Andalusia autonomous football team

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Andalucia
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Association Federación Andaluza de Fútbol
Head coach Adolfo Aldana
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Andalusia Andalucia 1 - 4 Galicia 
(14 January 1923)
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The Andalusia autonomous football team is the regional football team for Andalusia, Spain. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA, because it is represented internationally by the Spanish National Football Team. It only plays friendly matches.

The project for a football selection-team of Andalusia born in 1928, and started officially during the celebration of the Iberoamerican Expo in Seville, 1929, when Andalucia played a friendly match against Club Atlético Boca Juniors in Estadio de Heliopolis, known today as Estadio Benito Villamarín.

They did not play again until 1965, during the 50 years celebration of the Federación Andaluza de Fútbol, when they played against Paraguay national football team in Estadio Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville.

Current squad

Squad for the friendly against Madrid on 7 June 2013.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Adrián (1987-01-03) 3 January 1987 (age 37) 0 0 England West Ham United
2DF Javi López (1986-01-21) 21 January 1986 (age 38) 0 0 Spain RCD Espanyol
2DF Domingo Cisma (1982-02-09) 9 February 1982 (age 42) 0 0 Spain Atlético Madrid
2DF Carlos Marchena (1979-07-31) 31 July 1979 (age 44) 0 0 Spain Deportivo de La Coruña
2DF Mané (1981-12-21) 21 December 1981 (age 42) 0 0 Spain Getafe CF
2DF Álex Gálvez (1989-06-06) 6 June 1989 (age 34) 0 0 Spain Rayo Vallecano
2DF José Ángel Crespo (1987-02-09) 9 February 1987 (age 37) 0 0 Italy Hellas Verona F.C.
3MF Joaquín Sánchez (1981-07-21) 21 July 1981 (age 42) 0 0 Spain Málaga CF
3MF Francisco Portillo (1990-06-13) 13 June 1990 (age 33) 0 0 Spain Málaga CF
3MF Salva Sevilla (1984-03-18) 18 March 1984 (age 40) 0 0 Spain Real Betis
3MF Cañas (1987-05-27) 27 May 1987 (age 36) 0 0 Wales Swansea City
3MF José Antonio Reyes (1983-09-01) 1 September 1983 (age 40) 0 0 Spain Sevilla FC
3MF Raúl Baena (1989-03-02) 2 March 1989 (age 35) 0 0 Spain RCD Espanyol
3MF Álvaro Cejudo (1984-01-29) 29 January 1984 (age 40) 0 0 Spain CA Osasuna
3MF Alejandro Alfaro (1986-11-23) 23 November 1986 (age 37) 0 0 Spain RCD Mallorca
3MF Diego Capel (1988-02-16) 16 February 1988 (age 36) 0 0 Portugal Sporting Lisbon
3MF Francisco Gallardo (1980-01-13) 13 January 1980 (age 44) 0 0 Hungary Diósgyőri VTK
3MF Israel (1987-03-16) 16 March 1987 (age 37) 0 0 Greece Veria F.C.
4FW Nolito (1986-10-15) 15 October 1986 (age 37) 0 0 Spain Granada CF
4FW David Barral (1983-05-10) 10 May 1983 (age 40) 0 0 Turkey Orduspor

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