Luis de la Fuente renews his contract as national coach until 2028

The Royal Spanish Football Federation has demonstrated the governing body's confidence in Luis de la Fuente, who will now continue at the helm of the national team as its coach until the end of the UEFA European Championships in 2028, as the RFEF Board of Directors was informed during the meeting held on Monday 27 January in Las Rozas.

The coach from Rioja thus extends his successful and widely acclaimed connection to the RFEF, which dates back to early 2013 with his arrival in the national team's youth ranks and which, as of 12 December 2022, places De la Fuente as head of the senior men's football.

Born in the Rioja town of Haro, Luis de la Fuente Castillo was a professional footballer with clubs of the stature of Sevilla FC, Deportivo Alavés and Athletic Club, with whom he won the League, Cup and Super Cup titles, as well as donning the national team shirt in the Under-18, Under-21 and Olympic categories.

The renewal will be presented publicly this Monday 27 January at 17:00h at the Ciudad del Fútbol.

Since his retirement from active football, he has coached many of the young talents from all the ranks of Spanish football, something which paved the way for his progress at the RFEF as coach in different categories of the national team, achieving success at the European Under-19 (2015), Under-21 (2019) championships, as well as the gold medal at the Mediterranean Games (2018) and the silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

These achievements have only multiplied since he took over as coach of the Men’s Senior National Team, with which he won the first Nations League two years ago in the Netherlands and last summer's European Championships in Germany, unleashing a wave of affection, admiration and recognition among football fans and professionals alike, with nominations for best coach in the world at FIFA's The Best awards and at the Ballon d'Or gala, as well as the award for best coach granted by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics, whose prize went to the Spanish coach just a few weeks ago.

All this success will help Luis de la Fuente to lead the national team in upcoming challenges such as UEFA Nations League finals, the FIFA World Cup in 2026 and the European Championships that the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland will host in June 2028.

The president of the RFEF himself, Rafael Louzán, will accompany the newly renewed national coach and his coaching staff during the official ceremony that will serve as the public presentation of this important moment for Spanish football as a whole.

PRESENTATION OF LUIS DE LA FUENTE'S CONTRACT RENEWAL AS NATIONAL TEAM COACH

Date: Monday 27 January 2025
17:00 (Spanish peninsular time)

Location: Luis Aragonés Assembly Hall (Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas, Madrid)