Santi Denia
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Denia and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
Santiago Denia Sánchez (born 9 March 1974), commonly known as Santi, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender, currently manager of the Spain under-21 national team.
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Full name | Santiago Denia Sánchez | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1974-03-09) 9 March 1974 (age 50) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Albacete, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Spain U21 (manager) | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Albacete | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1992–1995 | Albacete | 98 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
1995–2005 | Atlético Madrid | 225 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
2005 | → Albacete (loan) | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2005–2007 | Albacete | 26 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 361 | (10) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1991 | Spain U18 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1992–1996 | Spain U21 | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1996 | Spain U23 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1997–1998 | Spain | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
2009 | Atlético Madrid (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
2009 | Atlético Madrid (caretaker) | ||||||||||||||||
2010–2018 | Spain U17 | ||||||||||||||||
2018–2022 | Spain U19 | ||||||||||||||||
2022– | Spain U21 | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He appeared in 297 La Liga matches over 11 seasons (eight goals scored), with Albacete and Atlético Madrid. He won the 1996 league championship with the latter club.