Players in bold have now been capped at full International level.
Group A
Belarus
Head coach:
Yuri Puntus
Yury Iosifovich Puntus ( be, Юрый Іосіфавіч Пунтус; russian: Юрий Иосифович Пунтус; born 8 October 1960) is a Soviet football player and a Belarusian football coach. He quit playing football in 1987 because ...
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Croatia
Head coach:
Martin Novoselac
Martin Novoselac (born 10 November 1950) is a Croatian former footballer who played as a defender.
Playing career Club
Novoselac began his career at Second League club Dinamo Vinkovci, but in 1972 he moved Yugoslav First League club Vojvodina ...
Italy
Head coach:
Claudio Gentile
Claudio Gentile (; born 27 September 1953) is an Italian football manager and former player who played as a defender in the 1970s and 1980s.
Gentile appeared for Italy in two World Cup tournaments, and played for the winning Italian team in ...
Serbia and Montenegro
Head coach:
Vladimir Petrović
Vladimir Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Владимир Петровић, ; born 1 July 1955) is a Serbian football manager and former player.
He is widely known domestically by his nickname Pižon ( sr, Пижон), after the French for ''pigeon''.
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Group B
Germany
Head coach:
Uli Stielike
Ulrich "Uli" Stielike (born 15 November 1954) is a German former footballer and manager. Usually a central midfielder or sweeper, Stielike was well known for his stamina and footballing intelligence.Radnedge, Keir. (2004). The Complete Encyclope ...
Portugal
Head coach:
José Romão
José Pratas Romão (born 13 April 1954) is a Portuguese former football winger and manager.
Playing career
Born in Beja, Alentejo, Romão started playing for local C.D. Beja. He also represented Vitória de Guimarães, AD Fafe, F.C. Penaf ...
Sweden
Head Coach :
Torbjörn Nilsson
[Elmander was on loan at NAC Breda]
Switzerland
Head coach:
Bernard Challandes
Bernard Challandes (born 26 July 1951) is a Swiss professional football coach and former player who last managed Kosovo.
Coaching career Clubs
Challandes became coach of Saint-Imier in 1978. Subsequently, he has been the coach of many other tea ...
Footnotes
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Squads
In military terminology, a squad is among the smallest of military organizations and is led by a non-commissioned officer. NATO and US doctrine define a squad as an organization "larger than a team, but smaller than a section." while US Army do ...
UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads