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The Spain national football team represents Spain in international men's football competitions since 1920. Until the 1960s , there were several pula periods where more than one coach was deemed to be in charge of the team.
ManagerNatSpain CareerG2022–present21172019–202239202019972018–201986Luis Enrique was named coach of the Spain national team on 9 July 2018, replacing former club and country teammate Fernando Hierro. His first match in charge occurred on 8 September, and he led the side to a 2–1 win against England in the UEFA Nations League at Wembley Stadium.
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Born in Haro, La Rioja, de la Fuente graduated from Athletic Bilbao's youth system, and made his senior debut with the reserves in 1978, in the Segunda División B. On 8 March 1981, he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 away draw against Valencia. De la Fuente was promoted to the main squad in t...
Early years
De la Fuente's first managerial job was at Portugalete, in the regional leagues. In summer 2000, he was appointed at Segunda División B club Aurrerá de Vitoria,but was sacked in March of the following year in spite of a seventh place in the table. After a spell back at Sevilla (academy), de la Fuente returned to Athletic. Initially a manager of the youths and the reserves, he also acted as match delegate for two yearsbefore returning to his previous duties. On 13 July 2011, de la Fuente was n...
Spain youths
On 5 May 2013, de la Fuente was appointed at the helm of the Spain under-19 team, who won the 2015 UEFA European Championship in Greece. He became manager of the under-21 side in July 2018, after Albert Celades resigned. His first competition was the 2019 European Championship in Italy, conquered after the 1–0 final defeat of Germany in Udine. On 8 June 2021, de la Fuente and his team filled in as the Spain senior side for a UEFA Euro 2020 friendly against Lithuania, after the aforementioned...
Spain senior
On 8 December 2022, de la Fuente was appointed head coach of the senior side, as Luis Enrique resigned following a round-of-16 penalty shootout elimination at the 2022 FIFA World Cup by Morocco. He was officially presented four days later, with a contract running until UEFA Euro 2024with the option to be extended. De la Fuente won 3–0 in a European qualifier at home to Norway in his first game on 25 March 2023, with two goals by 32-year-old debutant Joselu. He led the country to victory in th...
Due to his background coaching in youth setups, de la Fuente liked to work with younger players familiar to him and not high-maintenance. Mikel Merino and Mikel Oyarzabal won the under-21 European championship title during his tenure, and later represented the full team under the same manager.He explained his philosophy by stating that "I come from...
De la Fuente married a woman from Andalusia, with whom he had three children. One of these, Alberto, was also involved in the sport, and at one point worked with his father in the Royal Spanish Football Federationas an analyst. Having been raised Catholic, de la Fuente embraced the religion again in adulthood.
Player
Athletic Bilbao 1. La Liga: 1982–83, 1983–84 2. Copa del Rey: 1983–84 3. Supercopa de España: 1984 (automatically awarded after winning the double)
Manager
Spain U19 1. UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2015 Spain U21 1. UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2019 Spain U23 1. Summer Olympics silver medal: 2020 Spain 1. UEFA European Championship: 2024 2. UEFA Nations League: 2022–23
Luis de la Fuente at Athletic BilbaoJul 9, 2024 · He excelled within the national-team structure and gained a reputation as a coach on the rise with two European Championship titles at U19 and U21 level in 2015 and 2019, respectively. Getty Images
Mar 28, 2023 · — Spanish Football (@SpainIsFootball) March 20, 2023 Luis de la Fuente record De la Fuente has experienced success with Spain's youth national sides and will hope that translates to the senior team.
Dec 6, 2022 · Luis Enrique salary, contract with Spain. Enrique is currently contracted to the Spain national team until December 31, 2022. How Spain perform at the World Cup in Qatar will no doubt determine ...
Mar 24, 2023 · Born in the famous wine-producing La Rioja town of Haro in 1961, De la Fuente moved into Athletic Bilbao’s Lezama academy aged 16. He was a left-back for the Athletic team that won the 1982-83 ...
