UEFA Euro 2004 was a

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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, 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 Georgi Aleksandrovich Yartsev (russian: Гео́ргий Алекса́ндрович Я́рцев; 11 April 1948 – 15 July 2022) was a Russian football coach and player. He was the head coach of the Russia national team between 2003 and 200 ...

Russia named their final squad on 2 June 2004.

Aleksandr Mostovoi Aleksandr Vladimirovich Mostovoi (russian: link=no, Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Мостово́й ; born 22 August 1968) is a Russian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Known as ''O Zar de ...

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 José Ignacio "Iñaki" Sáez Ruiz (born 23 April 1943) is a Spanish former football player and manager. A defender, he spent the vast majority of his professional career with Athletic Bilbao, which he later also coached in various levels, a ...

Spain named their initial 23-man squad on 20 May 2004. 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 Joan Capdevila Méndez (; born 3 February 1978) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left back. Over 15 seasons in La Liga, he amassed totals of 410 matches and 36 goals, mainly for Deportivo and Villarreal. In a 21-y ...

Group B

Croatia

Manager:

Otto Barić Otto Barić (; 19 June 1933 – 13 December 2020) was a Croatian professional football player and manager. Coaching career 1970s to 1980s Born in Eisenkappel, near Klagenfurt, Barić started his coaching career in 1969 at West German club Germa ...

Croatia named their final squad on 2 June 2004. Goalkeeper

Stipe Pletikosa Stipe Pletikosa (; born 8 January 1979) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. As of 29 July 2021, he works at the Croatian Football Federation as the technical director of the national senior and under-21 tea ...

sustained a thigh injury a few days before the beginning of the tournament, and so was withdrawn from the squad, with

Vladimir Vasilj Vladimir Vasilj (born 6 July 1975) is a Croatian retired football goalkeeper. Career Born in Hanover, West Germany, Vasilj started his professional career at Croatian club Hrvatski Dragovoljac in the 1995–96 season. He continued to play for ...

taking his place.

England

Manager:

Sven-Göran Eriksson Sven-Göran Eriksson (; born 5 February 1948) is a Swedish football manager and former player. After an unassuming playing career as a right-back, Eriksson went on to experience major success in club management between 1977 and 2001, winning 18 ...

England named their final squad on 17 May 2004.

France

Manager:

Jacques Santini Jacques Jean Claude Santini (born 25 April 1952) is a French former professional footballer and manager. He played for Saint-Étienne during the 1970s, and reached the European Cup final with them in 1976. He has coached the French national tea ...

France named their final squad on 18 May 2004. Midfielder

Ludovic Giuly Ludovic Vincent Giuly (born 10 July 1976) is a French former professional footballer who played as a winger. Giuly represented France at international level, gaining 17 caps over a five-year period and was a member of their 2003 FIFA Confedera ...

tore a groin muscle during the

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on 26 May and was replaced by striker Sidney Govou three days later.

Switzerland

Manager: Köbi Kuhn Switzerland named an initial 26-man squad on 24 May 2004.

Stéphane Grichting Stéphane Grichting (born 30 March 1979 in Sierre) is a Swiss former professional football defender. He earned 36 caps for the Swiss national team, and was called up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup squads. He was in the sq ...

and

Rémo Meyer Rémo Meyer (born 12 November 1980) is a Swiss former professional association football, footballer who played as a right-back. International career He has five caps for the Switzerland national football team. Personal life Meyer's son, Leny Me ...

were both cut from the final squad, while

Marco Streller Marco Streller (born 18 June 1981) is a Swiss former footballer who played as a striker and is best known for his years with FC Basel and the Switzerland national team. He was the sporting director of FC Basel from June 2017 until June 2019. Sin ...

broke his left tibia and fibula and

Léonard Thurre Léonard Thurre (born 9 September 1977) is a Swiss former international footballer. Career After 8 caps with no goals, Thurre was recalled to the Swiss international set-up in 2004, being included in the 26-man provisional squad for the UEFA Eur ...

tore a calf muscle in training; they were replaced in the final 23-man squad by 18-year-old PSV Eindhoven forward Johan Vonlanthen. On 6 June, midfielder

Johann Lonfat Johann Lonfat (born 11 September 1973) is a Swiss former professional footballer. A midfielder, he played in the centre or on the right. Career Lonfat was born in Martigny, Switzerland. During his career, Lonfat represented Martigny-Sports (1 ...

was withdrawn from the squad after suffering a back injury; he was originally going to be replaced by

Juventus Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ...

forward

Davide Chiumiento Davide Chiumiento (born 22 November 1984) is a Swiss former footballer who played as a midfielder. Early life Chiumiento was born in Switzerland but spent most of his childhood abroad. His father, Gerardo Chiumiento, was a power tool salesman ...

, but he declined the selection in favour of waiting for a call-up by Italy, meaning that

Tranquillo Barnetta Tranquillo Barnetta (; born 22 May 1985) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was usually deployed out wide as a left winger but could also play in the centre as an attacking midfielder, or even in a more wit ...

replaced Lonfat instead. Goalkeeper

Fabrice Borer Fabrice Borer (born 24 December 1971) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Born in Delémont, Borer played for SR Delémont, FC Lausanne-Sport, FC Sion and Grasshopper Club Zürich. He also played three ti ...

suffered a broken arm in training on 12 June and was replaced by

Sébastien Roth Sébastien Roth (born 1 April 1978) is a Swiss former professional football goalkeeper Club career Roth played mostly for Servette FC. After the bankruptcy of Servette, he played half a year for FC Lorient and then for Yverdon-Sport FC, CS C ...

before Switzerland's opening game against Croatia the next day.

Group C

Bulgaria

Manager:

Plamen Markov Plamen Markov (born 11 September 1957) is a Bulgarian retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs in Bulgaria and France. He represented the Bulgaria national team at international level. Playing career Markov was born ...

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. Southampton full-back

Michael Svensson Michael Lennart Svensson (born 25 November 1975) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He represented IFK Värnamo, Halmstads BK, Troyes, and Southampton during a career that spanned between 1995 and 2013. A f ...

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 Alexander Arnold Mezan (born Jan Alexander Östlund on 2 November 1978) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He began his professional career with AIK in 1995, and went on to play professionally in Portugal, th ...

Group D

Czech Republic

Manager:

Karel Brückner Karel Brückner (; born 13 November 1939, Olomouc) is a Czech retired football coach. Playing career Brückner played as a forward in the lower leagues for MŽ Olomouc, at levels between the Regional Championship and the Second League. He ma ...

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. Hamburger SV defender

Christian Rahn Christian Rahn (born 15 June 1979) is a German former professional footballer who played as a left-back. Club career Born in Hamburg, Rahn began his career at FC St. Pauli and has had spells at Hamburger SV and 1. FC Köln. On 15 December 2008 ...

withdrew from the squad on 26 May and was replaced by left-back Christian Ziege, who had recently been released by Tottenham Hotspur.

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winger

Paul Freier Slawomir Paul Freier (Polish: Sławomir Paweł Freier; born 26 July 1979) is a German football coach and former player who was usually employed as a midfielder. He is currently the assistant manager of VfL Bochum U19. Biography Childhood and ...

was also ruled out on 29 May after damaging knee ligaments in a warm-up friendly against Malta on 27 May; 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

References

External links

EURO 2004 official site
*weltfussball.d

{{European Football Championship UEFA European Championship squads, 2004

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