Title-winning metronomes and lone creators from leaner decades have all pulled on this shirt for La Roja, and each left a different mark on it.
1XaviBarcelona playmaker who wore Spain's No. 8 at three World Cups and two Euros, conducting the 2008, 2010 and 2012 title runs.1000pts
2Fabián RuizLeft-footed midfielder who wore No. 8 as Spain won Euro 2024, scoring twice and making the Team of the Tournament.818pts
3Julio CardeñosaReal Betis' creative midfielder who wore Spain's No. 8 at Euro 1980.734pts
4KokeAtlético Madrid midfielder who inherited Spain's No. 8 from Xavi and wore it at Euro 2016, the 2018 and 2022 World Cups and Euro 2020.636pts
5AmancioReal Madrid winger and Euro 1964 champion who wore No. 8 for Spain at the 1966 World Cup.538pts
6Julen GuerreroAthletic Bilbao's attacking midfielder and 1990s golden boy, Spain's No. 8 at the 1994 and 1998 World Cups and Euro 96.424pts
7Rubén BarajaValencia's title-winning central midfielder who wore Spain's No. 8 at the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004.0pts
Photo credits
- Xavi — Castroquini, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Fabián Ruiz — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Koke — Анна Нэсси, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Amancio — Nationaal Archief, Den Haag, Rijksfotoarchief: Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Julen Guerrero — Reebok International Limited, CC BY 2.0
- Rubén Baraja — Ruben Ortega, CC BY-SA 4.0
