SPAIN GROUP C Italy Ireland Croatia
2012 CURRENT SQUAD PLAYER
CLUB
Iker Casillas Víctor Valdes Pepe Reina Andoni Iraola Gerard Pique Carles Puyol Sergio Ramos
Alvaro Arbeloa Jordi Alba
Thiago Alcantara Andres Iniesta Iker Muniain
Xavi Hernandez Cesc Fabregas Juan Mata Xabi Alonso
Sergio Busquets Javi Martinez Santi Cazorla David Silva Jesus Navas
Roberto Soldado
Real Madrid Barcelona Liverpool
Athletic Bilbao Barcelona Barcelona
Real Madrid Real Madrid Valencia
Barcelona Barcelona
Athletic Bilbao Barcelona Barcelona Chelsea
Real Madrid Barcelona
Athletic Bilbao Malaga
Manchester City Sevilla
Valencia Fernando Llorente Athletic Bilbao
AGE 30 30 29 29 25 33 25
29 22 20 27 19 32 24 23 30 23 23 27 26 26 26 27
RECENT CALL-UPS PLAYER Raul Albiol
CLUB
Nacho Monreal Martín Montoya Alberto Botia
Real Madrid Malaga
Barcelona B Sporting de Gijon
Álvaro Dominguez Atletico Madrid Carlos Marchena Joan Capdevila
Villarreal Benfica
Bruno Soriano Borja Valero
Álvaro Negredo David Villa
Fernando Torres Pedro Rodriguez Manu del Moral
Villarreal Villarreal Sevilla
Barcelona Chelsea
Barcelona Sevilla
Iker Casillas
CAPS POSITION GOALS 128 7
24 7
38 99 83
33 3 3
64 1
108 63 16 93 38 7
40 55 15 3
20
Goalkeeper Goalkeeper Goalkeeper Defender Defender Defender Defender
Defender Defender Midfielder Midfielder Midfielder Midfielder Midfielder Midfielder Midfielder Midfielder Midfielder Midfielder Midfielder Midfielder Striker Striker
0 0 0 0 4 3 6
0 0 0
11 0
10 8 5
12 0 0 4
15 1 3 7
Left: Xavi
AGE 26 26 20 23 22 32 34
27 27 26 30 27 24 28
CAPS 31 5 0 0 0
69 60
2 1 7
82 91 15 1
POSITION Defender Defender Defender Defender Defender Defender Defender
Midfielder Midfielder Striker Striker Striker Striker Striker
GOALS 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
0 0 5
51 27 2 0
MATCHES PLAYED TO DATE (EURO 2012) Lithuania 1 – 3 Spain
Liechtenstein 0 – 4 Spain Spain 3 – 1 Lithuania Scotland 2 – 3 Spain
Spain 2 – 1 Czech Republic
Spain 6 – 0 Liechtenstein Czech Republic 2 – 0 Spain Spain 3 – 1 Scotland
Right: Andres Iniesta Alvaro Negredo
Spanish fan
Top Scorer
in qualification David Villa (7)
Full Name: David Villa Sánchez
Birth Date: 3 December 1981
Height: 5’ 9’’ (1.75m) Weight: 152.1lbs (69kg) Position: Striker
Profi le: In a team fi lled with so much talent, Villa was inspirational during qualifying, ending the
campaign with seven goals to his name. In doing so, he managed to surpass Raul as his country’s all-time leading goalscorer. As he’s missed a large chunk of this season through injury, Villa will
surely return to the national side hungry for goals.
98 ITV GUIDE | EURO 2012
www.itv.com/sport/football
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