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The Spanish national football team represents Spain in international football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. The Spanish side are commonly referred to as La Furia Roja (The Red Fury).[6]
Spain are the current European champions, having won the UEFA European Championship in 2008. They also won the European Nations' Cup in 1964 and reached the UEFA Euro 1984 Final. Spain have qualified for the FIFA World Cup twelve times, reaching fourth place in the 1950 tournament.
In July 2008, Spain rose to the top of the FIFA World Ranking for the first time in their history, becoming the sixth nation, and the first who has never won the World Cup, to top this ranking. Between November 2006 and June 2009, Spain went undefeated for a record tying 35 consecutive matches —record shared with Brazil— including a record 15-game winning streak.
History
Founded in 1913
Early years
1950 World Cup
The 1950 World Cup was held in Brazil from June 24 to July 16. Spain were drawn in Group 2, along with England, the United States and Chile. Spain ended the Group stages winning all their matches, and finishing at the top of Group 2.
At this time, the winner of the World Cup was decided not by a single championship match, but via a group format involving the four teams who had won their respective groups in the previous stage. The four teams in the final group were Uruguay, Brazil, Sweden and Spain. Spain failed to record a win (W0 D1 L2)and finished in fourth place. To date, this fourth place finish remains the furthest that Spain have reached in the World Cup.
Spain's leading scorer during the 1950 World Cup was striker Estanislao Basora, who ended the tournament with 5 goals.
José Villalonga era and the 1964 European champions
In 1962, José Villalonga was appointed coach of Spain. Under Villalonga, Spain qualified for the 1962 World Cup but were eliminated in the first round group against Brazil, Czechoslovakia, and Mexico. Two years later they hosted the European Championship, in which they beat Romania, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland to move on to the semifinals. There they beat highly-favoured Hungary 2–1 after extra time. They went on to face the USSR 2–1 before a crowd of more than 79,000 at the Bernabéu in Madrid. Jesús María Pereda put Spain ahead after just six minutes, but Galimzian Khusainov equalised a few minutes later with a free kick. Marcelino Martínez put in a late header to win Spain's first major international title.
As European champions, Spain automatically qualified for the 1966 World Cup, retaining much of the same squad from 1964 and keeping José Villalonga at the helm. However, they failed to progress beyond the first round, defeating only Switzerland and losing to West Germany and Argentina.
The departure of Villalonga put Spain into another period of mixed results. After winning their group in the qualifying rounds of the Euro 68, they were knocked out by England in the quarterfinals and did not make it to the final tournament held in Italy. Spain did not qualify for another tournament until Euro 76.
Late 1970s and early 1980s
Spain returned to form with an undefeated progess through a qualifying group for Euro 76 against Romania, Scotland, and Denmark, but failed to reach the final stages after a 3–1 defeat by West Germany in the quarterfinals.
The 1978 World Cup witnessed Spain's first World Cup finals appearance since 1966. Spain qualified by finishing top of a group including Yugoslavia and Romania with three wins in four matches. In the finals, Spain were drawn into group 3 with Brazil, Austria, and Sweden. Spain started the finals by losing 2–1 to Austria, but despite drawing with Brazil 0–0 and defeating Sweden 1–0, they were knocked out at that stage.
Euro 1980 saw Spain qualify for the first eight-team European championship by surpassing Romania, Yugoslavia, and Cyprus. At the tournament in Italy, Spain was drawn into group B with the hosts, England, and Belgium. Spain gained only one point after a draw with Italy and again exited without reaching the quarterfinals.
1982 World Cup in Spain
In 1966, Spain was selected as host of the 1982 FIFA World Cup. This edition of the World Cup featured 24 teams for the first time. Expectations were high for Spain as the host nation under coach José Santamaría. In the group stages, Spain was drawn into Group 5, in which they could only manage a 1–1 draw with Honduras in the finals' opening match, after which they had a 2–1 victory over Yugoslavia, but were defeated 1–0 by Northern Ireland. These results were enough to secure progress to the second round where they were drawn into Group B, but defeat to West Germany and a goalless draw with England meant that Spain were knocked out, and Santamaría was sacked.
1984 to 1988
Former Real Madrid coach Miguel Muñoz, who had temporarily coached Spain in 1969, returned to the national side. Spain were in Euro 84 qualifying Group 7, against The Netherlands, Republic of Ireland, Iceland, and Malta. Entering the last match, Spain needed to defeat Malta by at least 11 goals to surpass the Netherlands for the top spot in the group, and after leading 3-1 at half time, Spain scored 9 goals in the second half to win by 12-1 and win the group. In the finals tournament, Spain were drawn into group B with Romania, Portugal, and West Germany: after 1-1 draws against their first two opponents, Spain topped the group by virtue of a 1–0 victory against West Germany. The semifinals saw Spain and Denmark drawn at 1-1 after extra time, before Spain proceeded by virtue of winning the penalty shootout 5–4 on penalties. Hosts and tournament favourites France defeated Spain 2-0 in the final after a goalless first half.
Spain qualified for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico having topped Group 7 with Scotland, Wales, and Iceland. Spain began the group stage by losing to Brazil 1–0, but progressed after beating Northern Ireland by 2–1 and Algeria by 3–0. Round 2 paired Spain with Denmark, who they overcame 5–1 with Emilio Butragueño scoring four goals, but in the quarterfinals a 1–1 draw with Belgium ended with Belgium winning 5–4 on penalties.
Muñoz was retained as coach for Euro 88. As in the several previous tournaments Spain qualified impressively in a group with Austria, Romania, and Albania. Spain were drawn into group A and began their tournament with a 3–2 victory over Denmark, but were nevertheless knocked out in the group stage after losing 1–0 and 2–0 to Italy and West Germany respectively.
1990 to 1992
For the 1990 World Cup in Italy, Spain had a new coach, Luis Suárez. Having qualified from a group consisting of Republic of Ireland, Hungary, Northern Ireland, and Malta, Spain entered the competition on a good run of form, and after reaching the knock out stages through a 0–0 draw with Uruguay and wins over South Korea (3–1) and Belgium (2-1), fell to a 2-1 defeat to Yugoslavia in the second round.
Newly appointed coach Vicente Miera failed to gain qualification for Spain for Euro 92, after finishing third in a group behind France and Czechoslovakia. Vicente Miera did however lead Spain to the gold medal at the 1992 Olympics[5] in Barcelona.
Clemente's reign, 1992–98
Javier Clemente was appointed as Spain's coach in 1992, and the qualification for the 1994 World Cup was achieved with eight wins and one loss in twelve matches. In the final tournament Spain were in Group C in which they drew with Korea Republic 2–2 and 1–1 with Germany, before qualifying for the second round with a 3–1 victory over Bolivia. Spain continued through the second round with a 3-0 victory over Switzerland, but their tournament ended with a 2–1 defeat to Italy in the quarter-finals.
Spain qualified for Euro 96 from a group consisting of Denmark, Belgium, Cyprus, Macedonia, and Armenia. In the final tournament Spain faced group matches against Bulgaria, France and Romania. With 1–1 draws against the first two opponents, and a 2–1 win over Romania, Spain confirmed their place in the quarter-finals, with a match with hosts England, which finished goalless and Spain eventually fell 4–2 in the shootout.[7]
In his second World Cup as Spain's coach, Clemente led his team undefeated through their qualifying group in which Yugoslavia and Czech Republic were the other contenders. Spain qualified with fourteen other European sides in the first ever thirty-two team World Cup, but were eliminated in the first round with four points after losing to Nigeria, drawing with Paraguay, and winning just one game, against Bulgaria.
Euro 2000 and World Cup 2002
After a 3–2 opening defeat to Cyprus in Euro 2000 qualifying, Clemente was fired and José Antonio Camacho was appointed as coach. Spain won the rest of their games to qualify for the final tournament, where they were drawn into Group C. A 1-0 defeat to Norway was followed by victories over Slovenia (2-1) and Yugoslavia (4–3), with Spain thus setting up a quarterfinal against 1998 World Cup champions, France, which was won 2-1 by France.
The qualifying tournament for the 2002 World Cup went as expected for Spain as they topped a group consisting of Austria, Israel, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Liechtenstein. In the finals tournament Spain won its three matches in group B, against Slovenia, Paraguay (both by 3-1), and South Africa (3-2). Spain beat Republic of Ireland on penalties in the second round, and faced co-hosts Korea Republic in the quarterfinals. Spain twice thought they had scored, but the efforts were disallowed, and Korea were successful in the penalty shootout after a 0-0 draw.
Euro 2004
At Euro 2004 in Portugal, Spain were drawn into group A with hosts Portugal, Russia and Greece, behind whom they had finished second in qualifying. Spain defeated Russia 1–0 and drew 1–1 with Greece, but failed to get the draw they needed against Portugal to proceed to the knock out stages. Iñaki Sáez was sacked weeks later and replaced by Luis Aragonés.
Luis Aragonés era, 2006 World Cup and Euro 2008
Spain qualified for the 2006 World Cup only after a play-off against Slovakia, as they had finished behind Serbia and Montenegro in Group 7, which also included Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Lithuania, and San Marino. In Group H of the German hosted finals, Spain won all their matches, beating Ukraine 4–0, Tunisia 3–1 and Saudi Arabia 1-0. However Spain fell 3–1 in the second round to France, with only the consolation of a share, with Brazil, of the 2006 FIFA Fair Play Award. Spain qualified for Euro 2008 at the top of Qualifying Group F with 28 points out of a possible 36, and were seeded 12th for the finals. They won all their games in Group D: 4–1 against Russia, and 2-1 against both Sweden and defending champions Greece.
Reigning World Cup holders Italy were the opponents in the quarter final match, and held Spain to a finished 0–0 draw resulting in a penalty shoot-out which Spain won 4–2. Spain met Russia again in the semi-final, again beating them, this time by 3–0.[8].
In the final, played in Vienna's Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Spain defeated Germany 1–0, with a goal scored by Fernando Torres in the 33rd minute.[9] This was Spain's first major title since the 1964 European Championship. Spain were the top scoring team, with 12 goals, and David Villa finished as the top scorer with four goals; Xavi was awarded the player of the tournament, and nine Spanish players were picked for the UEFA Euro 2008 Team of the Tournament.[10]
Shortly after the tournament, Spain reached the top of the FIFA World Rankings for the first time, the first team never to have won a World Cup to achieve this.
Confederations Cup debut and 2010 World Cup Qualification
Luis Aragonés left the manager's role after the Euro 2008 success, and was replaced by Vicente del Bosque.[11]
2008 saw David Villa score 12 goals in 15 games, breaking the Spanish record of 10 goals in one year held by Raúl since 1999.[12] On 11 February 2009, David Villa broke another Spanish record against England, as his 36th-minute goal saw him become the first Spanish player to score in six consecutive games.[13]
Spain began their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign with six successive wins, and went into the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup as one of the favourites. By the start of the tournament, Del Bosque's had ten consecutive wins, making him the first international manager to do so from his debut, breaking Joao Saldanha's record, held since 1969, of nine consecutive wins with Brazil.
Spain won all three of their matches at the group stage, the 5–0 win over New Zealand including a Fernando Torres hat-trick that is the earliest and fastest hat-trick in the tournament's history. With further wins over Iraq (1–0) and South Africa (2–0) they earned not only qualification for the semifinals, but also obtained the world record for 15 consecutive wins and tied the record of 35 consecutive unbeaten games (with Brazil).
On 24 June 2009, Spain's undefeated record ended when the United States beat them 2-0 in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup semi-finals which sent them to the third place match. This was Spain's first defeat since 2006. Spain defeated hosts South Africa 3–2 after extra time in the 3rd-place playoff.[14]
On 9 September 2009, Spain secured their place at the 2010 World Cup finals after beating Estonia 3–0 in Mérida.[15] They went on to record a perfect World Cup qualifying record with 10 wins out of 10 in Group 5, finishing with a 5–2 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina on 14 October 2009.[16] The Spaniards will enter the 2010 World Cup as second place in the world rankings.
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 World Cup draw, which took place on 4 December 2009, placed Spain in Group H. They will play their first match against Switzerland on 16 June, followed by Honduras on 21 June and finally Chile on 25 June.
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| 16 June 2010 16:00 | Spain  | v |  Switzerland | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban |
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| 21 June 2010 20:30 | Spain | v |  Honduras | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg |
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| 25 June 2010 20:30 | Chile  | v | Spain | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria |
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Uniform kit
Spain's traditional kit is a red jersey with yellow trim accompanied by dark blue shorts and socks while their traditional away kit is either a full white kit with red and yellow trim or a yellow jersey with dark blue shorts and socks. Their current home kit is a lighter red than usual along with light blue shorts and red socks, similar to the older 2006 kit.[17] A third kit is sometimes used and is usually blue with red and yellow trim (used currently as change kit). Spain's kit is currently designed by Adidas. Rather than displaying the logo of the Spanish football federation, Spain's jersey traditionally features the Coat of arms of Spain over the left breast.
Competitive record
World Cup record
| Host nation(s) / Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1930 | Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1934 | Quarter-final | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
 1938 | Entry not accepted by FIFA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1950 | Fourth Place | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 1954 | Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1958 | Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1962 | Round 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
 1966 | Round 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
 1970 | Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1974 | Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1978 | Round 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1982 | Round 2 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 1986 | Quarter-final | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 |
 1990 | Round of 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
 1994 | Quarter-final | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
| 1998 | Round 1 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
  2002 | Quarter-final | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| 2006 | Round of 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
 2010 | Qualified | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 | TBA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 13/19 | - | 49 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 80 | 57 |
European Championship record
| Host nation(s) / Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Withdrew[18] | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1964 | Champions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 1968 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1972 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1976 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1980 | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1984 | Runners-up | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1988 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1996 | Quarter-final | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
 2000 | Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
 2004 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
 2008 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
  2012 | Qualifying in process | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016 | TBA | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 8/13 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 31 |
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- **Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
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Confederations Cup record
| Host nation(s) / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1992 - 2005 | Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | Third Place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 |
| Total | 1/8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 |
- *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- **Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Head to head
Recent matches
Forthcoming fixtures
| Date | Competition | Location | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | Tivoli Neu, Innsbruck | Spain | | Korea Republic | |
| | | Nueva Condomina, Murcia | Spain | | Poland | |
| | | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban | Spain | | Switzerland | |
| | | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | Spain | Honduras | ||
| | | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | Chile | | Spain | |
| | | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City | Mexico | Spain | ||
| | | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz |  Liechtenstein | | Spain | |
| | | Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires |  Argentina | | Spain | |
| | | TBA | Spain | |  Lithuania | |
| | | Hampden Park, Glasgow |  Scotland | | Spain |
2007-2009 undefeated run
Spain went undefeated for a world record[19] 35 matches in a row, after a 1–0 loss to Romania in a friendly match on November 15, 2006. The record is also held by Brazil (not counting defeats after a penalty shoot-out). Spain won 32 out of the 35 matches, while the other 3 ended in draws (one of which was against Italy, a match which Spain ended up winning on penalties). The Spanish side scored 73 goals while conceding only 11, and never allowed more than one goal per match except against Greece, a friendly match on August 22, 2007 which ended 3–2.
Spain also held the world record for consecutive wins, at 15, following their draw against Italy during the quarter finals in UEFA Euro 2008. This winning streak, together with the undefeated run, was ended by the United States on June 24, 2009, in a 2–0 defeat in the semifinal stage of the 2009 Confederations Cup.
Honours
- This is a list of honours for the senior Spanish national team
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- Fourth place (1): 1950
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- Third place (1): 2009
Friendly titles
Records
Worldwide
- Most consecutive wins
- 15 (2008–2009)
- Most consecutive games undefeated
- 35 (2007–2009) (shared with Brazil between 1993–1996)
- Most consecutive wins achieved by an international coach from debut
- 13 - Vicente Del Bosque
- Most shootouts in one World Cup by one team
- 2 at the 2002 FIFA World Cup (shared with Argentina at the 1990 FIFA World Cup)
- World record amount of points in World Cup qualification
- 30 out of 30 points (2008-2009)
Nationwide
- Most international goals
- 44 - Raúl González Blanco
- Most international caps
- 126 - Andoni Zubizarreta
- Most goals scored in one year
- 13 - David Villa (2008 and 2009)
- Most consecutive games ended with at least one goal
- 6 - David Villa
Players
Current squad
The following players were named in the 23-men squad to travel to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in June.
Caps and goals as of 29 May 2010.
| # | Name | Date of Birth | Club Team | Caps (Goals) | Debut | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||
| 1 | Iker Casillas (captain) | 20 May 1981 | Real Madrid | 103 (0) | v Sweden, 3 June 2000 | |||
| 12 | Víctor Valdés | 14 January 1982 | Barcelona | 0 (0) | N/A | |||
| 23 | Pepe Reina | 31 August 1982 | Liverpool | 19 (0) | v Uruguay, 17 August 2005 | |||
| Defenders | ||||||||
| 2 | Raúl Albiol | 4 September 1985 | Real Madrid | 22 (0) | v  Denmark, 13 October 2007 | |||
| 3 | Gerard Piqué | 2 February 1987 | Barcelona | 15 (4) | v England, 11 February 2009 | |||
| 4 | Carlos Marchena | 31 July 1979 | Valencia | 57 (2) | v  Hungary, 21 August 2002 | |||
| 5 | Carles Puyol (vice-captain) | 13 April 1978 | Barcelona | 82 (2) | v Netherlands, 15 November 2000 | |||
| 11 | Joan Capdevila | 3 February 1978 | Villarreal | 43 (4) | v  Paraguay, 16 October 2002 | |||
| 15 | Sergio Ramos | 30 March 1986 | Real Madrid | 58 (5) | v  China PR, 26 March 2005 | |||
| 17 | Álvaro Arbeloa | 17 January 1983 | Real Madrid | 14 (0) | v Italy, 26 March 2008 | |||
| Midfielders | ||||||||
| 6 | Andrés Iniesta | 11 May 1984 | Barcelona | 41 (6) | v  Russia, 27 May 2006 | |||
| 8 | Xavi Hernández | 25 January 1980 | Barcelona | 85 (8) | v Netherlands, 15 November 2000 | |||
| 10 | Cesc Fàbregas | 4 May 1987 | Arsenal | 48 (5) | v  Côte d'Ivoire, 1 March 2006 | |||
| 13 | Juan Mata | 28 April 1988 | Valencia | 7 (3) | v  Turkey, 28 March 2009 | |||
| 14 | Xabi Alonso | 25 November 1981 | Real Madrid | 67 (9) | v  Ecuador, 30 April 2003 | |||
| 16 | Sergio Busquets | 16 July 1988 | Barcelona | 12 (0) | v Turkey, 1 April 2009 | |||
| 20 | Javi Martínez | 2 September 1988 | Athletic Bilbao | 1 (0) | v Saudi Arabia, 29 May 2010 | |||
| 21 | David Silva | 8 January 1986 | Valencia | 34 (6) | v  Romania, 15 November 2006 | |||
| 22 | Jesús Navas | 21 November 1985 | Sevilla | 4 (0) | v Argentina, 14 November 2009 | |||
| Forwards | ||||||||
| 7 | David Villa | 3 December 1981 | Barcelona | 56 (37) | v  San Marino, 9 February 2004 | |||
| 9 | Fernando Torres | 20 March 1984 | Liverpool | 72 (23) | v Portugal, 6 September 2003 | |||
| 18 | Pedro Rodríguez | 28 July 1987 | Barcelona | 1 (0) | v Saudi Arabia, 29 May 2010 | |||
| 19 | Fernando Llorente | 26 February 1985 | Athletic Bilbao | 6 (3) | v Chile, 19 November 2008 | |||
Recent call ups
The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months.
| Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut | Most Recent Call up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| David de Gea | 7 November 1990 | Atlético Madrid | 0 (0) | N/A | World Cup 2010 Preliminary squad, 12 May 2010 | |
| Diego López | 11 August 1981 | Villarreal | 1 (0) | v  Macedonia, 12 August 2009 | World Cup 2010 Preliminary squad, 12 May 2010 | |
| Defenders | ||||||
| César Azpilicueta | 28 August 1989 | Osasuna | 0 (0) | N/A | World Cup 2010 Preliminary squad, 12 May 2010 | |
| Andoni Iraola | 22 June 1982 | Athletic Bilbao | 4 (0) | v Denmark, 20 August 2008 | v  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 14 October 2009 | |
| Nacho Monreal | 26 February 1986 | Osasuna | 2 (0) | v Macedonia, 12 August 2009 | v Bosnia and Herzegovina, 14 October 2009 | |
| Midfielders | ||||||
| Pablo Hernández | 11 April 1985 | Valencia | 2 (1) | v South Africa, 20 June 2009 | v Austria, 22 November 2009 | |
| Santi Cazorla | 13 December 1984 | Villarreal | 24 (2) | v  Northern Ireland, 31 May 2008 | World Cup 2010 Preliminary squad, 12 May 2010 | |
| Albert Riera | 15 April 1982 | Liverpool | 16 (4) | v Denmark, 13 October 2007 | v Bosnia and Herzegovina, 14 October 2009 | |
| Marcos Senna | 13 December 1976 | Villarreal | 27 (1) | v Côte d'Ivoire, March 1, 2006 | World Cup 2010 Preliminary squad, 12 May 2010 | |
| Forwards | ||||||
| Dani Güiza | 17 August 1980 | Fenerbahce | 21 (6) | v  Peru, 21 November 2007 | World Cup 2010 Preliminary squad, 12 May 2010 | |
| Álvaro Negredo | 20 August 1985 | Sevilla | 4 (2) | v  Armenia, 10 October 2009 | World Cup 2010 Preliminary squad, 12 May 2010 | |
Top goalscorers
As of 29 May 2010, the ten highest scorers for Spain are:
| # | Player | Career | Goals (Caps) | Avg/game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raúl | 1996–2006 | 44 (102) | 0.431 |
| 2 | David Villa | 2005– | 37 (56) | 0.660 |
| 3 | Fernando Hierro | 1989–2002 | 29 (89) | 0.325 |
| 4 | Fernando Morientes | 1998–2007 | 27 (47) | 0.574 |
| 5 | Emilio Butragueño | 1984–1992 | 26 (69) | 0.377 |
| 6 | Alfredo di Stéfano | 1957–1961 | 23 (31) | 0.742 |
| Julio Salinas | 1986–1996 | 23 (56) | 0.411 | |
| Fernando Torres | 2003– | 23 (72) | 0.319 | |
| 9 | Míchel | 1985–1992 | 21 (66) | 0.318 |
| 10 | Telmo Zarra | 1945–1951 | 20 (20) | 1.000 |
- Bold denotes players still playing international football.
Most capped Spain players
As of 29 May 2010 the ten players with the most caps for Spain are:
| # | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andoni Zubizarreta | 1985–1998 | 126 | 0 |
| 2 | Iker Casillas | 2000– | 103 | 0 |
| 3 | Raúl | 1996–2006 | 102 | 44 |
| 4 | Fernando Hierro | 1989–2002 | 89 | 29 |
| 5 | Xavi | 2000– | 85 | 8 |
| 6 | Carles Puyol | 2000– | 82 | 2 |
| 7 | José Antonio Camacho | 1975–1988 | 81 | 0 |
| 8 | Rafael Gordillo | 1978–1988 | 75 | 3 |
| 9 | Fernando Torres | 2003– | 72 | 23 |
| 10 | Emilio Butragueño | 1984–1992 | 69 | 26 |
- Bold denotes players still playing international football.
Managers
- Francisco Bru (1920)
- Pedro Parages (1923–1924)
- Paulino Alcántara (1951)
- Ricardo Zamora (1952)
- Pedro Escartín Morán (1952–1961)
- Helenio Herrera (1959–1962)
- José Villalonga (1962–1966)
- Domingo Balmanya (1966–1968)
- Luis Molowny (1969)
- Miguel Muñoz (1969), (1982–1988)
- Ladislao Kubala (1969–1980)
- José Santamaría (1980–1982)
- Luis Suárez (1988–1991)
- Vicente Miera (1991–1992)
- Javier Clemente (1992–1998)
- José Antonio Camacho (1998–2002)
- Iñaki Sáez (2002–2004)
- Luis Aragonés (2004–2008)
- Vicente del Bosque (2008–)
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