Santi Denia

Santi

Santi as Spain U19 manager
Personal information
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
Team information
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
2024	Spain Olympic
Medal record Men's football Representing  Spain (as manager) Olympic Games 2024 Paris Team FIFA U-17 World Cup Runner-up 2017 India Team UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-up 2023 Georgia–Romania Team UEFA European Under-19 Championship Winner 2019 Armenia Team UEFA European Under-17 Championship Winner 2017 Croatia Team Runner-up 2016 Azerbaijan Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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.