ай бұрын

Thomas Gravesen is a true underrated gem, a Danish hero and living it up in Las Vegas!

@RabonaTV Ай бұрын

LOVE the guy. Hilarious, peculiar character, but as you said: also incredibly underrated as a player!

@kevfullo Ай бұрын

calling everyone 'lad' 😂

@michaelbjrnandersen2422 Ай бұрын

he is living back in denmark, close to his home town vejle and is a football commentry on tv

@jo_magpie Ай бұрын

Pretending to have made 80 million on poker😂

@cristianh.5133 Ай бұрын

@@RabonaTVSince you’re doing videos on these forgotten players, how about trying a video on Yoann Gourcuff? Or Michel Preud’homme, Pierre van Hooijdonk?

@alexanderlarsson776 Ай бұрын

As a Real Madrid fan since i have memory i must say i really liked him! i felt he was more down to earth than most other players and loved how aggresive he was with some. There are videos of him fkin around with a very young Torres, hilarious....i think aside from the yellow and red cards he got , he was well liked by the supporters!

@rasmusjrgensen1566 Ай бұрын

Awesome to see a video on Graver. There's a crucial element to why it went so poorly in Madrid that you didn't really dive into though, and that's that in Everton he was used as an offensive 8, so offensive in fact that whenever Everton had to defend a lead, he'd often be the first to get subbed out for a more defensive minded player. That RMadrid then thought he'd be a good replacement for one of the greatest defensive midfielders ever in Makelele was seen as insane by everyone i know here in Denmark. We joked that they just saw a strong bald aggressive midfielder and thought that'll do, completely missing the point of Graversen as a player. A bit similar to Fellaini, who when played in the right spot was often class, but was never made to be a defensive midfielder either, he just looked the part. On a more personal level, after his career ended he got a summer house in the town i grew up in so i've ran into him a couple of times, and he's the nicest dude, always with a smile on his face and friendly towards everyone. Quite a few celebrities moved to my town, and he stands out as one of the nicest ones.

@cristianh.5133 Ай бұрын

He was so bad defensively, it made no sense to put him as a holding midfielder. And to be honest, he wasn’t great offensively either. 😅 He could withstand contact and carry the ball and dish out a basic pass to someone who could actually turn a possession into something, but that’s about it. 😅

@rasmusjrgensen1566 Ай бұрын

@@cristianh.5133Agreed. Like you said, he was big enough to withstand contact, and that made him able to carry the ball forward. His passing, vision, discipline and so much more always lacked. But put in the right position he'd do great, that just never happened after Everton

@cristianh.5133 Ай бұрын

@@rasmusjrgensen1566 He understood football, for sure. I think he would’ve been better suited for today’s game, actually.

@kssanthosh8102 Ай бұрын

These kind of videos is the reason why rabona TV is the OG channel

@RabonaTV Ай бұрын

You're too kind pal!

@user-ko2sp9lv7m Ай бұрын

That portu is a Triple og living legend

@botezatuandrei1312 Ай бұрын

why? and what's the fucking title? everyone that watches football remembers Gravesen, from Everton, after Makelele finished his contract.

@Humaftw Ай бұрын

I'm from the same town as Gravesen. Many people have stories about him. My sister didn't know who he was and she worked at a pita place he frequented, she would always talk back when he was talking shit/bantering, and one day he asked her, "you don't know who I am, do you?" and she was like "No, don't really care either", he smiled at left a big tip. I also remember one time he pulled one of my friends out of Taxi, and gave him a 500kr (like 80 dollars) and told him and me to get the next one.

@kristianlolo2677 Ай бұрын

I remember Gravesen at Madrid so fondly... And honestly i dont know anyone that didnt. The man was a exceptional talent and amazing personality. Took his job seriously but you could tell he was having fun.

@cristianh.5133 Ай бұрын

Exceptional talent, come on man, be real. 🤣

@mohammedalrashed1132 Ай бұрын

He was shit

@user-pt1ow8hx5l Ай бұрын

Loved it!!!! He stood out in Hamburg as well, arriving at the training ground on an old ladies bike. As he had always done. Pedalled to training.

@thunderspike1892 Ай бұрын

Remember showing of the ugliest bike you could imagine. Simply had to own it 🤣

@sarparker5362 Ай бұрын

Thomas was the kind of player you never see anymore, his loyalty and sense of family was as fierce as he was, but he was so capable on the ball in his prime. He's the kind of player that sits in the engine room of any team and never gets the credit but the team don't work without them. To this day he still talks about Everton like those years were the best of his life.

@FootballDrawn Ай бұрын

This takes us back in time. Brilliant video, as always⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

@allanpedersen2379 Ай бұрын

Not forgotten very well loved in Denmark and respected

@SergioAugustoGelvezCortes Ай бұрын

forgotten? No one can forget Gravesen. Also, I was expecting the reference to "La gravesinha" (only him could do that trick and not lose his knee). Excellent video, it is good to see again the most interesting football player of this century :)

@XkollapsX 16 күн бұрын

For years now, he has been working as an expert on Danish television, and i hope he continue with that. It's a pleasure to watch Gravesen.

@minnumseerrund Ай бұрын

Graversen's true brother in bald was his Danish international team-mate Stig Tøfting, the baldest man to ever bald

@HowIsThat69 27 күн бұрын

Snup en treo rundnummer

@simonbach3618 20 күн бұрын

Stig Tøfting also called the Lawn mower!

@niko1ndex Ай бұрын

Jokes aside, Thomas was (altough harsh and crazy), a really skilled midfielder.

@Dabbtrabb Ай бұрын

More of these please

@JohnKobaRuddy Ай бұрын

Gravesen was what we'd call "a character". A funny bloke for all the right reasons.

@thunderspike1892 Ай бұрын

I have read the book he wrote about his career. When signing for Real Madrid he brought his good friend and then fellow Danish national player Stig Tøfting. Stig describes the experience as very surreal. Thomas himself told that Real made a presentation of him before he even signed. That happened afterwards. The first season went well but in the second the playing system changed. That meant at bigger space between defence and midfield. So if anything went wrong in the defence the midfielders would look stupid. That destroyed his time at Real. Since Gravesen was a young player in Vejle he could always rely on his old coach Ole Fritsen who played 6 National games for Denmark and played in Groningen in the 60's. Everytime things went bad he could call Ole and he would be there in a few hours. Also happened in Madrid. Ole Fritsen suddenly died in 2008. He was a very well respected coach and club icon in Vejle. Known for his big personality, knowledge and the education of young talents. Gravesen wrote in his book that when Fritsen did he lost a great friend, mentor and back up. He stopped his career shortly after.

@CFCMAMO1 Ай бұрын

Absolute legend. I was 15 when thay signing happened and remember it like it was yesterday.

@ASH-ki6rq Ай бұрын

Very well done Adrian! We OGs love you for this kind of content..

@Craider79 24 күн бұрын

Thomas is not a "mad dog" - he is a good guy! No really - he is one of the most open and friendly people ever - and even when he made massive amounts of money he still wasn't "too good" to speak with the people from his home town and keep both his feet "plantet i den jyske muld"... I know because I'm one of those people. He is just one of the last "real" midfielders! A man who has no fear when facing the enemy - a real gladiator! Let's go Graver! Dig og Tøffe på den Danske midtbane er stadig det bedste fodbold i Danmarks historie 😀

@mohamedaminosman4229 Ай бұрын

Imagine Ac milan with Gattuso and gravinson😂😂

@Greatdane-qf8kd Ай бұрын

We actually had a similar constellation on the danish national team with Gravesen and Stig Tøfting aka the lawnmower. They must have been a nightmare for every opponent 😅

@AbA-wk7yp Ай бұрын

He was probably the guy who pushed Everton to 4th in that season, although he only played for half season before been sold to RM

@rhizoidx Ай бұрын

A crazy fella indeed. Awesome video Adrian plz keep it up and more videos like this 🎉

@Schmidteren Ай бұрын

Gravesen is not a defensive midfielder type they wanted. He is an all rounder midfielder. Also his way of doing things didn't fit into the Real Madrid POP type of way. They are like Divas, Gravesen is just a rowdy fun character. Bad fit in that regard.

@cesargatica2630 Ай бұрын

Holy shit I forgot about this guy but I used to always sign him for my ancient fifa game and he was the man lol

@n4r4plays47 Ай бұрын

Michael Owen and Gravesen are the only 2 that could prolly understand each other at Real lmfao

@colbymasvidal2397 Ай бұрын

Beckham?🤣 pretty sure Zidane speaks English as well lol

@ravn2625 Ай бұрын

Woodgate ?

@kennethburridge862 Ай бұрын

That man had so much talent. In small shiny moments he could do things with the ball, especially his passing, that was out of this world. But as the story tells he was his own and because of that never really made it to the absolute top.

@abdullaali1799 Ай бұрын

I remember in 2002, my school (jeg gik I 0 klasse) took us to see Denmarks training camp ahead of the Worldcup. I remember getting signatures most of the players. Gravesen was one of them. Jon Dahl Tomassen og Ebbe Sand were the top stars at that time however.. Time flies. 😊

@rickybuhl3176 Ай бұрын

He's an original, we don't get that many in the game. It's a bit like the Anna Karenina 'Happy families' quote to the effect of - 'all happy families are happy in the same way but unhappy families are unhappy in their own way' - All great players are great for basically the same reasons but the odd ducks are odd for their own reasons and in their own way. A returning Big Dunc in the team and they still called this fella the Mad Dog..

@ernestaddo9578 Ай бұрын

The man the myth the legend, THOMAS GRAVENSON

@jeeteebee1111 Ай бұрын

At least spell his name right…

@toji2254 Ай бұрын

The lad has a great life

@dvdv8197 Ай бұрын

Did enjoy it, dropped that like! 😊🙏

@SimonBondar Ай бұрын

Great video! Thanks for covering an Everton player!

@markusbisma5015 Ай бұрын

This was a shock transfer for me at the time. I didn't know he was associated with Milan and Madrid.

@furkanalbayrak5129 Ай бұрын

Another banger video

@vanvanvanyvan Ай бұрын

Gravesinha❤❤❤🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯

@thjola Ай бұрын

His nickname in Spain was Shrek, and he had a habit of tee-bagging his teammates whenever he could 😂

@zapre2284 Ай бұрын

Fun fact...Real Madrid signed the wrong player. They wanted a DM to replace Makelele. However, Gravesen never plaid that role for Everton ...another bald guy called Lee Carsley did , and plaid a blinder that season ...However, would Real Madrid sign a 28 year old Journey man Rep of Ireland player ? Probably not. As for the suit ? He only owned one suit...that was the one Everton gave him ! ......Love Tommy G

@Hari-ld3lc Ай бұрын

Amazing concept. Expecting more of the same 🔥

@TheOnlyTaps Ай бұрын

Great watch as always 🙏🏿👊🏿

@RabonaTV Ай бұрын

Appreciate the support as always Taps!

@TheOnlyTaps Ай бұрын

@@RabonaTV No problem. Keep up the great work. The storytelling is always very good and especially with videos like these it's a nice trip down memory lane coz some younger Madridistas never got to witness this era of Madrid so for some they hear it for the first time then for the rest of us who are old enough it's always a nice trip down memory lane.

@doomdoctor6380 Ай бұрын

Robinho should remain forgotten.

@RabonaTV Ай бұрын

Agreed.

@Tainted10 Ай бұрын

Naw he was good.

@Christopher_J Ай бұрын

Convicted of r@p# with very compelling evidence of his guilt. Completely understand why folk want to forget him. @@Tainted10

@kims4495 Ай бұрын

@@Tainted10Was he though?

@davedennison7386 Ай бұрын

Ahhh, Robhino, the start of Title Buyers 115FC....

@me24469 Ай бұрын

Julian Faubert next? 😂. Peculiar times for RM.

@colbymasvidal2397 Ай бұрын

Im danish and i miss him so dearly in our national squad - absolute GEM of a CDM with a rocket of a long shot🔥 they dont make them like this anymore🙏 KONG THOMAS🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰

@bmw330edk5 29 күн бұрын

Legend!!!

@aminechater5530 Ай бұрын

The streets will never forget!

@stevenoest Ай бұрын

As a Dane, I appreciate this upload.

@dilnaylomogorhaiyee1450 Ай бұрын

He was awesome 💥💥💥

@roman3915 Ай бұрын

Arteta with the cameo 😎

@2kdavv Ай бұрын

what a guy lol nice video i didnt even know this guy before

@RedCardWarrior Ай бұрын

It was interesting to know about such a character. Curious to know more about forgotten players in football. I have one to suggest, Marouane Chamakh.

@never_around0010 Ай бұрын

“ZIZOOUUU” Big lad Grave!!

@Erika-ni6sn Ай бұрын

This guy is a legend, played for my lokal team Vejle Boldklub

@vinithegoat1347 Ай бұрын

unfortunately i was born around the time he was playing at madrid and when i got older id seen pictures of him and always wondered who he was and man this video sums up what a character he is😂

@dr_ubo Ай бұрын

The OG butcher, but a hero at heart. Love him when you have him on your team, despise him otherwise.

@agffans5725 Ай бұрын

Denmark here ... Gravesen was not only "Viking", but also mad as a hatter. never the less, more skillful than you would think going by his looks and mad antics.

@jrivers4418 Ай бұрын

That aletico violation hitting different as a merengue 😮‍💨🤣

@Memme14 Ай бұрын

No mention of his role on the Danish national team where he was a key player leading up to and during the 2002 World Cup and 2004 European Cup. He played 66 games for Denmark.

@jl5596 Ай бұрын

Loved him in PES

@georgiosioannispappas6311 Ай бұрын

In hindsight, Los Galacticos were deemed to fail. Perez heavily interfered with the club and it lost substance in favor of acquiring star power. As a result of this straight, there wasn't enough cash for Real Madrid to sign quality players in crucial positions.

@diablejambe3460 Ай бұрын

Yeah. Not a madrid fan and nor do i want them to win, and as proud and stubborn as perez can be, at least he wasnt too proud to learn from those mistakes. Again, dont root for them but it is nice to see someone learn from their past decisions, which unfortunately cant be said for a lot of ppl.

@lotuseater7247 Ай бұрын

He was never forgotten. Just wasn't supposed to be there, and that's why he's remembered. Maybe younger people aren't aware of him.

@favianheng4677 Ай бұрын

I'm just impressed because you're wearing a Geylang FC jersey. Singaporean here btw!

@sunnyang6464 Ай бұрын

Bro.. fellow Singaporean here.. and yeah you are right he is wearing a Geylang jersey! For a moment I thought he was wearing a Celtic jersey 😂 Geylang FTW!

@kims4495 Ай бұрын

That Denmark midfield with Thomas Gravesen and Stig Tøfting. Holy shit how that must have hurt for the opposition

@C.J1106 Ай бұрын

I remember him

@kennethmortensen8159 Ай бұрын

He was a great player. Befor enhe went to madrid he was DOMINATING evertons midfield.

@japrol Ай бұрын

Can we have a video on Paolo Montero, i think hes one of the best defenders ever to play for juventus but for some reason no one talks about him

@mateoloreto72 Ай бұрын

Gravesen. Creator of the best dribble move of all time, La Gravesinha

@MrHan14 Ай бұрын

A lad's lad, level headed and a proper bloke. I like to hear about this type of players more.

@terenceflynn5125 Ай бұрын

The exact type of player I miss in football.

@shabeyle23 Ай бұрын

@5:30 just for that picture alone, I'm giving a like bro 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣 mandem was a madman 😆😆😆 even I hated his guts when man utd would play them

@DrSnuff-cb7rs 25 күн бұрын

As a danish football supporter who started to watch football in the early 2000s Gravesen was a hero. I never cared for spanish football or Real Madrid. But i would tune in just to watch Graver playing for Madrid. I remember his first goal for them very well.... By the way the danish national team had the most hard hitting and crazy midfield in the early 2000s when Gravesen played alongside Stig Tøfting. I am telling you. It was dirty. It was mean. And far removed from the glittery football from the bigger europeans nations at time. Still Denmark played a very possession minded and attacking kind of football.

@bhlabhla990 Ай бұрын

somehow upon hearing this He reminds me of RUDIGER and his playful Madness 😅

@RabonaTV Ай бұрын

I can see it!

@MrMillo-ng9ht Ай бұрын

Are you going to make a video about what happened in Belgium? Game between Westerlo and Genk…

@alexanderishere1857 Ай бұрын

During training at Real Madrid, he got into a tussle with Walter Samuel after nutmegging him twice. They had to be broken up when Gravesen held him in a headlock. There are many stories of how strong Tommy was. Tommy was an uncomfortable mix of technically good, strong, and ruthless. Despite his ruthlessness, he did it cleverly as evidenced by him almost never being injured, and never seriously.

@ernestvasko2472 Ай бұрын

Not a surprise for me. Gravesen was a good player

@danielmajin5246 Ай бұрын

Hey Adrian, what's that song you used at athe end Card please? You have good taste sir...

@RabonaTV Ай бұрын

A friend of mine made it, it's one of his beats (doesn't have a name). He doesn't post them anywhere unfortunately, he just does it for fun. But, if that changes, I will link to him in the description!

@danielmajin5246 Ай бұрын

@@RabonaTV I love the beat so much. I'd like to have that beat and record some music for it if that's okay. It's so good.

@Matoakas Ай бұрын

There's also another one. Although not bought, but brought up trough the system, I rarely hear abt him. Especially kids. And that is Even friends from that era didn't notice him, but he was insanely good as well. It just emphasises the team Real Madrid had back then.. Not surprising, but that too has changed. When I grew up ''everyobdy knew'' about older legends and good players that came before. I would say us 30+ year lived in luxury when it came to all the insane players we grew up with. Although no M'bappe etc.. It was just SO MANY that was on a high level, and the game was just rougher....different. Good times! Edit: Btw, ''too mad''... no no... that shows me he did his job. I am from that time, and still do it myself, where tackles was fun! Either give it a 100% or don't to it at all. A good rough tackle at the start of the game, make whatever opponent worry abt it happening again. Trust me it works ;)

@michaelpower6126 Ай бұрын

Rock on ..............

@basquat76 Ай бұрын

When he retired he disappeared completely for a good 10 years, and everyone here in Denmark were wondering what happened to him, only to find out he was living it up in Vegas. And all of a sudden out of the blue he became a pundit on tv.

@fellobellow Ай бұрын

He was a star

@niamh9500 Ай бұрын

Now imagine him and mario balotelli playing together

@hkmarhk Ай бұрын

One thing I miss from modern footbal is characters like Gravesen. Sometimes I feel like the footballers nowadays are too media trained; always say and do the right things at the right time, which is probably the smart thing to do, but it would be cool to see them shoot fireworks at each other andbthe physios 😂

@christophergallagher3845 Ай бұрын

He made a few blunders in the champions league for Celtic but scored a few against rangers so he had a successful time in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@gamby_ Ай бұрын

dude you totally aced it saying Vejle Boldklub! 👌

@Kimdk87 28 күн бұрын

The biggest problem was that he didn't play his favorite position. He was a great player

@simonbach3618 20 күн бұрын

Make a Video on his team made from Denmark National team. Stig Tøfting "The Lawn Mower!"

@nielsen145 13 күн бұрын

Him and Stig Tøfting, was known as the landmowers on the national team :) , iam getting old lol

@madsnygaard6444 10 күн бұрын

It's called a lawnmover fyi - I may be wrong but pretty sure Richard Møller Nielscen coinfrased Tøfting his lawnmover - not Graversen... but agree time flies and those two lads were no doubt brothers in arms

@AyoMophizzle Ай бұрын

just imagine this guy & Gattuso in the same team!☠

@sreedle7819 Ай бұрын

Fiago and Hamberg never ending painful story XD

@ThisIsMyRodrick Ай бұрын

I remember there was alot of confusion when he played Everton over who was who, Lee Carsley and Gravesen. Then, Celtic fans said he ran around like a "headless chicken", what a man 😂.

@alpha_alici6947 Ай бұрын

I have the same maths teacher as he had xD

@carlosmendez1588 Ай бұрын

La Gravesinha ⚽️skill ⚽️

@brunohoiberg9851 23 күн бұрын

"You're making the same mistake as everyone else. Thomas Gravesen has never been a defensive midfielder. That was the same mistake Real Madrid made; they bought him as a defensive midfielder, and that was their mistake. He's a typical box-to-box number 8 player."

@dtac_10_29 Ай бұрын

Nice shirt from Geylang International

@danielflynn599 Ай бұрын

What strip is that you’re wearing mate? 🍀

@marktemenak7802 Ай бұрын

I saw him when the galacticos came to Chicago against chivas. I just remember him throwing Mexicans around while Zidane pulled off two roulettes after nutmegging someone. It was one of the best games I ever saw.