Luis de la Fuente (footballer, born 1961)

Luis de la Fuente
De la Fuente in 2023
Personal information
Full name Luis de la Fuente Castillo[1]
Date of birth (1961-06-21) 21 June 1961 (age 63)[2]
Place of birth Haro, Spain[2]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Spain (manager)
Youth career
1976–1978 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1982 Bilbao Athletic 59 (3)
1981–1987 Athletic Bilbao 146 (1)
1987–1991 Sevilla 86 (4)
1991–1993 Athletic Bilbao 22 (1)
1993–1994 Alavés 35 (3)
Total 348 (12)
International career
1978–1979 Spain U18 4 (0)
1982–1984 Spain U21 4 (0)
1988 Spain Olympic 1 (0)
Managerial career
1997–2000 Portugalete
2000–2001 Aurrerá
2001–2005 Sevilla (youth)
2005–2006 Athletic Bilbao (youth)
2006–2007 Bilbao Athletic
2009–2011 Bilbao Athletic
2011 Alavés
2013–2018 Spain U19
2018–2022 Spain U21
2021 Spain U23
2022– Spain
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain (as head coach)
UEFA European Championship
Winner 2024 Germany
UEFA Nations League
Winner 2023 Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place Tokyo 2020 Team
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2019 Italy–San Marino Team
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner 2015 Greece Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.[3]

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.

  1. ^ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Spain (ESP)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 16. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b Luis de la Fuente at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ Miñano, Rosario (10 July 2024). "El lado personal de Luis de la Fuente: discreto, familiar y elogiador de los futbolistas de la Roja" [The personal side of Luis de la Fuente: low profile, intimate and complimentary of the Roja footballers] (in Spanish). Antena 3. Retrieved 11 July 2024.