var teamInfo={"4215859A20E707AF2C0683BB3A054242":"32","A2993BAC4D9D88EC":"<P><STRONG>First international: <BR><\/STRONG>Spain 1-0 Denmark <BR>(Brussels, Belgium; 28 August 1920)<BR><BR><STRONG>Biggest win:<\/STRONG><BR>Spain 13&#8211;0 Bulgaria <BR>(Madrid, Spain; 21 May 1933)<BR><STRONG><BR>Biggest defeat:<\/STRONG><BR>Spain 1&#8211;7 Italy <BR>(Amsterdam, Netherlands; 4 June 1928)<BR><BR>England 7&#8211;1 Spain <BR>(London, England; 9 December 1931)<BR><BR><STRONG>World Cup<\/STRONG><BR>Appearances: 16 (first in 1934)<BR>Best result: Champions (2010)<BR><STRONG><BR>European Championship<\/STRONG><BR>Appearances: 11 (first in 1964)<BR>Best result: Champions (1964, 2008, 2012)<BR><STRONG><BR>Nations League Finals<\/STRONG><BR>Appearances: 1 (first in 2021)<BR><BR><STRONG>Confederations Cup<\/STRONG><BR>Appearances: 2 (first in 2009)<BR>Best result: Runners-up (2013)<BR><BR><STRONG>Most caps: <BR><\/STRONG>Sergio Ramos (180)<BR><BR><STRONG>Top scorer: <BR><\/STRONG>David Villa (59)<\/P>","1CD1A53514962B6A":"1","341115063FD1CD8D":"1971344","892B81E13FEE84C5":"rfef@rfef.es","EB91D699086F1F17846A1216AD2083C3":"","87C021F1E71FC6CD6E05BF0B3DD05793":"","F4582884020ECEA691D8D46CC172E947":"","3FC9B61F2E659497C9CEBAE42D62ADEB":"Spain","32EED5AE2B03C17AE9CE11F4F5F2936F":"Spain","34A0AE9CBA0644B6":"http:\/\/www.rfef.es","D769ED524110EC21":"Luis de la Fuente","8165D0EC38D769BD27A209A15276D0CF":"<STRONG>Player<BR><\/STRONG><BR><STRONG><U>CLUB<BR><\/U><BR>Athletic Bilbao<\/STRONG><BR>La Liga: 1982&#8211;83, 1983&#8211;84<BR>Copa del Rey: 1983&#8211;84<BR>Supercopa de Espana: 1984 (automatically awarded after winning the double)<BR><BR><STRONG>Manager<\/STRONG><BR><BR><STRONG><U>INTERNATIONAL<\/U><\/STRONG><BR><BR><STRONG>Spain U19<BR><\/STRONG>UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2015<BR><BR><STRONG>Spain U21<\/STRONG><BR>UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2019<BR><BR><STRONG>Spain U23<\/STRONG><BR>Summer Olympics silver medal: 2020<BR><BR><STRONG>Spain<\/STRONG><BR>UEFA Nations League: 2022&#8211;23<BR>UEFA European Championship: 2024","4852A99C0B1E8B281F768BF6F7769914":"Spain(U21),Spain U18,Spain(U19),Deportivo Alaves,Athletic Bilbao","A71E2A228B763CFB":"Madrid","6B02481E401D41DD8A44F7EAE1BDE140":"Spain(U21)","37FE64B882E92ECB":"Spain","4DC924206DB9E0EB3B8818DC2C371A93":"","23A207CDBA5674BBB1C9F6E64605564A":"Luis de la Fuente","9770E443802D7F63":"26.28","0EB6A015033C3CEC56DA30D47F1CA55E":"Luis de la Fuente Castillo (born 21 June 1961) is a Spanish football manager and former professional player who played as a left-back. He is the manager of the Spain national team.<BR><BR>De la Fuente began working in the Spanish youth teams in 2013, managing the under-19 team to victory in the 2015 European Championship and the under-21 side to the 2019 equivalent. He coached the Olympic team to the silver medal at the 2020 games, and took over at the seniors in 2022, winning the 2023 UEFA Nations League.<BR><BR>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 &quot;I come from a grassroots background. Our commitment, to the people we trust in the youth system, is not a pose, it is a conviction&quot;.","CC02AD5B3CF69E6DCAD0426C64DE8022":"Spain","F84B1B8AF3973AEE":"1","90CF36599B563A1AA6EE0398DF07A98F":"Ramon y Cajal, s\/n ,Apartado postale 385 ,MADRID - 28230","5232E2CC9B16F53977588D5F27A411B8":"<P>The Spain national football team represents Spain in international men&#39;s football competitions since 1920. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for Football in Spain.<BR><BR>Spain are one of the eight national teams to have been crowned worldwide champions, having participated in a total of 15 of 21 FIFA World Cups and qualifying consistently since 1978. Spain has also won three continental titles, having appeared at 10 of 15 UEFA European Championships.<BR><BR>Spain is the only national team with three consecutive major titles, becoming the first European team to win a FIFA World Cup outside of Europe in 2010, as well as the only to win back-to-back European Championships in 2008 and 2012. Because of this, from 2008 to 2013, the national team won the FIFA Team of the Year, the second-most of any nation, behind only Brazil. Also between February 2007 and June 2009, Spain went undefeated for a record-equalling 35 consecutive matches, shared with Brazil. Their achievements have led many experts and commentators to consider the 2008&#8211;2012 Spanish squad the best ever international side in world football.<\/P>","7C314F98A46E5CCF80F8B8125BB0A065":"2022-12-8","84FBAAA541406939DA36722337FBDFD18D691C310C47982D":"1913","A3B3C821F4815DD2":"51","3D3B712BD7BB3346233C27994E5E2815":"1961-6-21","56D1193A280251FE":"Spain","03A7D9C89753B0D1D7F7ED990952C548":"0","41780118C08E58E3":"","2EC2CE09DA225C510B8476426035EFA9":"<P><STRONG>FIFA World Cup<BR><\/STRONG>Winners: 2010<BR>Fourth place: 1950<BR><BR><STRONG>UEFA European Championship<BR><\/STRONG>Winners: 1964, 2008, 2012, 2024<BR>Runner-up: 1984<BR>Third place: 2020<BR><BR><STRONG>UEFA Nations League<\/STRONG><BR>Runners-up: 2021<BR><BR><STRONG>FIFA Confederations Cup<BR><\/STRONG>Runner-up: 2013<BR>Third place: 2009<BR><BR><STRONG>Summer Olympics<BR><\/STRONG>Gold Medal: 1992<BR>Silver Medal: 1920, 2000<BR><BR><STRONG>Other awards<BR><BR><\/STRONG><STRONG>FIFA Fair Play Trophy<\/STRONG><BR>Winners: 2006, 2010, 2013, 2018<BR><BR><STRONG>FIFA Team of the Year<\/STRONG><BR>Winners: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013<BR><BR><STRONG>Prince of Asturias Award for Sports<\/STRONG><BR>Winners: 2010<BR><BR><STRONG>Laureus World Team of the Year<\/STRONG><BR>Winners: 2011<\/P>","03A7D9C89753B0D1380A64764519199FB9772FF9B422CB1E":"1","e_index":3};