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Spain national under 15 football team

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FIFA code
  
ESP

Best result
  
Semi-Finals: 2012

Location
  
Spain

Appearances
  
1 (first in 2012)

Head coach
  
Santiago Denia

Confederation
  
UEFA (Europe)

Nickname(s)
  
La Rojita (The Little Red One) La Furia Roja (The Red Fury)

Association
  
Royal Spanish Football Federation

The Spain national under-15 football team is the national team that represents Spain and the Royal Spanish Football Federation under this age level. It is currently the youngest feeder for the national team and competes in such tournaments as the Under-15 Nations Cup, a competition that is seen as an attempt in creating an Under-15 FIFA World Cup in the near future.

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As FIFA plan in making a World Cup tournament for players under the age of 15 soon, the Spanish national team returned from a five-year hiatus, (the last time the team played was in 2007 when they were crowned champions in the Torneo Villa de Santiago del Teide for it fifth consecutive time) to participate in a tournament that was hosted by Mexico in the summer, the Nations Cup.

Players

Spanish players who have played at Under-15 include Fernando Torres, Iker Muniain, Koke, Marc Muniesa and Javi Martínez.

Honours

Under-15 World Cup

  • Semi-Finals (1): 2012
  • Torneo Villa de Santiago del Teide

  • Winners (6): 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • Runners-up (1): 2002
  • Current squad

  • The following players have been called up to participate in the Copa de México de Naciones that will be played from 18-24 of June 2012.
  • National team caps and goals correct as of 18 June 2012.
  • *Some of these players play for their club's reserve team.

    References

    Spain national under-15 football team Wikipedia


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