Medal - Gaizka Mendieta

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Emblem of the Royal Spanish Football Federation.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LA COLECCION OFICIAL DE MEDALLAS DE LA SELECCION
2000
FEF
REAL FEDERACION ESPAÑOLA DE FUTBOL
PM

Translation: The official collection of medals of the selection. Royal Spanish Football Federation.

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Plain

Comment

The “Spanish national football team year 2000” (“Selección española de fútbol año 2000”) series is a set of medals dedicated to the Spanish national football team of the year 2000, issued in 2000 by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.

The set consists of twenty-three pieces made of nickel about members of the Spanish national football team of the year 2000.

There are at least two different sets of pieces:

• The first set is:

1. José Molina (goalkeeper)
2. Santiago Cañizares (goalkeeper)
3. César Sánchez (goalkeeper)
4. Míchel Salgado (defender)
5. Agustín Aranzábal (defender)
6. Fernando Hierro (defender)
7. José Antonio Camacho (manager)
8. Paco Jémez (defender)
9. Iván Helguera (midfielder)
10. Abelardo Fernández (defender)
11. Sergi Barjuán (defender)
12. Juan Velasco (defender)
13. Pep Guardiola (midfielder)
14. Vicente Engonga (midfielder)
15. Juan Carlos Valerón (midfielder)
16. Fran (midfielder)
17. Gaizka Mendieta (midfielder)
18. Julen Guerrero (midfielder)
19. Joseba Etxeberria (forward)
20. Ismael Urzaiz (forward)
21. Raúl González (forward)
22. Pedro Munitis (forward)
23. Fernando Morientes (forward)

• The second set is similar with three differences pieces:
  • 3. Iker Casillas (goalkeeper) instead of César Sánchez (goalkeeper)
  • 4. Alfonso Pérez (forward) instead of Míchel Salgado (defender)
  • 14. Gerard López (midfielder) instead of Vicente Engonga (midfielder)

The set is presented on a booklet with information about the Spanish national football team of the year 2000.