UEFA Euro 2008 squads

The following is a list of squads for each nation competing at Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland. The tournament started on 7 June and the final took place in Vienna on 29 June 2008.

Each nation had to submit a squad of 23 players, three of which had to be goalkeepers, by 28 May 2008. If a player was injured seriously enough to prevent his taking part in the tournament before his team's first match, he could be replaced by another player.[1]

Caps, goals and ages as of 7 June 2008.

Contents

Group A

Czech Republic

Head coach: Karel Brückner

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Petr Čech 20 May 1982 (26) 59 0 Chelsea
2 DF Zdeněk Grygera 14 May 1980 (28) 53 2 Juventus
3 MF Jan Polák 14 March 1981 (27) 38 6 Anderlecht
4 MF Tomáš Galásek 15 January 1973 (35) 66 1 Nuremberg
5 DF Radoslav Kováč 27 November 1979 (28) 23 1 Spartak Moscow
6 DF Marek Jankulovski 9 May 1977 (31) 64 10 Milan
7 MF Libor Sionko 1 February 1977 (31) 30 6 Copenhagen
8 FW Martin Fenin 16 April 1987 (21) 5 0 Eintracht Frankfurt
9 FW Jan Koller 30 March 1973 (35) 87 54 Nuremberg
10 FW Václav Svěrkoš 1 November 1983 (24) 2 0 Baník Ostrava
11 FW Stanislav Vlček 26 February 1976 (32) 10 0 Anderlecht
12 DF Zdeněk Pospěch 14 December 1978 (29) 8 0 Copenhagen
13 DF Michal Kadlec 13 December 1984 (23) 6 1 Sparta Prague
14 MF David Jarolím 17 May 1979 (29) 16 1 Hamburg
15 FW Milan Baroš 28 October 1981 (26) 64 31 Lyon[2]
16 GK Jaromír Blažek 29 December 1972 (35) 14 0 Nuremberg
17 MF Marek Matějovský 20 December 1981 (26) 10 1 Reading
18 MF Tomáš Sivok 15 September 1983 (24) 6 0 Udinese[3]
19 MF Rudolf Skácel 17 July 1979 (28) 5 1 Southampton[4]
20 MF Jaroslav Plašil 5 January 1982 (26) 37 2 Osasuna
21 DF Tomáš Ujfaluši (c) 24 March 1978 (30) 68 2 Fiorentina[5]
22 DF David Rozehnal 5 July 1980 (27) 45 0 Newcastle United[6]
23 GK Daniel Zítka 20 June 1975 (32) 1 0 Anderlecht

Portugal

Head coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari

Quim injured a wrist on 6 June and was replaced by Nuno.[7]
0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Ricardo 11 February 1976 (32) 75 0 Real Betis
2 DF Paulo Ferreira 18 January 1979 (29) 47 0 Chelsea
3 DF Bruno Alves 27 November 1981 (26) 11 1 Porto
4 DF Bosingwa 24 August 1982 (25) 8 0 Porto[8]
5 DF Fernando Meira 5 June 1978 (30) 49 2 Stuttgart[9]
6 MF Raul Meireles 17 March 1983 (25) 9 0 Porto
7 FW Cristiano Ronaldo 5 February 1985 (23) 55 20 Manchester United
8 MF Petit 25 September 1976 (31) 54 4 Benfica
9 FW Hugo Almeida 23 May 1984 (24) 9 2 Werder Bremen
10 MF João Moutinho 9 September 1986 (21) 13 1 Sporting CP
11 FW Simão 31 October 1979 (28) 61 15 Atlético Madrid
12 GK Nuno 25 January 1974 (34) 0 0 Porto
13 DF Miguel 4 January 1980 (28) 47 1 Valencia
14 DF Jorge Ribeiro 9 November 1981 (26) 8 0 Boavista[10]
15 DF Pepe 26 February 1983 (25) 3 0 Real Madrid
16 DF Ricardo Carvalho 18 May 1978 (30) 43 4 Chelsea
17 FW Ricardo Quaresma 26 September 1983 (24) 21 2 Porto
18 MF Miguel Veloso 11 May 1986 (22) 6 0 Sporting CP
19 FW Nani 17 November 1986 (21) 13 2 Manchester United
20 MF Deco 27 August 1977 (30) 53 3 Barcelona
21 FW Nuno Gomes (c) 5 July 1976 (31) 69 28 Benfica
22 GK Rui Patrício 15 February 1988 (20) 0 0 Sporting CP
23 FW Hélder Postiga 2 August 1982 (25) 32 10 Porto[11]

Switzerland

Head coach: Köbi Kuhn

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Diego Benaglio 8 September 1983 (24) 12 0 Wolfsburg
2 DF Johan Djourou 21 January 1987 (21) 17 1 Arsenal
3 DF Ludovic Magnin 20 April 1979 (29) 50 3 Stuttgart
4 DF Philippe Senderos 14 February 1985 (23) 28 3 Arsenal
5 DF Stephan Lichtsteiner 16 January 1984 (24) 12 0 Lille
6 MF Benjamin Huggel 7 July 1977 (30) 25 0 Basel
7 MF Ricardo Cabanas 29 April 1979 (29) 49 4 Grasshoppers
8 MF Gökhan Inler 27 June 1984 (23) 17 1 Udinese
9 FW Alexander Frei (c) 15 July 1979 (28) 59 35 Borussia Dortmund
10 MF Hakan Yakin 22 February 1977 (31) 66 15 Young Boys
11 FW Marco Streller 26 June 1981 (26) 28 11 Basel
12 FW Eren Derdiyok 12 June 1988 (19) 3 1 Basel
13 DF Stéphane Grichting 29 March 1979 (29) 18 0 Auxerre
14 MF Daniel Gygax 28 August 1981 (26) 34 5 Metz
15 MF Gelson Fernandes 2 September 1986 (21) 8 0 Manchester City
16 MF Tranquillo Barnetta 22 May 1985 (23) 32 6 Bayer Leverkusen
17 DF Christoph Spycher 30 March 1978 (30) 39 0 Eintracht Frankfurt
18 GK Pascal Zuberbühler 8 January 1971 (37) 50 0 Neuchâtel Xamax
19 MF Valon Behrami 19 April 1985 (23) 16 2 Lazio
20 DF Patrick Müller 31 December 1976 (31) 78 3 Lyon
21 GK Eldin Jakupović 2 October 1984 (23) 0 0 Lokomotiv Moscow[12]
22 FW Johan Vonlanthen 1 February 1986 (22) 30 6 Red Bull Salzburg
23 DF Philipp Degen 25 February 1983 (25) 30 0 Borussia Dortmund[13]

Turkey

Head coach: Fatih Terim

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Rüştü Reçber 10 May 1973 (35) 116 0 Beşiktaş
2 DF Servet Çetin 17 March 1981 (27) 29 1 Galatasaray
3 DF Hakan Balta 23 March 1983 (25) 8 1 Galatasaray
4 DF Gökhan Zan 7 September 1981 (26) 19 0 Beşiktaş
5 MF Emre Belözoğlu (c) 7 September 1980 (27) 56 4 Newcastle United
6 MF Mehmet Topal 3 March 1986 (22) 5 0 Galatasaray
7 MF Mehmet Aurélio 15 December 1977 (30) 19 1 Fenerbahçe
8 FW Nihat Kahveci 23 November 1979 (29) 54 15 Villarreal
9 FW Semih Şentürk 29 April 1983 (25) 4 1 Fenerbahçe
10 FW Gökdeniz Karadeniz 11 January 1980 (28) 46 6 Rubin Kazan
11 MF Tümer Metin 14 October 1974 (33) 23 7 Fenerbahçe[14]
12 GK Tolga Zengin 10 October 1983 (24) 2 0 Trabzonspor
13 DF Emre Güngör 01 August 1984 (23) 1 0 Galatasaray
14 MF Arda Turan 30 January 1987 (21) 18 1 Galatasaray
15 DF Emre Aşık 13 December 1973 (34) 27 2 Galatasaray[15]
16 DF Uğur Boral 14 April 1982 (26) 8 0 Fenerbahçe
17 FW Tuncay Şanlı 16 January 1982 (26) 54 15 Middlesbrough
18 MF Colin Kazim-Richards 26 August 1986 (21) 2 0 Fenerbahçe
19 MF Ayhan Akman 23 February 1977 (31) 10 1 Galatasaray
20 MF Sabri Sarıoğlu 26 July 1984 (23) 13 1 Galatasaray
21 FW Mevlüt Erdinç 25 February 1987 (23) 4 0 Sochaux
22 MF Hamit Altıntop 8 December 1982 (25) 42 2 Bayern Munich
23 GK Volkan Demirel 27 October 1981 (26) 21 0 Fenerbahçe

Group B

Austria

Head coach: Josef Hickersberger

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Alex Manninger 4 June 1977 (31) 27 0 Siena
2 MF Joachim Standfest 30 May 1980 (28) 30 2 Austria Wien
3 DF Martin Stranzl 16 June 1980 (27) 45 2 Spartak Moscow
4 DF Emanuel Pogatetz 16 January 1983 (25) 27 1 Middlesbrough
5 MF Christian Fuchs 7 April 1986 (22) 17 0 Mattersburg
6 MF René Aufhauser 21 June 1976 (31) 51 11 Red Bull Salzburg
7 MF Ivica Vastić 29 September 1969 (38) 48 13 LASK Linz
8 MF Christoph Leitgeb 14 April 1985 (23) 19 0 Red Bull Salzburg
9 FW Roland Linz 9 August 1981 (26) 32 7 Braga
10 MF Andreas Ivanschitz (c) 15 October 1983 (24) 39 6 Red Bull Salzburg[16]
11 MF Ümit Korkmaz 17 September 1985 (22) 2 0 Rapid Wien[17]
12 DF Ronald Gërçaliu 12 February 1986 (22) 11 0 Red Bull Salzburg[18]
13 DF Markus Katzer 11 December 1979 (28) 11 0 Rapid Wien
14 DF György Garics 8 March 1984 (24) 12 1 Napoli
15 DF Sebastian Prödl 21 June 1987 (20) 10 2 Sturm Graz[19]
16 DF Jürgen Patocka 30 July 1977 (30) 2 0 Rapid Wien
17 DF Martin Hiden 11 March 1973 (35) 49 1 Rapid Wien[20]
18 FW Roman Kienast 29 March 1984 (24) 6 1 HamKam
19 MF Jürgen Säumel 8 September 1984 (23) 11 0 Sturm Graz
20 FW Martin Harnik 10 June 1987 (20) 8 2 Werder Bremen
21 GK Jürgen Macho 24 August 1977 (30) 14 0 AEK Athens
22 FW Erwin Hoffer 14 April 1987 (21) 4 0 Rapid Wien
23 GK Ramazan Özcan 28 June 1984 (23) 0 0 Red Bull Salzburg[21]

Croatia

Head coach: Slaven Bilić

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Stipe Pletikosa 8 January 1979 (29) 69 0 Spartak Moscow
2 DF Dario Šimić 12 November 1975 (32) 98 3 Milan
3 DF Josip Šimunić 18 February 1978 (30) 62 3 Hertha BSC
4 DF Robert Kovač 6 April 1974 (34) 74 0 Borussia Dortmund
5 DF Vedran Ćorluka 5 February 1986 (22) 20 0 Manchester City
6 DF Hrvoje Vejić 8 June 1977 (30) 2 0 Tom Tomsk
7 MF Ivan Rakitić 10 March 1988 (20) 8 1 Schalke 04
8 MF Ognjen Vukojević 20 December 1983 (24) 5 1 Dinamo Zagreb[22]
9 FW Nikola Kalinić 5 January 1988 (20) 1 0 Hajduk Split
10 MF Niko Kovač (c) 15 October 1971 (36) 77 14 Red Bull Salzburg
11 MF Darijo Srna 1 May 1982 (26) 55 15 Shakhtar Donetsk
12 GK Mario Galinović 15 November 1976 (31) 2 0 Panathinaikos
13 MF Nikola Pokrivač 26 November 1985 (22) 1 0 AS Monaco
14 MF Luka Modrić 9 September 1985 (22) 26 3 Dinamo Zagreb[23]
15 DF Dario Knežević 20 April 1982 (26) 7 1 Livorno
16 MF Jerko Leko 9 April 1980 (28) 52 2 AS Monaco
17 FW Ivan Klasnić 29 January 1980 (28) 29 8 Werder Bremen
18 FW Ivica Olić 14 September 1979 (28) 54 9 Hamburg
19 MF Niko Kranjčar 13 August 1984 (23) 41 7 Portsmouth
20 FW Igor Budan 22 April 1980 (28) 5 0 Parma
21 FW Mladen Petrić 1 January 1981 (27) 24 9 Borussia Dortmund
22 MF Danijel Pranjić 2 December 1981 (26) 11 0 Heerenveen
23 GK Vedran Runje 10 February 1976 (32) 4 0 Lens

Germany

Head coach: Joachim Löw

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Jens Lehmann 10 November 1969 (38) 55 0 Arsenal[24]
2 DF Marcell Jansen 4 November 1985 (22) 22 1 Bayern Munich
3 DF Arne Friedrich 29 May 1979 (29) 57 0 Hertha BSC
4 DF Clemens Fritz 7 December 1980 (27) 14 2 Werder Bremen
5 DF Heiko Westermann 14 August 1983 (24) 3 0 Schalke 04
6 MF Simon Rolfes 21 January 1982 (26) 10 0 Bayer Leverkusen
7 MF Bastian Schweinsteiger 1 August 1984 (23) 51 13 Bayern Munich
8 MF Torsten Frings 22 November 1976 (31) 72 10 Werder Bremen
9 FW Mario Gómez 10 July 1985 (22) 10 6 Stuttgart
10 FW Oliver Neuville 1 May 1973 (35) 68 10 Borussia Mönchengladbach
11 FW Miroslav Klose 9 June 1978 (30) 75 39 Bayern Munich
12 GK Robert Enke 24 August 1977 (30) 1 0 Hannover
13 MF Michael Ballack (c) 26 September 1976 (31) 81 36 Chelsea
14 MF Piotr Trochowski 22 March 1984 (24) 12 0 Hamburg
15 MF Thomas Hitzlsperger 5 April 1982 (26) 33 5 Stuttgart
16 DF Philipp Lahm 11 November 1983 (24) 41 2 Bayern Munich
17 DF Per Mertesacker 29 September 1984 (23) 43 1 Werder Bremen
18 MF Tim Borowski 2 May 1980 (28) 31 2 Werder Bremen[25]
19 MF David Odonkor 21 February 1984 (24) 15 1 Real Betis
20 FW Lukas Podolski 4 June 1985 (23) 48 25 Bayern Munich
21 DF Christoph Metzelder 5 November 1980 (27) 41 0 Real Madrid
22 FW Kevin Kurányi 2 March 1982 (26) 47 19 Schalke 04
23 GK René Adler 15 January 1985 (23) 0 0 Bayer Leverkusen

Poland

Head coach: Leo Beenhakker

Jakub Błaszczykowski injured a hamstring on 5 June and was replaced by Łukasz Piszczek.[26] Tomasz Kuszczak injured his back on 6 June and was replaced by Wojciech Kowalewski.[27]
0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Artur Boruc 20 February 1980 (28) 34 0 Celtic
2 DF Mariusz Jop 8 March 1978 (30) 24 0 FC Moscow
3 DF Jakub Wawrzyniak 7 July 1983 (24) 11 0 Legia Warsaw
4 DF Paweł Golański 12 October 1982 (25) 10 1 Steaua Bucureşti
5 MF Dariusz Dudka 9 December 1983 (24) 26 2 Wisła Kraków
6 DF Jacek Bąk 24 March 1973 (35) 94 3 Austria Wien
7 FW Euzebiusz Smolarek 9 January 1981 (27) 31 13 Racing Santander
8 MF Jacek Krzynówek 15 May 1976 (32) 79 15 Wolfsburg
9 FW Maciej Żurawski (c) 11 September 1976 (31) 71 17 Larissa
10 MF Łukasz Garguła 25 February 1981 (27) 12 1 GKS Bełchatów
11 FW Marek Saganowski 31 October 1978 (29) 23 3 Southampton
12 GK Wojciech Kowalewski 11 May 1977 (31) 10 0 Korona Kielce
13 DF Marcin Wasilewski 9 June 1980 (27) 27 1 Anderlecht
14 DF Michał Żewłakow 22 April 1976 (32) 76 2 Olympiacos
15 MF Michał Pazdan 21 September 1987 (20) 5 0 Górnik Zabrze
16 MF Łukasz Piszczek 3 June 1985 (23) 3 0 Hertha BSC
17 MF Wojciech Łobodziński 20 October 1982 (25) 16 2 Wisła Kraków
18 MF Mariusz Lewandowski 18 May 1979 (29) 47 3 Shakhtar Donetsk
19 MF Rafał Murawski 9 October 1981 (26) 9 1 Lech Poznań
20 MF Roger Guerreiro 25 May 1982 (26) 2 0 Legia Warsaw
21 FW Tomasz Zahorski 22 November 1984 (23) 9 1 Górnik Zabrze
22 GK Łukasz Fabiański 18 April 1985 (23) 8 0 Arsenal
23 DF Adam Kokoszka 6 October 1986 (21) 7 2 Wisła Kraków

Group C

France

Head coach: Raymond Domenech

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Steve Mandanda 28 March 1985 (22) 1 0 Marseille
2 DF Jean-Alain Boumsong 14 December 1979 (28) 23 1 Lyon
3 DF Éric Abidal 11 July 1979 (28) 35 0 Barcelona
4 MF Patrick Vieira (c) 23 June 1976 (31) 105 6 Internazionale
5 DF William Gallas 17 August 1977 (30) 62 2 Arsenal
6 MF Claude Makélélé 18 February 1973 (35) 68 0 Chelsea
7 MF Florent Malouda 13 June 1980 (27) 39 3 Chelsea
8 FW Nicolas Anelka 14 March 1979 (29) 48 11 Chelsea
9 FW Karim Benzema 19 December 1987 (20) 11 3 Lyon
10 FW Sidney Govou 27 July 1979 (28) 32 7 Lyon
11 MF Samir Nasri 20 June 1987 (20) 10 2 Marseille
12 FW Thierry Henry 17 August 1977 (30) 100 44 Barcelona
13 DF Patrice Evra 15 May 1981 (27) 11 0 Manchester United
14 DF François Clerc 18 April 1983 (25) 12 0 Lyon
15 DF Lilian Thuram 1 January 1972 (36) 140 2 Barcelona
16 GK Sébastien Frey 18 March 1980 (28) 2 0 Fiorentina
17 DF Sébastien Squillaci 11 August 1980 (27) 13 0 Lyon
18 FW Bafétimbi Gomis 6 August 1985 (22) 2 2 Saint-Étienne
19 DF Willy Sagnol 18 March 1977 (31) 56 0 Bayern Munich
20 MF Jérémy Toulalan 10 September 1983 (24) 13 0 Lyon
21 MF Lassana Diarra 10 March 1985 (23) 13 0 Portsmouth
22 MF Franck Ribéry 1 April 1983 (24) 27 4 Bayern Munich
23 GK Grégory Coupet 31 December 1972 (35) 31 0 Lyon

Italy

Head coach: Roberto Donadoni

Fabio Cannavaro was ruled out of the Italian squad on 2 June after he was injured in training; he was replaced by Alessandro Gamberini.[28]
0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Gianluigi Buffon 28 January 1978 (30) 82 0 Juventus
2 DF Christian Panucci 12 April 1973 (35) 53 3 Roma
3 DF Fabio Grosso 28 November 1977 (31) 31 3 Lyon
4 DF Giorgio Chiellini 14 August 1984 (23) 10 1 Juventus
5 DF Alessandro Gamberini 27 August 1981 (26) 2 0 Fiorentina
6 DF Andrea Barzagli 8 May 1981 (27) 22 0 Palermo[29]
7 FW Alessandro Del Piero (c) 9 November 1974 (33) 86 27 Juventus
8 MF Gennaro Gattuso 9 January 1978 (30) 58 1 Milan
9 FW Luca Toni 26 May 1977 (31) 34 15 Bayern Munich
10 MF Daniele De Rossi 24 July 1983 (24) 33 4 Roma
11 FW Antonio Di Natale 13 October 1977 (30) 18 7 Udinese
12 FW Marco Borriello 18 June 1982 (25) 3 0 Genoa[30]
13 MF Massimo Ambrosini 29 May 1977 (31) 31 0 Milan
14 GK Marco Amelia 2 April 1982 (26) 6 0 Livorno[31]
15 FW Fabio Quagliarella 31 January 1983 (25) 8 3 Udinese
16 MF Mauro Camoranesi 4 October 1976 (31) 35 4 Juventus
17 GK Morgan De Sanctis 26 March 1977 (31) 2 0 Sevilla
18 FW Antonio Cassano 12 July 1982 (25) 11 3 Sampdoria
19 DF Gianluca Zambrotta 19 February 1977 (31) 71 2 Barcelona[32]
20 MF Simone Perrotta 17 September 1977 (30) 41 2 Roma
21 MF Andrea Pirlo 19 May 1979 (29) 46 6 Milan
22 MF Alberto Aquilani 7 July 1984 (23) 5 0 Roma
23 DF Marco Materazzi 19 August 1973 (34) 40 2 Internazionale

Netherlands

Head coach: Marco van Basten

Ryan Babel was ruled out of the Dutch squad on 31 May after he was injured in training; he was replaced by Khalid Boulahrouz.[33]
0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Edwin van der Sar (c) 29 October 1970 (37) 125 0 Manchester United
2 DF André Ooijer 11 July 1974 (33) 37 2 Blackburn Rovers
3 DF John Heitinga 15 November 1983 (24) 36 5 Ajax[34]
4 DF Joris Mathijsen 5 April 1980 (28) 32 2 Hamburg
5 MF Giovanni van Bronckhorst 5 February 1975 (33) 78 4 Feyenoord
6 MF Demy de Zeeuw 26 May 1983 (25) 15 0 AZ
7 FW Robin van Persie 6 August 1983 (24) 24 7 Arsenal
8 MF Orlando Engelaar 24 August 1979 (28) 6 0 Twente
9 FW Ruud van Nistelrooy 1 July 1976 (31) 61 31 Real Madrid
10 MF Wesley Sneijder 9 June 1984 (23) 45 9 Real Madrid
11 FW Arjen Robben 23 January 1984 (24) 33 9 Real Madrid
12 DF Mario Melchiot 4 November 1976 (31) 21 0 Wigan Athletic
13 GK Henk Timmer 3 December 1971 (36) 5 0 Feyenoord
14 DF Wilfred Bouma 15 June 1978 (29) 33 2 Aston Villa
15 DF Tim de Cler 8 November 1978 (29) 15 0 Feyenoord
16 GK Maarten Stekelenburg 22 September 1982 (25) 11 0 Ajax
17 MF Nigel de Jong 30 November 1984 (23) 23 0 Hamburg
18 FW Dirk Kuyt 22 July 1980 (27) 38 7 Liverpool
19 FW Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 12 August 1983 (24) 12 7 Ajax
20 MF Ibrahim Afellay 2 April 1986 (22) 5 0 PSV
21 DF Khalid Boulahrouz 28 December 1981 (26) 22 0 Chelsea[35]
22 FW Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink 7 November 1978 (29) 16 3 Celtic
23 MF Rafael van der Vaart 11 February 1983 (25) 55 12 Hamburg

Romania

Head coach: Victor Piţurcă

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Bogdan Lobonţ 18 January 1978 (30) 63 0 Dinamo Bucureşti
2 DF Cosmin Contra 15 December 1975 (32) 63 7 Getafe
3 DF Răzvan Raţ 26 May 1981 (27) 48 1 Shakhtar Donetsk
4 DF Gabriel Tamaş 9 November 1983 (24) 32 2 Auxerre
5 DF Cristian Chivu (c) 26 October 1980 (27) 59 3 Internazionale
6 MF Mirel Rădoi 22 March 1981 (27) 43 1 Steaua Bucureşti
7 MF Florentin Petre 15 January 1976 (32) 50 5 CSKA Sofia
8 MF Paul Codrea 4 April 1981 (27) 33 1 Siena
9 FW Ciprian Marica 2 October 1985 (22) 24 8 Stuttgart
10 FW Adrian Mutu 8 January 1979 (29) 61 28 Fiorentina
11 MF Răzvan Cociş 19 February 1983 (24) 21 1 Lokomotiv Moscow
12 GK Marius Popa 31 July 1978 (29) 2 0 Politehnica Timişoara
13 DF Cristian Săpunaru 5 April 1984 (24) 1 0 Rapid Bucureşti
14 DF Sorin Ghionea 11 May 1979 (29) 10 1 Steaua Bucureşti
15 DF Dorin Goian 12 December 1980 (26) 19 3 Steaua Bucureşti
16 MF Bănel Nicoliţă 7 January 1985 (23) 20 1 Steaua Bucureşti
17 DF Cosmin Moţi 3 December 1984 (23) 2 0 Dinamo Bucureşti
18 FW Marius Niculae 16 May 1981 (27) 30 13 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
19 MF Adrian Cristea 30 November 1983 (24) 6 0 Dinamo Bucureşti
20 MF Nicolae Dică 9 May 1980 (28) 25 8 Steaua Bucureşti
21 FW Daniel Niculae 6 October 1982 (25) 22 5 Auxerre
22 DF Ştefan Radu 22 October 1986 (21) 8 0 Dinamo Bucureşti[36]
23 GK Eduard Stăncioiu 3 March 1981 (27) 1 0 CFR Cluj

Group D

Greece

Head coach: Otto Rehhagel

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Antonios Nikopolidis 14 January 1971 (37) 87 0 Olympiacos
2 DF Giourkas Seitaridis 4 June 1981 (27) 56 1 Atlético Madrid
3 DF Christos Patsatzoglou 19 March 1979 (29) 29 1 Olympiacos
4 DF Nikos Spiropoulos 10 October 1983 (24) 5 0 Panathinaikos
5 DF Traianos Dellas 31 January 1976 (32) 42 1 AEK Athens
6 MF Angelos Basinas (c) 3 January 1976 (32) 88 7 Real Mallorca
7 FW Georgios Samaras 21 February 1985 (23) 18 3 Manchester City[37]
8 MF Stelios Giannakopoulos 12 July 1974 (33) 75 12 Bolton Wanderers
9 FW Angelos Charisteas 9 February 1980 (28) 65 18 Nuremberg
10 MF Giorgos Karagounis 6 March 1977 (31) 73 6 Panathinaikos
11 DF Loukas Vyntra 5 February 1981 (27) 18 0 Panathinaikos
12 GK Konstantinos Chalkias 30 May 1974 (34) 15 0 Aris[38]
13 GK Alexandros Tzorvas 12 August 1982 (25) 0 0 OFI Crete
14 FW Dimitrios Salpigidis 10 August 1981 (26) 21 1 Panathinaikos
15 DF Vasilis Torosidis 10 June 1985 (22) 13 0 Olympiacos
16 DF Sotirios Kyrgiakos 23 July 1979 (28) 38 4 Eintracht Frankfurt
17 FW Theofanis Gekas 23 May 1980 (28) 27 6 Bayer Leverkusen
18 DF Yannis Goumas 24 May 1975 (33) 45 0 Panathinaikos
19 DF Paraskevas Antzas 18 August 1976 (31) 24 0 Olympiacos
20 FW Ioannis Amanatidis 3 December 1981 (26) 26 3 Eintracht Frankfurt
21 MF Kostas Katsouranis 26 June 1979 (28) 49 6 Benfica
22 MF Alexandros Tziolis 13 February 1985 (23) 8 0 Panathinaikos
23 FW Nikos Liberopoulos 4 August 1975 (32) 59 13 AEK Athens

Russia

Head coach: Guus Hiddink

Pavel Pogrebnyak failed to recover from injury and was replaced by Oleg Ivanov on 7 June.[39]
0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Igor Akinfeev 8 April 1986 (22) 20 0 CSKA Moscow
2 DF Vasili Berezutski 20 June 1982 (26) 29 1 CSKA Moscow
3 DF Renat Yanbayev 7 April 1984 (24) 2 0 Lokomotiv Moscow
4 DF Sergei Ignashevich 14 July 1979 (28) 37 3 CSKA Moscow
5 DF Aleksei Berezutski 20 June 1982 (26) 32 0 CSKA Moscow
6 FW Roman Adamov 21 June 1982 (25) 2 0 FC Moscow
7 MF Dmitri Torbinski 28 April 1984 (24) 11 1 Lokomotiv Moscow
8 DF Denis Kolodin 11 January 1982 (26) 13 0 Dynamo Moscow
9 FW Ivan Saenko 17 October 1983 (24) 7 0 Nuremberg
10 MF Andrei Arshavin 29 May 1981 (27) 34 11 Zenit St. Petersburg
11 MF Sergei Semak (c) 27 February 1976 (32) 46 4 Rubin Kazan
12 GK Vladimir Gabulov 19 October 1983 (24) 5 0 Dynamo Moscow
13 MF Oleg Ivanov 4 August 1986 (21) 0 0 Krylia Sovetov Samara
14 DF Roman Shirokov 6 July 1981 (26) 4 0 Zenit St. Petersburg
15 MF Diniyar Bilyaletdinov 27 February 1985 (23) 23 2 Lokomotiv Moscow
16 GK Vyacheslav Malafeev 4 March 1979 (29) 16 0 Zenit St. Petersburg
17 MF Konstantin Zyryanov 5 October 1977 (30) 12 2 Zenit St. Petersburg
18 MF Yuri Zhirkov 20 August 1983 (24) 19 0 CSKA Moscow
19 FW Roman Pavlyuchenko 15 December 1981 (26) 17 6 Spartak Moscow
20 MF Igor Semshov 6 April 1978 (30) 27 0 Dynamo Moscow
21 FW Dmitri Sychev 26 October 1983 (24) 41 15 Lokomotiv Moscow
22 DF Aleksandr Anyukov 28 September 1982 (25) 32 1 Zenit St. Petersburg
23 MF Vladimir Bystrov 31 January 1984 (24) 20 4 Spartak Moscow

Spain

Head coach: Luis Aragonés

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Iker Casillas (c) 20 May 1981 (27) 77 0 Real Madrid
2 DF Raúl Albiol 4 September 1985 (22) 4 0 Valencia
3 DF Fernando Navarro 25 June 1982 (25) 1 0 Real Mallorca
4 DF Carlos Marchena 31 July 1979 (28) 42 2 Valencia
5 DF Carles Puyol 13 April 1978 (30) 61 1 Barcelona
6 MF Andrés Iniesta 11 May 1984 (24) 23 5 Barcelona
7 FW David Villa 3 December 1981 (26) 31 14 Valencia
8 MF Xavi 25 January 1980 (28) 58 6 Barcelona
9 FW Fernando Torres 20 March 1984 (24) 49 15 Liverpool
10 MF Cesc Fàbregas 4 May 1987 (21) 26 0 Arsenal
11 DF Joan Capdevila 3 February 1978 (30) 18 3 Villarreal
12 MF Santi Cazorla 13 December 1984 (23) 2 0 Villarreal
13 GK Andrés Palop 22 October 1973 (34) 0 0 Sevilla
14 MF Xabi Alonso 25 November 1981 (26) 43 1 Liverpool
15 DF Sergio Ramos 30 March 1986 (22) 34 4 Real Madrid
16 FW Sergio García 9 June 1983 (24) 1 0 Real Zaragoza
17 FW Dani Güiza 17 August 1980 (27) 4 0 Real Mallorca
18 DF Álvaro Arbeloa 17 January 1983 (25) 2 0 Liverpool
19 MF Marcos Senna 17 July 1976 (31) 11 0 Villarreal
20 DF Juanito 23 July 1976 (31) 23 2 Real Betis
21 MF David Silva 8 January 1986 (22) 14 2 Valencia
22 MF Rubén de la Red 5 June 1985 (23) 2 0 Getafe[40]
23 GK José Manuel Reina 31 August 1982 (25) 9 0 Liverpool

Sweden

Head coach: Lars Lagerbäck

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Andreas Isaksson 3 October 1981 (26) 56 0 Manchester City
2 DF Mikael Nilsson 24 June 1978 (29) 47 3 Panathinaikos
3 DF Olof Mellberg 3 September 1977 (30) 82 4 Aston Villa[41]
4 DF Petter Hansson 14 December 1976 (31) 32 1 Rennes
5 DF Fredrik Stoor 28 February 1984 (24) 5 0 Rosenborg
6 MF Tobias Linderoth 21 April 1979 (29) 75 2 Galatasaray
7 MF Niclas Alexandersson 19 December 1971 (36) 108 7 IFK Göteborg
8 MF Anders Svensson 17 July 1976 (31) 90 15 Elfsborg
9 MF Fredrik Ljungberg (c) 16 April 1977 (31) 72 14 West Ham United
10 FW Zlatan Ibrahimović 3 October 1981 (26) 50 18 Internazionale
11 FW Johan Elmander 27 May 1981 (27) 35 11 Toulouse
12 GK Rami Shaaban 30 June 1975 (32) 16 0 Hammarby
13 GK Johan Wiland 24 January 1981 (27) 3 0 Elfsborg
14 DF Daniel Majstorović 5 April 1977 (31) 15 1 Basel[42]
15 DF Andreas Granqvist 16 April 1985 (23) 3 0 Wigan Athletic[43]
16 MF Kim Källström 24 August 1982 (25) 55 8 Lyon
17 FW Henrik Larsson 20 September 1971 (36) 95 36 Helsingborg
18 MF Sebastian Larsson 6 June 1985 (23) 4 0 Birmingham City
19 MF Daniel Andersson 28 August 1977 (30) 62 0 Malmö FF
20 FW Marcus Allbäck 5 July 1973 (34) 73 30 Copenhagen[44]
21 MF Christian Wilhelmsson 8 December 1979 (28) 51 4 Nantes[45]
22 FW Markus Rosenberg 27 September 1982 (25) 21 6 Werder Bremen
23 DF Mikael Dorsin 6 October 1981 (26) 12 0 CFR Cluj

Player representation

by club
Players Clubs
11 Lyon
9 Bayern Munich, Galatasaray
8 Barcelona, Chelsea, Panathinaikos
7 Arsenal, Real Madrid, Red Bull Salzburg, Werder Bremen
6 Hamburg, Lokomotiv Moscow, Porto, Steaua Bucureşti
5 CSKA Moscow, Fenerbahçe, Juventus, Liverpool, Milan, Nuremberg, Olympiacos, Rapid Wien, Spartak Moscow, Stuttgart, Valencia, Zenit St. Petersburg
By club nationality
Players Clubs
55 Germany
45 England
39 Spain
36 Italy
30 Russia
26 France
20 Greece
18 Austria
17 Turkey
14 Portugal, Romania
10 Netherlands, Poland
7 Switzerland
6 Sweden
4 Belgium
3 Croatia, Denmark, Scotland, Ukraine
2 Czech Republic, Norway
1 Bulgaria

Nations in italics are not represented by their national teams in the finals

by representatives of domestic league
National Squad No. of players playing in home leagues
Austria 15
Croatia 3
Czech Republic 2
France 10
Germany 19
Greece 14
Italy 19
Netherlands 9
Poland 10
Portugal 12
Romania 12
Russia 22
Spain 18
Sweden 6
Switzerland 6
Turkey 16

Notes and references

General
Specific
  1. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2006/08" (PDF). UEFA. p. 19. http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/PressConference/Competitions/MediaServices/68/13/42/681342_DOWNLOAD.pdf. Retrieved 21 May 2008. 
  2. ^ Milan Baroš was on loan at Portsmouth.
  3. ^ Tomáš Sivok was on loan at Sparta Prague and will join Beşiktaş after the tournament.
  4. ^ Rudolf Skácel was on loan at Hertha BSC.
  5. ^ Tomáš Ujfaluši will join Atlético Madrid after the tournament.
  6. ^ David Rozehnal was on loan at Lazio.
  7. ^ "Crushing Blow for Portugal's Quim". euro2008.uefa.com (Union of European Football Associations). 7 June 2008. http://en.euro2008.uefa.com/news/kind=1/newsid=707803.html. Retrieved 7 June 2008. 
  8. ^ José Bosingwa will join Chelsea after the tournament.
  9. ^ Fernando Meira will join Galatasaray after the tournament.
  10. ^ Jorge Ribeiro will join Benfica after the tournament.
  11. ^ Hélder Postiga was on loan at Panathinaikos and will join Sporting CP after the tournament.
  12. ^ Eldin Jakupović was loaned at Grasshoppers.
  13. ^ Philipp Degen will join Liverpool after the tournament.
  14. ^ Tümer Metin was on loan at Larissa for the second half of the 2007–08 season.
  15. ^ Emre Aşık was on loan at Ankaraspor.
  16. ^ Andreas Ivanschitz was on loan at Panathinaikos.
  17. ^ Ümit Korkmaz will join Eintracht Frankfurt after the tournament.
  18. ^ Ronald Gërçaliu was on loan at Austria Wien.
  19. ^ Sebastian Prödl will join Werder Bremen after the tournament.
  20. ^ Martin Hiden was on loan at Austria Kärnten.
  21. ^ Ramazan Özcan was on loan at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and joined them permanently after the tournament.
  22. ^ Ognjen Vukojević will join Dynamo Kyiv after the tournament.
  23. ^ Luka Modrić will join Tottenham Hotspur after the tournament.
  24. ^ Jens Lehmann will join Stuttgart after the tournament.
  25. ^ Tim Borowski will join Bayern Munich after the tournament.
  26. ^ "Błaszczykowski ruled out of EURO". euro2008.uefa.com (Union of European Football Associations). 5 June 2008. http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/news/kind=1/newsid=706482.html. Retrieved 5 June 2008. 
  27. ^ "Injury rules out Poland's Kuszczak". euro2008.uefa.com (Union of European Football Associations). 6 June 2008. http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/news/kind=1/newsid=707281.html. Retrieved 6 June 2008. 
  28. ^ "Italy rocked by Cannavaro injury". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 2 June 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/euro_2008/italy/7432512.stm. Retrieved 2 June 2008. 
  29. ^ Andrea Barzagli will join Wolfsburg after the tournament.
  30. ^ Marco Borriello was co-owned by Milan and will join them permanently after the tournament.
  31. ^ Marco Amelia will join Palermo after the tournament.
  32. ^ Gianluca Zambrotta will join AC Milan after the tournament.
  33. ^ "Injury rules Babel out of Euros". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 31 May 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2008/netherlands/7429356.stm. Retrieved 31 May 2008. 
  34. ^ John Heitinga will join Atlético Madrid after the tournament.
  35. ^ Khalid Boulahrouz was on loan at Sevilla.
  36. ^ Ştefan Radu was on loan at Lazio.
  37. ^ Georgios Samaras was on loan at Celtic.
  38. ^ Konstantinos Chalkias will join PAOK after the tournament.
  39. ^ "Russian abandon hope for Pogrebnyak". euro2008.uefa.com (Union of European Football Associations). 7 June 2008. http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/news/kind=1/newsid=707855.html. Retrieved 7 June 2008. 
  40. ^ Rubén de la Red will join Real Madrid after the tournament.
  41. ^ Olof Mellberg will join Juventus after the tournament.
  42. ^ Daniel Majstorović will join AEK Athens after the tournament.
  43. ^ Andreas Granqvist was on loan at Helsingborg.
  44. ^ Marcus Allbäck will join Örgryte after the tournament.
  45. ^ Christian Wilhelmsson was on loan at Deportivo.

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