December 8-the Spanish Football Association officially announced that U21 coach de la Fuente became the national team coach.
Spain coach Enrique left office after he was knocked out of the World Cup 1-8 final, and now they have rushed to announce the new coach.
De la Fuente, 61, is a perennial member of the Spanish Football Association. In 2015, de la Fuente coached Spain’s U19 to win the U19 European Cup. De la Fuente became U21 coach in July 2018 and led the team to win the U21 European Cup in 2019. At last year’s Olympic Games, de la Fuente led the team to win the silver medal.
Before joining the Spanish Football Association, de la Fuente coached Athletic Bilbao and Allavis.
According to Spanish media reports, de la Fuente will continue to adhere to the Spanish football style, and his working experience in the national team at all levels is a major advantage of his appointment, and he has worked with more than 80% of the international players in the Spanish national team. At the Olympic Games led by de la Fuente last year, Unai Simon, Paul Torres, Eric Garcia, Pedri, Sollers, Asencio, Olmo and others were his starting choices, and now they are all in the Spanish national team.
(Shirakawa)