Spain national football team

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Soccerball.svg Spain
Association Spanish Football Federation
Confederation UEFA
Coach Vicente Del Bosque
Most caps Andoni Zubizarreta (126)
Top scorer David Villa (47)
FIFA ranking 1
World Cup
Appearances 13
First Apps 1934
Best result 1st (2010)

Spain national football team is the national football team of Spain. They are currently considered thought as one of the best teams in the world. They won the UEFA Euro 2008, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the UEFA Euro 2012, the first team to ever win the UEFA European Football Championship two times in a row.

Most appearances [change]

As of 7 June 2011 the ten players with the most caps for Spain are:

# Name Career Caps Goals
1 Iker Casillas 2000– 137 0
2 Andoni Zubizarreta 1985–1998 126 0
3 Raúl 1996–2006 102 44
4 Xavi 2000– 101 9
5 Carles Puyol 2000– 94 3
6 Fernando Hierro 1989–2002 89 29
7 Fernando Torres 2003– 87 27
8 Xabi Alonso 2003– 87 10
9 Jose Antonio Camacho 1975–1988 81 0
10 Sergio Ramos 2005– 76 5
  • Bold denotes players still playing international football.

Top scorers [change]

# Player Goals Apps Career
1 David Villa 52 84 2005-present
2 Raúl González 44 102 1996-2006
3 Fernando Hierro 29 89 1989-2002
4 Fernando Torres 27 86 2003-present
4 Fernando Morientes 27 47 1998-present
5 Emilio Butragueño 26 69 1984-1992
6 Julio Salinas 23 56 1986-1996
6 Alfredo di Stéfano 23 31 1957-1961
7 Míchel 21 66 1985-1992
8 Telmo Zarra 20 20 1945-1951