The only one to start with a defeat in the last 35 years was Luis Suárez, in 1988, against Yugoslavia.
Luis de la Puente made his debut with La Rosaleda as the new coach of the Spanish national team. And he did that with a nice 3-0 victory. His rival: Norway, a match that corresponds to qualifying for Euro 2024. His responsibility was enormous. Your pressure too. In the last 35 years, Luis Suárez has been the only La Roja coach to debut with a defeatin 1988, in a match against Yugoslavia.
Coaching staff of Luis de la Fuente in the Spanish national team
How was the debut of the last coaches of the Spanish national team?
Luis Suarez
The aforementioned: a debut with defeat, on September 14, 1988, in Oviedo, against Yugoslavia. The result: 1 against 2.
vincent mira
Successor to Luis Suárez, he made his debut in the Spanish national team on September 4, 1991, also in Oviedo, where he beat Uruguay 2-1 with goals from Martín Vázquez and Manolo.
javier clemente
At El Sandinero, in Santander, Clemente appeared on September 9, 1992 in a fine win against England 1-0, thanks to a goal from Fonseca.
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Jose Antonio Camacho
It premiered on September 24, 1998, beating Russia 1-0, thanks to Bittor Alkiza’s goal.
Inaki Saez
He didn’t win, but he didn’t lose either. On August 21, 2002, the coach made his debut with a draw against Hungary (1-1) in Budapest, in a game that served as a tribute to Ferenc Puskas.
Luis Aragones
One of the most important coaches in the history of Spanish football made his debut on August 18, 2004 in La Roja. They did it in the stadium of Gran Canaria and defeated Venezuela 3-2: a double by Raúl Tamudo and one by Fernando Morientes.
Vincent del Bosque
The world champion coach had a presentation with a win: 0-3 for Denmark, in Copenhagen.
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Julen Lopetegui
Thanks to a brace from David Silva, Lopetegui made his debut as a visitor with 0-2 against Belgium.
Fernando Hierro
Special debut. With two days to go before the first match of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the president of the Royal Spanish Federation, Luis Rubiales, decided to kick Lopetegui out as his arrival at Real Madrid had been announced after the World Cup. Hierro, sports director at the time, took charge of the team and went 3-3 against a Portuguese team that had a brilliant Cristiano Ronaldo and scored a hat-trick.
Louis Enrique
In September 2018, the Asturian made a luxury debut: victory against England 1-2 at Wembley, good for three points in the League of Nations. Saúl Ñiguez and Rodrigo Moreno, goalscorers for La Roja. Rashford, the England target.
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Robert Moreno
The Catalan was in charge of La Roja for a short time as a replacement for Luis Enrique. He made his debut in September 2019 with a 1-2 win against Romania. The goals: Sergio Ramos, from a penalty kick, and Alcácer.
Louis van de Bron
It premiered on March 26, 2023 against Norway, in a match that corresponds to the qualifying phase for Euro 2024: a 3-0 win, thanks to a brace from Joselu and another goal from Dani Olmo.
Source: Goal