UEFA Euro 2004 squads explained

UEFA Euro 2004 was a football tournament that took place in Portugal between 12 June and 4 July 2004. The 16 teams that qualified for the competition were required to submit a final 23-man squad by 2 June 2004,[1] although injured squad members could be replaced at any time up to 24 hours before their team's first match.

The players' ages, clubs and caps are accurate as of 12 June 2004, the tournament's opening day.

Group A

Greece

Manager: Otto Rehhagel

Greece named their final squad on 23 May 2004.

Portugal

Manager: Luiz Felipe Scolari

Portugal named their final squad on 18 May 2004.

Russia

Manager: Georgi Yartsev

Russia named their final squad on 2 June 2004. Aleksandr Mostovoi was sent home from the tournament on 15 June due to alleged attacks on the cohesion of the group. Caps include those for USSR, CIS, and Russia.

Spain

Manager: Iñaki Sáez

Spain named their initial 23-man squad on 20 May 2004.[2] Real Madrid right-back Michel Salgado was originally named in the squad but suffered a torn thigh muscle and was replaced by Deportivo La Coruña full-back Joan Capdevila.[3]

Group B

Croatia

Manager: Otto Barić

Croatia named their final squad on 2 June 2004. Goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa sustained a thigh injury a few days before the beginning of the tournament,[4] and so was withdrawn from the squad, with Vladimir Vasilj taking his place.[5]

England

Manager: Sven-Göran Eriksson

England named their final squad on 17 May 2004.

France

Manager: Jacques Santini

France named their final squad on 18 May 2004.[6] Midfielder Ludovic Giuly tore a groin muscle during the 2004 UEFA Champions League Final on 26 May[7] and was replaced by striker Sidney Govou three days later.[8]

Switzerland

Manager: Köbi Kuhn

Switzerland named an initial 26-man squad on 24 May 2004.[9] Stéphane Grichting and Rémo Meyer were both cut from the final squad, while Marco Streller broke his left tibia and fibula and Léonard Thurre tore a calf muscle in training;[10] [11] they were replaced in the final 23-man squad by 18-year-old PSV Eindhoven forward Johan Vonlanthen.[12]

On 6 June, midfielder Johann Lonfat was withdrawn from the squad after suffering a back injury; he was originally going to be replaced by Juventus forward Davide Chiumiento, but he declined the selection in favour of waiting for a call-up by Italy, meaning that Tranquillo Barnetta replaced Lonfat instead.[13] Goalkeeper Fabrice Borer suffered a broken arm in training on 12 June and was replaced by Sébastien Roth before Switzerland's opening game against Croatia the next day.[14]

Group C

Bulgaria

Manager: Plamen Markov

Bulgaria named their squad on 19 May 2004.

Denmark

Manager: Morten Olsen

Denmark named their squad on 1 June 2004.

Italy

Manager: Giovanni Trapattoni

Italy named their squad on 18 May 2004.

Sweden

Managers: Lars Lagerbäck & Tommy Söderberg

Sweden named their squad on 6 May 2004.[15] Southampton full-back Michael Svensson was ruled out of the tournament on 26 May after failing to recover from a knee injury; he was replaced by Hammarby defender Alexander Östlund.[16]

Group D

Czech Republic

Manager: Karel Brückner

The Czech Republic named an initial 24-man squad on 19 May 2004.

Germany

Manager: Rudi Völler

Germany named an initial 22-man squad on 24 May 2004, with coach Rudi Völler leaving one space open for an under-21 player.[17] Hamburger SV defender Christian Rahn withdrew from the squad on 26 May and was replaced by left-back Christian Ziege, who had recently been released by Tottenham Hotspur.[18] VfL Bochum winger Paul Freier was also ruled out on 29 May after damaging knee ligaments in a warm-up friendly against Malta on 27 May;[19] his withdrawal allowed both early contenders for the 23rd place in the squad, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Lukas Podolski, to be selected.

Latvia

Manager: Aleksandrs Starkovs

Latvia named their squad on 29 May 2004.

Netherlands

Manager: Dick Advocaat

The Netherlands named their squad on 19 May 2004.

Player representation

Players Clubs
9Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Juventus
8Benfica, Internazionale, Milan, Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal
7Panathinaikos, Porto, Lazio, Real Madrid, Liverpool, PSV Eindhoven, Skonto
6Roma, AEK Athens, Lokomotiv Moscow, CSKA Moscow, VfB Stuttgart, Ajax, Borussia Dortmund
5Werder Bremen, Deportivo La Coruña, Zenit Saint Petersburg, Valencia, Bayer Leverkusen

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Squad deadline looms . UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations) . 2 June 2004 . 23 May 2014 .
  2. News: Jon . Brodkin . Reyes left out of Spain squad for Euro 2004 . The Guardian . Guardian News and Media . 21 May 2004 . 23 May 2014 .
  3. News: Salgado out of Euro 2004, Capdevila in . ESPN FC . ESPN Internet Ventures . 2 June 2004 . 23 May 2014 .
  4. News: Pletikosa doubt for Croatia . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 10 June 2004 . 23 May 2014 .
  5. News: Vasilj takes Pletikosa's place . UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations) . 13 June 2004 . 23 May 2014 .
  6. News: Saha named in French Euro 2004 squad . ESPN FC . ESPN Internet Ventures . 18 May 2004 . 23 May 2014 .
  7. News: Giuly out of Euro 2004 . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 28 May 2004 . 23 May 2014 .
  8. News: Govou in for stricken Giuly . UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations) . 29 May 2004 . 23 May 2014 .
  9. News: Swiss recall striker Thurre . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 24 May 2004 . 23 May 2014 .
  10. News: Swiss striker Streller misses out . ESPNsoccernet . ESPN Internet Ventures . 30 May 2004 . 23 May 2014 .
  11. News: Swiss Streller out for six months . ESPN FC . ESPN Internet Ventures . 2 June 2004 . 23 May 2014 .
  12. News: PSV ace gets Swiss call-up . Sky Sports (BSkyB) . 1 June 2004 . 23 May 2014 .
  13. News: Marco . Keller . Barnetta steps up for Swiss . UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations) . 6 June 2004 . 23 May 2014 .
  14. News: Swiss keeper breaks arm . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 13 June 2004 . 23 May 2014 .
  15. News: Larsson in Sweden squad . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 6 May 2004 . 23 May 2014 .
  16. News: Injury rules out Svensson . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 26 May 2004 . 23 May 2014 .
  17. News: James . Pearson . Voller unveils 22-man Germany squad . Sky Sports (BSkyB) . 24 May 2004 . 23 May 2014 .
  18. News: Rahn withdrawal benefits Ziege . UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations) . 26 May 2004 . 23 May 2014 .
  19. News: Freier out of Euro 2004 . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 29 May 2004 . 23 May 2014 .