INDIAN FOOTBALL & SPAIN
Indian football and Spain, increasingly linked
Spanish football is one of the most attractive and important in the world. One of the signs of identity of our country that is exported to other territories regardless of remoteness and change of culture.
India is one of the states with the most influence on Spanish football, and Indian football is aware of this. Spain is a benchmark in India in this sport.
Influences on Indian football
Several factors mean that Indian football has a strong Spanish influence. At the end of 2020, seven of the eleven teams that made up the Indian Super League, the country’s top division, had Spanish coaches: Sergio Lobera, Antonio López, Gerard Nus, Carles Cuadrat, Juan Ferrando, Kibu Vicuña and Manolo Márquez.
Indian football not only has Spanish coaches, but also footballers. Even with a maximum of five foreigners per team, at the end of 2020 there were more than twenty Spanish-born players playing in the top competition of Indian football.
Aridane Santana, Fran Sandaza, Edu Bedia, Igor Angulo or Aitor Monroy, among others, are the players who have played in Indian football.
Indian football in Spain
Unfortunately, Indian football talent tends to stay in the domestic league. Even so, many Indian talents are also looking to make it in Europe. LaLiga Santander has not yet been able to enjoy any players from India in top flight clubs, but it is sure to happen soon.
In any case, more and more children are coming to various parts of Europe to pursue their dreams. SIA Academy is one of the places that collects international talent in order to develop it in the best sporting and non-sporting conditions.
The facilities at Soccer Inter-Action’s high performance centre are very beneficial for footballers, not only from India but also from other countries around the world, to make the most of their skills on the pitch.
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