Spain national under-19 football team

Spain Under-19

Nickname(s)	La Roja (The Red One)
Association	Real Federación Española de Fútbol
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Luis Milla (2008–)
Most caps	Aarón Ñíguez (23)
Top scorer	Juan Manuel Mata (12)
FIFA code	ESP
Home colours Away colours
First international
Spain 2 – 0  Switzerland (Monzón, Spain; 3 October 2001)
Biggest win
Spain 8 – 1  Cyprus (Torrevieja, Spain; 28 May 2006)
Biggest defeat
Switzerland 2 – 0  Spain (Minsk, Belarus; 7 October 2008) Records for competitive matches only.
European Under-19 Championship
Appearances	6 (First in 2002)
Best result	Winners (2002, 2004, 2006, 2007)

The Spain national under-19 football team represents Spain in international football at this age level and is controlled by Real Federación Española de Fútbol, the governing body for football in Spain.

Competitive Record

UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship Record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2002	Champions	10	9	1	0	32	4
2003	Second qualifying round	3	1	1	1	3	2
2004	Champions	8	6	2	0	17	5
2005	Elite round	3	2	0	1	5	1
2006	Champions	8	7	1	0	32	7
2007	Champions	8	5	3	0	16	5
2008	Final tournament - Group stage	9	5	2	2	18	7
2009	Final tournament - Group stage	9	6	0	3	21	7
2010	Qualifying in progress	3	2	0	1	6	2
Total	6/8	61	43	10	8	150	40

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

• Gold background color indicates first place finish.

Individual awards

In addition to team victories, Spanish players have won individual awards at UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.

Year	Golden Boot
2002	Fernando Torres
2006	Alberto Bueno

Players

The most caps

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-19s.

The most goals

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-19s.

Recent results

Date	Competition	Location	Home Team	Result	Away Team	Scorers
10 February 2009	Friendly	Bournemouth, England	England	0 – 3	Spain	Falqué  5', Jordi Pablo  32', Raúl Ruiz  63'
21 May 2009	UEFA EURO 2009 U-19 Elite Round	Tallinn, Estonia	Spain	5 – 1	Czech Republic	Sielva  9', Joselu  44', Mérida  54', Aquino  90', Falqué  90+1'
23 May 2009	UEFA EURO 2009 U-19 Elite Round	Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	0 – 3	Spain	Aquino  12', Thiago  30', Chirri  62'
26 May 2009	UEFA EURO 2009 U-19 Elite Round	Tallinn, Estonia	Spain	1 – 0	Germany	Mérida  69'
21 July 2009	UEFA EURO 2009 U-19 Championship	Mariupol, Ukraine	Turkey	1 – 2	Spain	Falqué  49', Joselu  51'
24 July 2009	UEFA EURO 2009 U-19 Championship	Mariupol, Ukraine	Serbia	2–1	Spain	Joselu  6'
27 July 2009	UEFA EURO 2009 U-19 Championship	Mariupol, Ukraine	Spain	0–1	France
3 November 2009	UEFA EURO 2010 U-19 Qualifying round	Alginet, Spain	Spain	5–1	Macedonia	Canales  18', Rodri  28'  32', Pacheco  76', Keko  80'
5 November 2009	UEFA EURO 2010 U-19 Qualifying round	Alginet, Spain	Wales	0–1	Spain	Rodri  50'
8 November 2009	UEFA EURO 2010 U-19 Qualifying round	Alzira, Spain	Spain	0–1	Portugal

Forthcoming fixtures

Current squad

• The following players have been called up to participate in the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Qualifying round. ^{[1] [2]}

• National team caps and goals correct as of 8 November 2009.

*Please note some of these players play for their club's reserve team.

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Aitor Fernández 3 May 1991 (1991-05-03) (age 18) 3 0 Athletic Bilbao 2 DF Martín Montoya 14 April 1991 (1991-04-14) (age 18) 3 0 FC Barcelona 3 DF Ángel Martínez 17 May 1991 (1991-05-17) (age 18) 2 0 RCD Espanyol 4 DF Marc Bartra 15 January 1991 (1991-01-15) (age 18) 3 0 FC Barcelona 5 DF Rubén Molero 30 April 1991 (1991-04-30) (age 18) 2 0 Real Madrid 6 MF Erik Morán 25 May 1991 (1991-05-25) (age 18) 1 0 Athletic Bilbao 7 MF Sergio Gontán 'Keko' 28 December 1991 (1991-12-28) (age 18) 3 1 Atlético Madrid 8 MF Óscar Sielva 6 August 1991 (1991-08-06) (age 18) 12 2 FC Cartagena 9 FW Samuel Saiz 22 January 1991 (1991-01-22) (age 18) 3 0 Real Madrid 10 MF Sergio Canales 16 February 1991 (1991-02-16) (age 18) 6 1 Racing de Santander 11 FW Daniel Pacheco 5 January 1991 (1991-01-05) (age 18) 3 1 Liverpool FC 12 DF Antonio Manuel Luna 17 March 1991 (1991-03-17) (age 18) 3 0 Sevilla FC 13 GK Álex Sánchez 3 February 1991 (1991-02-03) (age 18) 0 0 FC Barcelona 14 MF Kiko Femenía 2 February 1991 (1991-02-02) (age 18) 2 0 Hércules CF 15 MF Diego Royo 7 December 1991 (1991-12-07) (age 18) 1 0 Athletic Bilbao 16 MF Álvaro López 27 June 1991 (1991-06-27) (age 18) 3 0 Real Madrid 17 FW Manuel Gavilán 12 July 1992 (1992-07-12) (age 17) 1 0 Real Betis 18 FW Rodrigo Moreno 6 March 1991 (1991-03-06) (age 18) 3 3 Real Madrid

Former squads

• 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship squads - Spain
• 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship squads - Spain
• 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship squads - Spain
• 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship squads - Spain
• 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship squads - Spain
• 2002 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship squads - Spain

See also

• Spain national football team
• Spain national under-21 football team
• Spain national under-20 football team
• Spain national under-18 football team
• Spain national under-17 football team
• Spain national youth football team

References

External links

• siemprecantera (Spanish)
• Spanish under 19 at Soccer-Spain
• Tournament archive at uefa.com
• UEFA U-19 European Championship at rsssf