The Spain national under-16 football team represents Spain in international football for children under 16 and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, which is the governing body for football in Spain.
Nickname(s) | La Rojita (The Little Red One) La Furia Roja (The Red Fury) | ||
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Association | Royal Spanish Football Federation (Real Federación Española de Fútbol – RFEF) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Santiago Denia (2010–) | ||
Most caps | Ángel Cuéllar (26) | ||
Top scorer | Diego Ernesto Santiago (20) | ||
FIFA code | ESP | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Mérida, Spain; 23 December 1980) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Fraga, Spain; 3 April 1985) ![]() ![]() (Alcalá, Spain; 28 February 1990) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Gottsdorf, Austria; 1 May 1996) Records for competitive matches only. | |||
European Under-16 Championship | |||
Appearances | 16 (first in 1985) | ||
Best result | Winners (1986, 1988, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2001) |
Medal record | ||
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U-16 European Championship | ||
![]() | 1985 Hungary | Team |
![]() | 1986 Greece | Team |
![]() | 1988 Spain | Team |
![]() | 1991 Spain | Team |
![]() | 1992 Cyprus | Team |
![]() | 1995 Belgium | Team |
![]() | 1997 Germany | Team |
![]() | 1998 Scotland | Team |
![]() | 1999 Czech Republic | Team |
![]() | 2001 England | Team |
Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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Total | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rank | Player | Club(s) | Year(s) | U-16 caps |
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1 | Ángel Cuéllar | Betis | 1987–1989 | 26 |
2 | Julio Iglesias | Barcelona | 1987–1989 | 21 |
Álvaro Pérez | Athletic Bilbao | 1990–1992 | 21 | |
4 | Curro Montoya | Hércules | 1992–1993 | 20 |
Diego Ribera | Valencia | 1993–1994 | 20 | |
6 | Iker Casillas | Real Madrid | 1996–1998 | 19 |
Enrique Medina | Manises, Valencia | 1990–1991 | 19 | |
Francisco Rufete | Atlético Benejúzar, Barcelona | 1992–1993 | 19 | |
Sandro | Tenerife, Real Madrid | 1990–1991 | 19 | |
10 | Carlos Castro | Sevilla | 1990–1991 | 18 |
Juan Carlos Gutiérrez | La Cruz Villanovense, Barcelona | 1990–1991 | 18 | |
Jero Miñarro | Valencia | 1992–1994 | 18 | |
Líbero Parri | Valencia | 1998–1999 | 18 | |
Iván Pérez | Real Madrid | 1991–1992 | 18 | |
Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-16s.
Rank | Player | Club(s) | Year(s) | U-16 goals |
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1 | Diego Ribera | Valencia | 1993–1994 | 20 |
2 | Iván Pérez | Real Madrid | 1991–1992 | 13 |
3 | Ángel Cuéllar | Betis | 1987–1989 | 11 |
Joseba Etxeberria | Real Sociedad | 1992–1994 | 11 | |
David Rodríguez | Atlético Madrid | 2001–2002 | 11 | |
Fernando Torres | Atlético Madrid | 2001 | 11 | |
7 | Álvaro Pérez | Athletic Bilbao | 1990–1992 | 9 |
8 | Jorge Perona | Barcelona | 1998–1999 | 8 |
9 | Oskitz Estefanía | Real Sociedad | 2001–2002 | 7 |
Julen Guerrero | Athletic Bilbao | 1989–1990 | 7 | |
Miguel Mateos | Real Madrid | 1996–1997 | 7 | |
Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-16s.
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Men's league system |
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Women's league system |
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Youth league system |
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Men's national cups |
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Women's national cups |
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Youth national cups |
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National under-16 football teams of Europe (UEFA) | |
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