Spain Under-21 | |
Nickname(s) | La Rojita (The Little Red [One]) |
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Association | Royal Spanish Football Federation |
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
Head coach | Albert Celades (2014–) |
Most caps | Iker Muniain (31) |
Top scorer | Rodrigo & Gerard Deulofeu (15) |
First international | Yugoslavia 4–1 Spain (Zagreb, Yugoslavia; 9 October 1976) |
Biggest win | Spain 14–0 San Marino (El Ejido, Spain; 8 February 2005) |
Biggest defeat | Netherlands 5–0 Spain (Utrecht, Netherlands; 16 February 1983) |
The Spain national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Spain and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. The team, nicknamed La Rojita (The Little Red [One]), competes in the biennial UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
Following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976, the Spanish under-21 team was formed. Spain has a fantastic record (competition winners four times and runners-up twice); having consecutively won the 2011 and 2013 Championships. Only Italy with five titles has won the competition more often than Spain.
External links[]
- Official website by RFEF
- siemprecantera (Spanish)
- Tournament archive at uefa.com
- Europe – U-23/U-21 Tournaments at rsssf
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