Galicia official football team

Galicia

Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	A Irmandinha (The Brotherhood)
Association	Galician Football Federation
Head coach	Fernando Vázquez
Captain	Míchel Salgado
FIFA code	N/A
First colours
First international
Galicia 4-1 Castille (Vigo, Galicia; 19 November 1922)
Biggest win
Galicia 9-0 CD Paraguayo (Santiago, Galicia; 18 February 1923)
Biggest defeat
Galicia 1-3 Asturias (Vigo, Galicia; 25 February 1923)

The Galicia national football team is the official football team of Galicia. It is organized by the Galician Football Federation. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA, because the nation is represented internationally by the Spanish national team. The Galicia team only plays friendly matches, usually during the winter-break. Galicia's biggest supporters are known as Siareiros Galegos. They should not be confused with the term Siareiros, used to refer to all Galicia's supporters, no matter if they are or not part of that group. The team has been referred to by various names including A irmandinha, As tropas de Breogán or the Tropa da Tralha.

History

The first game of the Galician national football team was on November 19, 1922 in Coia, Vigo - This was at a time when there was no national championship per se, Galician teams would play each other in the Galician Championship and the winner would then go on to face the other regional champions in the Spanish Championship. However, later political developments in Spain made it impossible for Galicia to take part at official competitions. Hence, all games were merely friendlies. The Galician national football team as such ceased all activity during the time of the Spanish Civil War and the subsequent dictatorship (1936-1975).

The project was retaken in the early 1980s, although Galicia's first recent game only happened on 29 December 2005. It was a 3-2 win over Uruguay, and it was played at the packed stadium of San Lazaro, Santiago de Compostela. In December 2006, another game was contested against Ecuador, played in Riazor, A Coruña. The teams tied 1-1. Against Cameroon, on the next year, the result was the same, 1-1. Once again, in 2008, the Irmandinha played again, this time against Iran. The result was 3-2.

Friendly matches

Galicia v Castille

19 November 1922	Galicia	4 – 1	Castille	Campo de Coia, Vigo, Galicia
	Ramón Polo Pinilla (p) Ramón González		Monjardín

Galicia v Lisbon XI

7 January 1923	Galicia	3 – 1	Lisbon XI	Campo de Coia
	Ramón Polo Reigosa			Referee: Ventura Lago

Andalusia v Galicia

14 January 1923	Andalusia	1 – 4	Galicia	Sevilla, Spain
			Ramón González Ramón Polo Chiarroni

Galicia v Royal Navy XI

21 January 1923

Galicia

7 – 2

Royal Navy XI

Pontevedra XI v Galicia

28 January 1923	Pontevedra XI	1 – 4	Galicia	Campo de Bouzas, Vigo, Galicia
			Correa Ramón Polo Chiarroni

Pontevedra XI v Galicia

4 February 1923

Pontevedra XI

0 – 3

Galicia

A Xunqueira, Pontevedra, Galicia

Galicia v Ferrol/A Coruña XI

18 February 1923

Galicia

7 – 1

Ferrol/A Coruña XI

Campo de Coia, Vigo, Galicia

Galicia v Asturias

25 February 1923	Galicia	1 – 3	Asturias
	Ramón Polo

Lisbon XI v Galicia

27 May 1923	Lisbon XI	2 – 1	Galicia
	João Francisco Jaime Gonçalves		Pinilla

Central Spain XI v Galicia

8 June 1930

Central Spain XI

1 – 4

Galicia

Chamartín, Madrid, Spain

Galicia v Uruguay

25 December 2005	Galicia	3 – 2	Uruguay	San Lázaro, Compostela, Galicia
	Nano 9' Deus 48' 79'		Maxi Pereira 83' Juan Albín 91'	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez (Galicia)

Galicia v Ecuador

28 December 2006	Galicia	1 – 1	Ecuador	Riazor, A Coruña, Galicia
	Jonathan Pereira 68'	Report	Renán Calle 63'	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez (Galicia)

Galicia v Cameroon

27 December 2007	Galicia	1 – 1	Cameroon	Balaídos, Vigo, Galicia
	Julio Álvarez 73'		Rigobert Song 90' (pen.)	Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia)

Galicia v Iran

27 December 2008	Galicia	3 – 2	Iran	Riazor, A Coruña, Galicia
20:45	Nacho Novo 23', 59' Roberto Losada 66'	Report	Arash Borhani 32' Mohammad Reza Khalatbari 82'	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia)

Galicia v CD Paraguayo

26 December 2009	Galicia	9 – 0	CD Paraguayo	Santa Isabel, Santiago, Galicia
	Álex Colón Rubén Mariño ???	Report

Galicia v Palestine

23 December 2010	Galicia	6 – 3	Palestine	Santa Isabel, Santiago, Galicia
		Report		Attendance: 1,300

Galicia v Western Sahara

23 December 2011

Galicia

2 – 1

Western Sahara

Cacheiras, Teo, Galicia

Players

Current squad

Players in the squad for the friendly against Iran on 27 December, 2008.

Name	D.O.B	Club	Caps (goals)	Debut
Goalkeepers
Diego López	3 November 1981 (age 28)	Villarreal CF	3 (0)	v Uruguay, 27 December, 2005
Roberto	25 January 1979 (age 31)	CA Osasuna
Defenders
Rubén	29 January 1982 (age 28)	Celta de Vigo		v Uruguay, 27 December, 2005
Noguerol	9 June 1976 (age 32)	Celta de Vigo
Piscu	25 February 1987 (age 23)	Deportivo
Capi	2 April 1981 (age 29)	SD Ciudad de Santiago		v Uruguay, 27 December, 2005
J. Aspas	28 February 1982 (age 28)	Piacenza
R. Lago	30 August 1985 (age 24)	Celta de Vigo
Sito Castro	21 May 1980 (age 30)	UD Salamanca
Midfielders
Álex B.	7 June 1985 (age 25)	Xerez CD
Cabanas	17 January 1979 (age 31)	Grasshoppers		v Uruguay, 27 December, 2005
Borja	14 January 1981 (age 29)	Real Valladolid		v Uruguay, 27 December, 2005
Julio Álvarez	1 May 1981 (age 29)	UD Almería		v Uruguay, 27 December, 2005
Pablo Álvarez	14 May 1980 (age 30)	Deportivo		v Uruguay, 27 December, 2005
Trashorras	28 February 1981 (age 29)	Celta de Vigo
J. Vila	6 March 1986 (age 24)	Celta de Vigo
Nano	20 April 1982 (age 28)	Racing Ferrol		v Uruguay, 27 December, 2005
Strikers
Losada	25 October 1976 (age 34)	Kitchee SC		v Uruguay, 27 December, 2005
Novo	26 March 1979 (age 31)	Legia Warsaw	2 (2)	v Cameroon, 27 December, 2007

External links

• Galician Football Federation
• Siareiros Galegos (Fans of the Galician Team)
• A Irmandinha (nickname of the team)
• List of matches in Roon Ba