Santi Denia

Santi
Santi as Spain U19 manager
Personal information
Full name Santiago Denia Sánchez
Date of birth (1974-03-09) 9 March 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Albacete, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Spain U21 (manager)
Youth career
Albacete
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1995 Albacete 98 (2)
1995–2005 Atlético Madrid 225 (7)
2005Albacete (loan) 12 (0)
2005–2007 Albacete 26 (1)
Total 361 (10)
International career
1991 Spain U18 1 (0)
1992–1996 Spain U21 27 (0)
1996 Spain U23 3 (1)
1997–1998 Spain 2 (0)
Managerial career
2009 Atlético Madrid (assistant)
2009 Atlético Madrid (caretaker)
2010–2018 Spain U17
2018–2022 Spain U19
2022– Spain U21
2024 Spain Olympic
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain (as manager)
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Runner-up 2017 India Team
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2023 Georgia–Romania Team
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner 2019 Armenia Team
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner 2017 Croatia Team
Runner-up 2016 Azerbaijan Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Santiago Denia Sánchez (born 9 March 1974), commonly known as Santi, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender, currently manager of the Spain under-21 national team.

He appeared in 297 La Liga matches over 11 seasons (eight goals scored), with Albacete and Atlético Madrid. He won the 1996 league championship with the latter club.