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Spain national under-16 football team

Under-16 association football team representing Spain

Field	Value
Name	Spain Under-16
FIFA Trigramme	ESP
Nickname	La Rojita (The Little Red One)*
La Furia Roja* (The Red Fury)
Association	Royal Spanish Football Federation
(Real Federación Española de Fútbol – RFEF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Coach	David Gordo
Most caps	Ángel Cuéllar (26)
Top scorer	Diego Ernesto Santiago (20)
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First game	5–1
(Mérida, Spain; 23 December 1980)
Largest win	7–0
(Fraga, Spain; 3 April 1985)
7–0
(Alcalá, Spain; 28 February 1990)
Largest loss	3–0
(Gottsdorf, Austria; 1 May 1996)
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Regional name	European Under-16 Championship
Regional cup apps	16
Regional cup first	1985
Regional cup best	Winners (1986, 1988, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2001)

La Furia Roja* (The Red Fury) (Real Federación Española de Fútbol – RFEF) (Mérida, Spain; 23 December 1980) (Fraga, Spain; 3 April 1985) 7–0 (Alcalá, Spain; 28 February 1990) (Gottsdorf, Austria; 1 May 1996) Records for competitive matches only.

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.

Competitive record

[[FIFA U-17 World Cup]] record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
CHN 1985	did not qualify
CAN 1987
SCO 1989
Total	0/3	0	0	0	0	0	0

[[UEFA European Under-17 Championship]] record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
ITA 1982	Qualifying round	4	2	0	2	8	6
FRG 1984	Qualifying round	6	4	0	2	12	3
HUN 1985	Third place	7	4	3	0	14	0
GRE 1986	Champions	7	6	1	0	18	2
FRA 1987	Qualifying round	2	0	1	1	2	4
ESP 1988	Champions	5	3	2	0	8	2
DEN 1989	Fourth place	7	3	2	2	12	9
DDR 1990	Group stage	5	4	0	1	14	2
SUI 1991	Champions	7	5	1	1	17	6
CYP 1992	Runners-up	7	5	1	1	18	6
TUR 1993	Quarterfinals	6	3	1	2	6	4
IRL 1994	Group stage	7	5	1	1	18	7
BEL 1995	Runners-up	8	7	0	1	14	3
AUT 1996	Group stage	5	3	0	2	13	5
GER 1997	Champions	8	6	2	0	21	6
SCO 1998	Third place	8	4	2	2	10	7
CZE 1999	Champions	8	8	0	0	26	2
ISR 2000	Quarterfinals	6	4	0	2	15	6
ENG 2001	Champions	8	6	1	1	16	3
Total	16/19	121	82	18	21	262	83

:** Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.* :*** Gold background colour indicates first place finish. Silver background colour indicates second place finish. Bronze background colour indicates third place finish. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.*

Player records

Top appearances

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Year(s)	U-16 caps
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	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.

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Year(s)	U-16 goals
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.

Former squads

References

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