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Athletic Bilbao<\/STRONG>
La Liga: 1982–83, 1983–84
Copa del Rey: 1983–84
Supercopa de Espana: 1984 (automatically awarded after winning the double)

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Spain U19
<\/STRONG>UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2015

Spain U21<\/STRONG>
UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2019

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Summer Olympics silver medal: 2020

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UEFA Nations League: 2022–23
UEFA European Championship: 2024","249186B187931B83":"","0FA2227E78AF1E09":"Luis de la Fuente","32F0494A6A8D9C00F8184D20C089D458":"1961-6-21","2A56C1DBE121525F":"Spain","C1F9C3B7B448DF0B30693C46CF342E45":"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.

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 UEFA Nations League.

Due to his background coaching in youth setups, de la Fuente liked to work with younger players familiar to him and not high-maintenance. Mikel Merino and Mikel Oyarzabal won the under-21 European championship title during his tenure, and later represented the full team under the same manager. He explained his philosophy by stating that "I come from a grassroots background. Our commitment, to the people we trust in the youth system, is not a pose, it is a conviction".","72FFC7073AEDD99FBC6698239F961CC0":"2022-12-8","e_index":0};