The most prominent players in Spain’s football history are Raul Gonzalez Blanco, Paulino Alcantara, Amancio Amaro, Luis Arconada, Estanislao Basora, Emilio Butragueno, Jose Antonio Camacho, Francisco Gento, Rafael Gordillo, Pep Guardiola, Vicente Engonga, Luis Enrique, Ferenc Puskas, Jacinto Quincoces, Luis Regueiro, Luis Suarez, Ricardo Zamora, Telmo "Zarra", Andoni Zubizarreta, and Antonio Puerta.
Meanwhile, the top goal scorers for Spain as of 6 June, 2007 have been Raul with 44 goals, Fernando Hierro with 29 goals, Fernando Morientes with 27 goals, Emilio Butragueno with 26 goals, Alfredo Di Stefano with 23 goals, Julio Salinas with 23 goals, Michel with 21 goals, and Telmo Zarraonaindia 20 goals.
While the first division of Spanish football includes 20 teams, the second division contains 22 teams. As against the conventional naming of the divisions in other countries, Spain calls its second division 2A, the third division 2B, and the fourth division as division 3. Further, transfers between teams are limited in Spain, unlike in England. Spanish and European Union players are not allowed to switch between teams in the same division during a season. Some of the prominent Spanish teams are Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao, Sevilla, and Valencia.
The Real Federacion Espanola de Futbol organizes cup competitions such as Copa del Rey, Copa de la Liga, Supercopa de Espana, Copa Federacion, Copa de Campeones Juvenil, and Copa del Rey Juvenil.
• 1930 – Did not enter• 1934 – Quarterfinal• 1938 – Did not enter• 1950 – 4th place• 1954 – Did not qualify• 1958 – Did not qualify• 1962 – 1st round• 1966 – 1st round• 1970 – Did not qualify• 1974 – Did not qualify• 1978 – 1st round• 1982 – 2nd round• 1986 – Quarterfinal• 1990 – 16th round• 1994 – Quarterfinal• 1998 – 1st round• 2002 – Quarterfinal• 2006 – 16th round
Similarly, Spain’s record in the other major international event, the European Championship is:
• 1960 – Did not qualify• 1964 – Winners• 1968 – Did not qualify• 1972 – Did not qualify• 1976 – Did not qualify• 1980 – 1st round• 1984 – Runner-up• 1988 – 1st round• 1992 – Did not qualify• 1996 – Quarterfinal• 2000 – Quarterfinal• 2004 – 1st round• 2008 – Winners