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Luis de la Fuente (footballer, born 1961)

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Luis de la Fuente (footballer, born 1961)

Luis de la Fuente Castillo (born 21 June 1961) is a Spanish football manager and former professional player who played as a left-back. He is the manager of the Spain national team. He amassed La Liga totals of 254 matches and six goals over 13 seasons, with Athletic Bilbao and Sevilla, winning two league titles with the former including a double with the Copa del Rey in 1984. De la Fuente began working in the Spanish youth teams in 2013, managing the under-19 team to victory in the 2015 European Championship and the under-21 side to the 2019 equivalent. He coached the Olympic team to the silver medal at the 2020 games, and took over at the seniors in 2022, winning the 2023 Nations League and Euro 2024.

Infobox

1988
Spain Olympic
2011
Alavés
2021
Spain U23
Full name
Luis de la Fuente Castillo
Date of birth
(1961-06-21) 21 June 1961 (age 64)
Place of birth
Haro, Spain
Height
1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position
Left-back
Current team
Spain (manager)
1976–1978
Athletic Bilbao
Years
Team
1978–1982
Bilbao Athletic
1981–1987
Athletic Bilbao
1987–1991
Sevilla
1991–1993
Athletic Bilbao
1993–1994
Alavés
1978–1979
Spain U18
1982–1984
Spain U21
1997–2000
Portugalete
2000–2001
Aurrerá
2001–2005
Sevilla (youth)
2005–2006
Athletic Bilbao (youth)
2006–2007
Bilbao Athletic
2009–2011
Bilbao Athletic
2013–2018
Spain U19
2018–2022
Spain U21
2022–
Spain

Tables

Managerial record by team and tenure · Managerial statistics
mw- G
mw- G
Team
mw- G
Nat
W
From
D
To
L
Record
GF
Record
GA
Record
GD
Record
Win %
Portugalete
Portugalete
Team
Portugalete
Nat
From
1 July 1997
To
30 June 2000
Record
122
Record
69
Record
34
Record
19
Record
231
Record
104
Record
+127
Record
056.56
Aurrerá
Aurrerá
Team
Aurrerá
Nat
From
1 July 2000
To
14 March 2001
Record
32
Record
11
Record
13
Record
8
Record
29
Record
25
Record
+4
Record
034.38
Bilbao Athletic
Bilbao Athletic
Team
Bilbao Athletic
Nat
From
8 July 2006
To
28 May 2007
Record
38
Record
11
Record
12
Record
15
Record
39
Record
49
Record
−10
Record
028.95
Bilbao Athletic
Bilbao Athletic
Team
Bilbao Athletic
Nat
From
8 July 2009
To
7 July 2011
Record
76
Record
21
Record
29
Record
26
Record
64
Record
79
Record
−15
Record
027.63
Alavés
Alavés
Team
Alavés
Nat
From
13 July 2011
To
17 October 2011
Record
11
Record
4
Record
4
Record
3
Record
15
Record
13
Record
+2
Record
036.36
Spain U19
Spain U19
Team
Spain U19
Nat
From
5 May 2013
To
24 July 2018
Record
51
Record
36
Record
6
Record
9
Record
90
Record
48
Record
+42
Record
070.59
Spain U21
Spain U21
Team
Spain U21
Nat
From
24 July 2018
To
8 December 2022
Record
42
Record
34
Record
4
Record
4
Record
113
Record
24
Record
+89
Record
080.95
Spain U23
Spain U23
Team
Spain U23
Nat
From
1 June 2021
To
7 August 2021
Record
7
Record
3
Record
3
Record
1
Record
10
Record
6
Record
+4
Record
042.86
Spain
Spain
Team
Spain
Nat
From
8 December 2022
To
Present
Record
38
Record
29
Record
7
Record
2
Record
105
Record
32
Record
+73
Record
076.32
Total
Total
Team
Total
Nat
417
From
218
To
112
Record
87
Record
696
Record
380
Record
+316
Record
052.28
Record
—
Team
Nat
From
To
Record
Ref
mw- G
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Portugalete
1 July 1997
30 June 2000
122
69
34
19
231
104
+127
056.56
Aurrerá
1 July 2000
14 March 2001
32
11
13
8
29
25
+4
034.38
Bilbao Athletic
8 July 2006
28 May 2007
38
11
12
15
39
49
−10
028.95
Bilbao Athletic
8 July 2009
7 July 2011
76
21
29
26
64
79
−15
027.63
Alavés
13 July 2011
17 October 2011
11
4
4
3
15
13
+2
036.36
Spain U19
5 May 2013
24 July 2018
51
36
6
9
90
48
+42
070.59
Spain U21
24 July 2018
8 December 2022
42
34
4
4
113
24
+89
080.95
Spain U23
1 June 2021
7 August 2021
7
3
3
1
10
6
+4
042.86
Spain
8 December 2022
Present
38
29
7
2
105
32
+73
076.32
Total
417
218
112
87
696
380
+316
052.28
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References

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    https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce4/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf
  2. Luis de la Fuente at WorldFootball.net
    https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/luis-de-la-fuente_2/
  3. Roja
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  4. El Comercio
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  8. "Luis de la Fuente: El seleccionador al que una tarjeta 'echó' del Sevilla"
    https://www.muchodeporte.com/sevilla-fc/66395/luis-de-la-fuente-el-seleccionador-al-que-una-tarjeta-echo-del-sevilla/
  9. ABC
    http://hemeroteca.sevilla.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/sevilla/abc.sevilla/1991/09/05/067.html
  10. Deia
    https://www.deia.eus/athletic/2019/05/15/luis-fuente-corazon-partido-vida-4782232.html
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  13. Diario AS
    https://as.com/futbol/2005/06/21/mas_futbol/1119335241_850215.html
  14. "Luis de la Fuente, new Bilbao Athletic coach"
    http://www.athletic-club.eus/en/news/4404/luis-de-la-fuente-new-bilbao-athletic-coach.html
  15. "Luis de la Fuente, the new delegate"
    http://www.athletic-club.eus/en/news/5677/luis-de-la-fuente-the-new-delegate.html
  16. El Correo
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  17. Marca
    http://www.marca.com/2011/07/13/futbol/mas_futbol/1310558967.html
  18. Marca
    http://www.marca.com/2011/10/16/futbol/mas_futbol/1318797576.html
  19. El Correo
    http://athletic.elcorreo.com/noticias/2013-05-05/federacion-espanola-ficha-luis-20130505.html
  20. El Mundo
    https://www.elmundo.es/deportes/2015/07/20/55acdc9d46163f50718b4586.html
  21. "OFICIAL: Luis de la Fuente seleccionador sub 21"
    https://eldesmarque.com/bizkaia/athletic-club/172072-luis-de-la-fuente-candidato-a-seleccionador-sub-21-2
  22. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jun/30/spain-germany-euro-u21-final-match-report
  23. Diario AS
    https://as.com/futbol/2021/06/07/seleccion/1623079987_818173.html
  24. Marca
    https://www.marca.com/en/football/international-football/espana-vs-lituania/cronica/2021/06/08/60bfd85222601dc65d8b458f.html
  25. "Pedri, Garcia & Torres among Spain's Euro 2020 players named in Tokyo Olympics squad"
    https://www.goal.com/en/news/pedri-garcia-torres-among-spains-euro-2020-players-named-in/1c8y6858hfpia1xji4f8ej3pqi
  26. Diario AS
    https://en.as.com/en/2021/08/07/olympic_games/1628315614_315184.html
  27. Marca
    https://www.marca.com/en/world-cup/2022/12/08/6391e553268e3e3f7b8b45c1.html
  28. "Luis de la Fuente, en su presentación: "Va a ser una etapa fantástica""
    https://rfef.es/es/noticias/luis-de-la-fuente-en-su-presentacion-va-ser-una-etapa-fantastica
  29. "Spain 3–0 Norway"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65076853
  30. "Croatia 0–0 Spain (Spain win 5–4 on penalties)"
    https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65944659
  31. "La perfección le sale cara a España: es la única que ha ganado sus tres partidos, pero no evita el lado difícil"
    https://www.eldebate.com/deportes/eurocopa/20240627/perfeccion-le-sale-cara-espana-unica-ganado-tres-partidos-no-evita-lado-dificil_208457.html
  32. "Spain 2–1 England"
    https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cp68zzx8x4rt#Report
  33. "🇪🇸 In Good Hands: Luis de la Fuente extends Spain contract to 2028"
    https://onefootball.com/en/news/in-good-hands-luis-de-la-fuente-extends-spain-contract-to-2028-40621741
  34. "This is Luis de la Fuente's Spain: Functional, lower-profile and with realistic expectations"
    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5068100/2023/11/20/spain-luis-de-la-fuente/
  35. The Sun
    https://thesun.my/sport/spain-contenders-at-euro-2024-but-need-time-says-de-la-fuente-KE12253595
  36. "Luis de la Fuente: la vida familiar de un hombre discreto, sin redes sociales y un hijo que se dedica al fútbol"
    https://www.rtve.es/television/20221212/luis-fuente-familia-mujer-hijos-etaoa-futbolista/2411486.shtml
  37. "Coach says making sign of the cross before game 'is not superstition, it's faith'"
    https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/258264/coach-says-making-sign-of-the-cross-before-game-is-not-superstition-it-s-faith
  38. BDFutbol
    https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1774.html?temp=2000–01
  39. BDFutbol
    https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1774.html?temp=2006–07
  40. BDFutbol
    https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1774.html?temp=2009–10
  41. BDFutbol
    https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1774.html?temp=2011–12
  42. "Spain U19: Matches"
    https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/spain/spain-under-19/15403/
  43. "Spain U21: Matches"
    https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/spain/spain-under-21/4387/
  44. "Spain U23: Matches"
    https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/spain/spain-under-23/20821/
  45. "Spain: Matches"
    https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/spain/spain/2137/
  46. ""The Barge years. The Athletic of 1983 and 1984""
    https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/news/2019/11/08/los-anos-de-la-gabarra-el-athletic-de-1983-y-1984
  47. "Athletic Bilbao mostra que é possível resistir e, vez ou outra, ser feliz..."
    https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/colunas/julio-gomes/2021/01/18/athletic-bilbao-mostra-que-e-possivel-resistir-e-vez-ou-outra-ser-feliz.htm
  48. "Portugal 2–2 Spain (5–3 p)"
    https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2044949--portugal-vs-spain/
  49. "IFFHS AWARDS 2024 – Luis de la Fuente, men's world best national coach"
    https://iffhs.com/posts/4078
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