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The captains of the Spain men's national team since 1913:
| # | Player | Spain career | Caps as captain | Total caps | First captaincy | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iker Casillas | 2000–2016 | 104 | 167 | 3 September 2004 | 23 years, 3 months and 14 days |
| 2 |  Sergio Ramos | 2005–2021 | 54 | 180 | 3 June 2010 | 24 years, 2 months and 4 days |
| 3 |  Andoni Zubizarreta | 1985–1998 | 50 | 126 | 11 October 1989 | 27 years, 11 months and 15 days |
| 4 | Luis Arconada | 1977–1985 | 48 | 68 | 24 September 1980 | 26 years, 2 months and 29 days |
| 5 |  Raúl González | 1996–2006 | 42 | 102 | 18 August 1999 | 22 years, 1 month and 22 days |
| 6 | Fernando Hierro | 1989–2002 | 32 | 89 | 2 June 1993 | 25 years, 2 months and 10 days |
| 7 | Emilio Butragueño | 1983–1992 | 31 | 69 | 14 September 1988 | 25 years, 1 month and 23 days |
| 8 |  Ricardo Zamora | 1920–1936 | 24 | 46 | 17 April 1927 | 26 years, 2 months and 27 days |
 José Antonio Camacho | 1975–1988 | 81 | 21 December 1983 | 28 years, 6 months and 13 days | ||
| 10 | Sergio Busquets | 2009–2022 | 20 | 143 | 7 October 2020 | 32 years, 2 months and 21 days |
| 11 |  Agustín Gaínza | 1945–1955 | 19 | 33 | 2 April 1950 | 27 years, 10 months and 5 days |
| 12 |  Pirri | 1966–1978 | 18 | 41 | 17 October 1968 | 23 years, 6 months and 6 days |
| Álvaro Morata | 2014– | 84 | 26 March 2022 | 29 years, 5 months and 3 days | ||
| 14 |  Joan Segarra | 1951–1962 | 15 | 25 | 27 November 1955 | 28 years and 12 days |
 Francisco Gento | 1955–1969 | 43 | 11 June 1961 | 27 years, 7 months and 21 days | ||
| 16 |  Amancio Amaro | 1962–1974 | 14 | 42 | 11 February 1970 | 30 years, 3 months and 26 days |
 Juan Manuel Asensi | 1969–1980 | 41 | 24 May 1978 | 28 years, 8 months and 1 day | ||
| 18 | Ferran Olivella | 1957–1965 | 10 | 18 | 11 March 1964 | 27 years, 8 months and 17 days |
| Xavi Hernández | 2001–2016 | 133 | 22 August 2007 | 26 years, 6 months and 28 days | ||
| 20 | Jesús Garay | 1953–1965 | 9 | 29 | 10 March 1957 | 26 years and 6 months |
| 21 | Josep Samitier | 1920–1931 | 8 | 21 | 17 December 1922 | 20 years, 10 months and 16 days |
| 22 |  Abelardo Fernández | 1991–2001 | 7 | 54 | 3 June 1998 | 28 years, 1 month and 15 days |
| Xabier Alonso | 2003–2014 | 114 | 18 June 2008 | 26 years, 6 months and 24 days | ||
| 24 |  Epi Fernández | 1941–1949 | 6 | 15 | 21 March 1948 | 28 years, 10 months and 27 days |
 Enrique Collar | 1955–1963 | 16 | 13 November 1961 | 27 years and 21 days | ||
| José Claramunt | 1968–1975 | 23 | 21 October 1973 | 27 years, 3 months and 5 days | ||
| Rafael Gordillo | 1978–1988 | 75 | 26 May 1985 | 28 years, 3 months and 2 days | ||
| Koke Resurrección | 2013–2022 | 70 | 11 November 2020 | 28 years, 10 months and 3 days | ||
| 29 | Pedro Vallana | 1920–1928 | 5 | 12 | 2 September 1920 | 22 years, 9 months and 4 days |
 Víctor Muñoz | 1981–1988 | 60 | 18 March 1985 | 28 years and 3 days | ||
 José Mari Bakero | 1987–1994 | 30 | 9 September 1992 | 29 years, 6 months and 29 days | ||
| Jordi Alba | 2011–2023 | 93 | 14 June 2021 | 32 years, 2 months and 24 days | ||
| 33 | Jacinto Quincoces | 1928–1936 | 4 | 25 | 1 June 1934 | 28 years, 10 months and 15 days |
| Ignacio Eizaguirre | 1945–1952 | 18 | 12 June 1949 | 28 years, 7 months and 5 days | ||
| Antoni Ramallets | 1950–1961 | 35 | 18 May 1955 | 30 years, 10 months and 14 days | ||
 Jesús Glaría | 1962–1969 | 20 | 23 October 1966 | 24 years, 9 months and 21 days | ||
 Severino Reija | 1962–1967 | 20 | 7 December 1966 | 28 years and 12 days | ||
 Miguel Ángel Nadal | 1991–2002 | 62 | 10 June 1994 | 27 years, 10 months and 13 days | ||
| Sergi Barjuan | 1994–2002 | 56 | 18 November 1998 | 26 years, 10 months and 21 days | ||
| Carles Puyol | 2000–2013 | 100 | 17 October 2007 | 29 years, 5 months and 4 days | ||
| 41 | José María Belauste | 1920 | 3 | 3 | 28 August 1920 | 31 years, 3 months and 13 days |
| Mariano Arrate | 1920–1923 | 6 | 29 August 1920 | 28 years and 17 days | ||
 Paulino Alcántara | 1921–1923 | 5 | 9 October 1921 | 24 years and 1 day | ||
| Guillermo Gorostiza | 1930–1941 | 19 | 12 January 1941 | 31 years, 10 months and 28 days | ||
| Ramón Gabilondo | 1941–1942 | 5 | 15 March 1942 | 29 years | ||
| Juan Antonio Ipiña | 1936–1946 | 6 | 11 March 1945 | 33 years, 6 months and 16 days | ||
| Ignacio Zoco | 1961–1969 | 25 | 20 July 1966 | 26 years, 11 months and 20 days | ||
| Francisco Gallego | 1966–1973 | 36 | 2 May 1968 | 24 years, 1 month and 28 days | ||
 Quini | 1970–1982 | 35 | 29 March 1978 | 28 years, 6 months and 6 days | ||
 Andrés Iniesta | 2006–2018 | 131 | 12 October 2014 | 30 years, 5 months and 1 day | ||
| Francesc Fàbregas | 2006–2016 | 110 | 31 March 2015 | 27 years, 10 months and 27 days | ||
| Rodri Hernández | 2018– | 57 | 28 March 2023 | 26 years, 9 months and 6 days | ||
| 53 | José María Peña | 1925–1930 | 2 | 21 | 4 October 1925 | 30 years, 5 months and 15 days |
| José María Yermo | 1927–1928 | 5 | 1 June 1928 | 24 years, 11 months and 11 days | ||
| Marcelo Campanal | 1952–1957 | 11 | 19 June 1955 | 23 years, 4 months and 6 days | ||
| Luis Regueiro | 1927–1936 | 25 | 26 April 1936 | 27 years, 9 months and 25 days | ||
| Luis Suárez | 1957–1972 | 32 | 26 October 1960 | 25 years, 5 months and 24 days | ||
| Juan Cruz Sol | 1970–1976 | 28 | 2 May 1973 | 25 years, 7 months and 19 days | ||
 Vicente del Bosque | 1975–1980 | 18 | 13 December 1978 | 27 years, 11 months and 20 days | ||
| Txiki Begiristain | 1988–1994 | 22 | 31 March 1993 | 28 years, 7 months and 19 days | ||
| Luis Enrique | 1991–2002 | 62 | 13 November 1999 | 29 years, 6 months and 5 days | ||
| Gaizka Mendieta | 1988–1994 | 40 | 16 October 2002 | 28 years, 6 months and 19 days | ||
| Fernando Torres | 2003–2014 | 110 | 3 September 2005 | 21 years, 5 months and 14 days | ||
 David Silva | 2006–2018 | 125 | 12 November 2016 | 30 years, 10 months and 4 days | ||
| Jesús Navas | 2009–2024 | 56 | 16 November 2023 | 37 years, 11 months and 22 days | ||
| Mikel Oyarzabal | 2016– | 41 | 22 March 2024 | 26 years, 11 months and 5 days | ||
| 67 |  César Rodríguez | 1945–1952 | 1 | 12 | 26 January 1947 | 26 years, 6 months and 20 days |
| Eduardo Herrerita | 1934–1947 | 6 | 2 March 1947 | 32 years, 7 months and 25 days | ||
| Telmo Zarra | 1945–1951 | 20 | 16 July 1950 | 29 years, 5 months and 26 days | ||
| Antonio Puchades | 1949–1954 | 23 | 14 March 1954 | 28 years, 9 months and 10 days | ||
| José María Zárraga | 1955–1958 | 8 | 15 October 1958 | 28 years and 2 months | ||
| László Kubala | 1953–1961 | 19 | 2 April 1961 | 33 years, 9 months and 23 days | ||
 Feliciano Rivilla | 1960–1965 | 26 | 13 June 1963 | 26 years, 9 months and 23 days | ||
 Luis Aragonés | 1965–1972 | 11 | 10 November 1970 | 32 years, 3 months and 13 days | ||
 Isacio Calleja | 1961–1972 | 13 | 23 May 1972 | 35 years, 5 months and 17 days | ||
 Tonono Alfonso | 1967–1972 | 22 | 19 October 1972 | 29 years, 1 month and 24 days | ||
| Txetxu Rojo | 1969–1978 | 18 | 17 October 1973 | 26 years, 8 months and 19 days | ||
| Carles Rexach | 1969–1978 | 15 | 20 November 1974 | 27 years, 10 months and 7 days | ||
 Eugenio Leal | 1977–1978 | 14 | 21 December 1978 | 24 years, 7 months and 8 days | ||
| Migueli Bernardo | 1974–1980 | 32 | 14 November 1979 | 27 years, 10 months and 26 days | ||
| Dani Ruiz-Bazán | 1977–1981 | 25 | 26 March 1980 | 28 years, 8 months and 27 days | ||
 Carlos Santillana | 1975–1985 | 56 | 18 June 1980 | 27 years, 9 months and 26 days | ||
 Manolo Sánchez | 1988–1992 | 28 | 26 May 1990 | 25 years, 4 months and 9 days | ||
| Míchel | 1985–1992 | 66 | 14 October 1992 | 29 years, 6 months and 21 days | ||
| Santiago Cañizares | 1993–2006 | 46 | 30 April 2003 | 33 years, 4 months and 12 days | ||
| Joseba Etxeberria | 1997–2004 | 53 | 31 March 2004 | 25 years, 7 months and 25 days | ||
 David Albelda | 2001–2008 | 51 | 11 October 2006 | 29 years, 1 month and 10 days | ||
| Joaquín Sánchez | 2002–2008 | 51 | 6 June 2007 | 25 years, 10 months and 16 days | ||
| David Villa | 2005–2017 | 98 | 14 November 2012 | 30 years, 11 months and 11 days | ||
| Isco Alarcón | 2013–2019 | 38 | 18 November 2018 | 26 years, 6 months and 28 days | ||
| Raúl Albiol | 2007–2021 | 58 | 15 October 2019 | 33 years, 2 months and 14 days | ||
| Marc Cucurella | 2021– | 13 | 8 June 2021 | 22 years, 10 months and 17 days | ||
| César Azpilicueta | 2013–2022 | 44 | 5 September 2021 | 32 years and 8 days | ||
| Daniel Carvajal | 2014– | 51 | 5 September 2024 | 32 years, 7 months and 25 days |
The captains of the Spain women's national team since 1971:
| # | Player | Spain career | Caps as captain | Total caps | First captaincy | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irene Paredes | 2011– | 42 | 111 | 4 March 2016 | 24 years and 8 months |
| 2 | Arantza del Puerto | 1990–2005 | 40 | 71 | 27 June 1996 | 25 years, 3 months and 19 days |
| 3 |  Verónica Boquete | 2005–2017 | 26 | 56 | 12 February 2013 | 25 years, 10 months and 3 days |
| 4 | Marta Torrejón | 2007–2019 | 25 | 90 | 21 September 2015 | 25 years, 6 months and 25 days |
| 5 | Inmaculada Castañón | 1983–1988 | 17 | 17 | 5 February 1983 | 23 years, 7 months and 6 days |
| Sandra Vilanova | 2003–2013 | 46 | 21 November 2009 | 28 years, 10 months and 20 days | ||
| 7 | Ixiar Bakero | 1985–1998 | 13 | 23 | 21 October 1990 | 21 years, 2 months and 27 days |
| 8 | Ivana Andrés | 2013–2023 | 11 | 53 | 21 October 2021 | 27 years, 3 months and 8 days |
| 9 | Beatriz García | 1988–1998 | 10 | 33 | 3 April 1995 | 24 years, 11 months and 11 days |
| 10 | Jennifer Hermoso | 2012– | 9 | 123 | 5 March 2020 | 29 years, 9 months and 25 days |
| Alexia Putellas | 2013– | 127 | 1 March 2019 | 25 years and 25 days | ||
| 12 | Maider Castillo | 1996–2007 | 8 | 48 | 29 September 2005 | 29 years, 1 month and 26 days |
| Ruth García | 2005–2016 | 52 | 21 June 2012 | 25 years, 2 months and 26 days | ||
| 14 | Olga Carmona | 2021– | 7 | 50 | 31 July 2023 | 23 years, 1 month and 19 days |
| 15 | Itziar Gurrutxaga | 1998–2008 | 6 | 37 | 27 Oct 2007 | 30 years, 6 months and 23 days |
| 16 | Amanda Sampedro | 2015–2020 | 5 | 53 | 8 April 2017 | 23 years, 9 months and 13 days |
| 17 | Melisa Nicolau | 2004–2013 | 4 | 31 | 30 October 2008 | 24 years, 4 months and 10 days |
| 18 | Montserrat González | 1983–1990 | 3 | 17 | 4 November 1989 | 24 years, 4 months and 5 days |
| Eli Artola | 1986–1992 | 18 | 2 May 1990 | 22 years, 6 months and 7 days | ||
| Yolanda Mateos | 1996–2001 | 26 | 13 September 1998 | 26 years, 6 months and 18 days | ||
| Esther González | 2016– | 46 | 11 October 2022 | 29 years, 10 months and 3 days | ||
| 22 | Judith Corominas | 1992–1998 | 2 | 25 | 31 May 1998 | 31 years, 6 months and 21 days |
| Vanesa Gimbert | 1997–2010 | 40 | 2 October 2008 | 28 years, 5 months and 13 days | ||
| Adriana Martín | 2005–2015 | 39 | 17 September 2011 | 23 years, 10 months and 10 days | ||
| Sonia Bermúdez | 2008–2017 | 61 | 11 February 2015 | 30 years, 2 months and 27 days | ||
| Dolores Gallardo | 2013–2022 | 38 | 13 April 2021 | 27 years, 10 months and 3 days | ||
| Irene Guerrero | 2019–2023 | 26 | 22 February 2023 | 26 years, 2 months and 10 days | ||
| 28 | Mercedes Gaitero | 1983–1988 | 1 | 13 | 17 March 1984 | 24 years, 8 months and 17 days |
| Ángeles Olmo | 1983–1988 | 17 | 27 April 1985 | 23 years and 7 months | ||
| Mar Prieto | 1985–2000 | 62 | 14 June 1998 | 29 years, 3 months and 13 days | ||
| Raquel Cabezón | 1998–2007 | 38 | 30 May 2007 | 28 years, 8 months and 15 days | ||
| Vicky Losada | 2010–2020 | 65 | 8 November 2018 | 27 years, 8 months and 3 days | ||
| Virginia Torrecilla | 2013–2020 | 66 | 17 May 2019 | 24 years, 8 months and 8 days | ||
| Mariona Caldentey | 2017– | 81 | 29 November 2024 | 28 years, 8 months and 10 days |
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