Spain national beach soccer team

Spain
Nickname(s)
  • La Furia Roja (The Red Fury)[1][2]
  • La Furia (The Fury)
  • La Roja (The Red [One])
Association Royal Spanish Football Federation
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Joaquín Alonso
Captain Nicolás Alvarado Caporale
FIFA code ESP
BSWW ranking 8 (Sep. '16)
First colours
Second colours
First international
Spain Spain L–W United States 
Score unknown
(Alicante, Spain; 13 July 1996)
Biggest win
Spain Spain 13–2 Netherlands 
(Madrid, Spain; 2 February 2001)
Spain Spain 11–0 England 
(Málaga, Spain; 3 August 2001)
Spain Spain 11–0 Republic of Ireland 
(Barcelona, Spain; 15 February 2002)
Biggest defeat
Spain Spain 0–13 Brazil 
(Vitória, Brazil; 28 November 1998)
World Cup
Appearances 14 (first in 1998)
Best result Runners-up, (2003, 2004, 2013)
Euro Beach Soccer League
Appearances 19 (first in 1998)
Best result Champions, (1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006)
Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Appearances 15 (first in 1998)
Best result Champions (1999, 2008, 2009, 2014)

The Spain national beach soccer team represents Spain in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the RFEF, the governing body for football in Spain.

Current squad

As of September 2013[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Francisco Donaire
2 DF Francisco Jose Cintas
3 DF Antonio Mayor
4 DF Francisco Mejias
5 DF Juanma (Juan Manuel Lima)
6 FW Nico (Nicolas Alvarado)
No. Position Player
7 MF Kuman (Miguel Angel Santiso)
8 FW Daniel Pajón
9 FW Raul Merida
10 FW Llorenç Gomez
11 MF Sidi (Abderrahim El-Gaddi)
12 GK Cristian Méndez

Coach: Joaquín Alonso

Competitive record

FIFA Beach World Cup

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup record
Year Round Position MP W W+ L GF GA
Beach Soccer Tournament
Brazil 1995Did Not Enter
Brazil 1996
Brazil 1997
Brazil 1998Group Stage6th42021722
Brazil 1999Quarter-Finals5th2101912
Brazil 2000Third Place3rd53022222
Brazil 2001Quarter-Finals6th310225
Brazil 2002Group Stage6th31021110
Brazil 2003Runners-up2nd53022625
Brazil 2004Runners-up2nd54012213
FIFA Tournament
Brazil 2005Quarter-Finals7th3101912
Brazil 2006Group Stage10th31021012
Brazil 2007Quarter-Finals7th42022016
France 2008Fourth Place4th63122014
United Arab Emirates 2009Quarter-Finals6th42012317
Italy 2011Did Not Qualify
French Polynesia 2013Runners-up2nd65011915
Portugal 2015Group Stage10th310299
The Bahamas 2017Did Not Qualify

*Win+ include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Achievements

See also

Spain women's national beach soccer team

References


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