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Spain

A statistical overview of Spain's football profile, combining major-tournament history with the legends represented in the database.

Explore 77 legends Related All-Time Team

World titles: 2
Continental titles: 4
Tournament entries: 29
Legends tracked: 77

Capital: Madrid
Population: 48.1M
Coach profiles: 2 ranked
Database OVR: 86 avg.

Database leaders

Highest-rated legends

Ordered by Legends Database OVR. Players with the same rating share the same rank.

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Database profile

What the national pool looks like

Aggregate ratings describe the legends currently represented in Legends Database, not the entire history of the national team.

Legends tracked: 77
Average OVR: 86
Peak OVR: 92
Average height: 179 cm
Average speed: 79
Average first touch: 80

Composition

Position distribution

77 total

Goalkeepers10 · 13%

Defenders21 · 27%

Midfielders29 · 38%

Attackers17 · 22%

Player traits

Preferred foot

Unknown values included

Left: 1317%
Right: 6281%
Unknown: 23%

Percentages use the full rated national pool, so missing foot data remains visible.

Historical distribution

Legends by era

Largest DB generation: 2010s

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1990s

2000s

2010s

Era is the primary decade assigned to each player profile; it is not a count of national-team appearances per decade.

Individual records

Leaders inside the database

Every record below is calculated from the rated legends currently available for this nation.

Highest OVRIniesta, AndrésSuárez, Luis Miramontes92 OVR2 players tied

National-team scorerVilla, David59 goals98 caps

Most national capsSergio Ramos180 capsAmong tracked legends

Best goal ratioVilla, David0.60 / gameMinimum 10 caps

Highest speed scoreGento, Francisco96 SPDPace + acceleration

Highest strengthNadal, Miguel Ángel91 STRDatabase attribute

Best first touchIniesta, Andrés98 FTRTechnical attribute

Largest generation2010s17 legendsPrimary player era

Coaching legacy

Highest-rated Spain coaches

The leading coaches from this football culture, ordered by Legends Database OVR. Their tactical work remains explored in each dedicated profile.

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Positional VisionaryPep GuardiolaBarcelona / Manchester City94OVR #2

Group AlchemistLuis AragonésSpain / Atletico Madrid90OVR

Showing 2 of 2 Spain coach profiles currently rated in the database.

National-team record

Major tournament record

Combined World Cup and continental championship final-tournament record. Qualifying matches and friendlies are excluded.

Matches128

Win rate51.6%

Goal difference+83

Won: 6652%
Drawn: 3326%
Lost: 2923%

Goals for: 205
Goals against: 122
World Cup: 17appearances
Continental: 12appearances

Football identity

Defining themes

The database characterises Spain's football tradition through these recurring themes.

tiki-taka
possession-based football
technical mastery
short passing
high line

Football footprint

National context

Largest stadium: Camp Nou
Confederation: UEFA
Capital: Madrid

Player index

Explore every Spain legend

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