- Angelos Charisteas
Angelos Charisteas (born February 9, 1980 in Strimoniko,Serres) is a Greek football striker who currently plays for 1. FC Nürnberg. He is a member of the Greece national football team and played in the 2004 European Football Championship, in which Greece was triumphant. There, he scored 3 goals: one in the group stage against Spain, one against France in the quarterfinals and the winning goal against Portugal in the final. He was also named in the Euro 2004 All-star Team. - Giorgos Karagounis
Giorgos Karagounis ; born March 6, 1977, in Pirgos, Greece) is a midfielder currently playing for Panathinaikos FC and Greece. He scored the first goal in Greece's surprising win over Portugal in the 2004 European Football Championship. A no-nonsense tackler with a deft touch are the characteristics that embody Greek international. The Panathinaikos midfielder is as tough as they come, but can stun his critics with the sweetest of passes or a stunning free kick. - Theodoros Zagorakis
Theodoros Zagorakis (born October 27, 1971 in Kavala) is the President of PAOK FC, Thessaloniki, Greece. He is a retired Greek footballer and was the captain of PAOK FC and the Greece national football team that won the 2004 UEFA European Football Championship. - Marek Heinz
Marek Heinz is a Czech football striker who is currently playing for AS Saint-Étienne. Heinz previously played for Sigma Olomouc (1996-2000), Hamburg (2000-02), Arminia Bielefeld (2003), Baník Ostrava (2003-04), Borussia Mönchengladbach (2004-05) and Galatasaray SK (2005-06). For the Czech national team, he played in Euro 2004. After joining Hamburg from Sigma Olomouc at the start of 2000-2001, Heinz was constantly failing to find his feet on club level. - Stelios Giannakopoulos
Stylianos Giannakopoulos, popularly known as Stelios, is a Greek football player who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers as a midfielder. He initially started in his homeland of Greece, spending his first playing season with Ethnikos Asteras. Having been thrust immediately into first-team action, he found himself scoring six goals in his opening season, before moving to Paniliakos, where, in the three years he spent there, he scored 26 goals in 84 games. - Yourkas Seitaridis
Georgios "Giourkas" Seitaridis born June 4, 1981 in Piraeus), also known as Giourkas Seitaridis (Giourkas means "George" in the Greek Pontic dialect, pronounced "yurkas", is his grandfather's name, which he uses in both national team and Atlético Madrid shirts), is a member of the national football team of his country, Greece. Seitaridis was one of the few youngsters who shone at the 2004 European Championship. - Nuno Valente
Nuno Jorge Pereira Silva Valente, <small>OIH</small>, commonly known just as Nuno Valente (pron.), is a Portuguese footballer playing for English club Everton at left back. He was born in Lisbon on September 12, 1974 and has represented Portugal internationally, including several appearances at Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup. - Jacques Santini
Jacques Santini is a former football player and current manager. He played for AS Saint-Étienne during the 1970s, and reached the European Cup final with them in 1976. He was recently dismissed from his job as the head coach of AJ Auxerre in Ligue 1, due to the club's failure to qualify for European competition. He has previously managed the Toulouse FC, Lille OSC, AS Saint-Étienne, FC Sochaux, Olympique Lyonnais, the French national team, … - Fernando Couto
Fernando Manuel Silva Couto, <small>OIH</small> (born 2 August 1969; pron. or ) is a Portuguese professional football player, who currently plays as a defender for Parma in the Italian Serie A championship. Couto has played in a number of top clubs in Portugal, Spain and Italy and he has won the national league title of each country, as well as the European UEFA Cup and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup trophies. - Ludovic Giuly
Ludovic Giuly is a French footballer who plays as a winger for A.S. Roma. After starting his career with Olympique Lyonnais in 1994, Giuly was signed by AS Monaco FC in January 1998. Then, FC Barcelona payed €7 million to Monaco in order to signed him on June 28, 2004 a contract until June 2008. Giuly has been capped for France, but was removed from his country's Euro 2004 squad due to a heart-breaking leg injury he sustained in the 2004 Champions League Final. - Giovanni van Bronckhorst
Giovanni Christiaan van Bronckhorst, nicknamed "Gio" (born February 5, 1975 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch football defender and midfielder, who currently plays for Feyenoord in de Dutch Eredivisie. His heritage is Dutch-Moluccan. Van Bronckhorst signed a three-year contract with Feyenoord in June 2007, leaving Barcelona as a free agent. Prior to joining Barcelona, Van Bronckhorst played for RKC Waalwijk (1993-94), Feyenoord (1994-98), Rangers (1998-2001), and Arsenal (2001-03). - Nikos Dabizas
Nikos Dabizas (born 3 August1973 in Ptolemaida, Greece) is a former Newcastle United, Leicester City and Olympiakos Greek footballer, who now plays for Larisa FC in Greece. He was also in Greece's 2004 European Football Championship winning squad. - Philippe Mexès
Philippe Mexès (born March 30, 1982 in Toulouse, France) is a French professional football (soccer) player, who currently plays as a centreback for Italian club A.S. Roma. Philippe Mexès began his career with local club Toulouse FC, with his older sister regularly taking him to the training sessions. However, he left for AJ Auxerre's youth team when he was sixteen years old. He successfully participated in the Under-18 and Under-21 French national football teams, … - Christian Ziege
Christian Ziege is a former German football (soccer) defender and midfielder. With the German national team, Ziege won Euro 96. Ziege is currently director of football at Borussia Mönchengladbach. - Vassilis Lakis
Vassilis Lakis (born September 9 1976 in Thessalonika) is a Greek footballer. He recently returned to long-time club AEK Athens after a stint with Crystal Palace in the Premiership. He is a pacy right winger who can also play up front, known for his fast-paced end-to-end style of play. He is renowned in his homecountry for his habit of missing easy chances but his speed, cutting passes, and incisive runs into the box more than makeup for this failing. - Frank de Boer
Frank de Boer (born May 15, 1970 in Hoorn, Netherlands) is a Dutch football defender. He is the younger twin brother of Ronald de Boer. Having represented his national team 112 times, he became the most capped player in the history of the Netherlands national team, until Edwin van der Sar surpassed him. De Boer made his debut for Holland in September 1990 against Italy. He began his career as a left back at Ajax before switching to centre back, … - Marc Overmars
Marc Overmars (born March 29, 1973 in Emst) is a former Dutch football player. He was best known as a right-footed left-winger, although he had that rare ability to be able to use both his feet with equal precision and power. Known for his great speed and blitzes into enemy territory, Overmars' nicknames included "the Roadrunner" or simply "meep-meep." In all, Overmars played 86 games for the Dutch national team, scoring 17 goals. - Willy Sagnol
William "Willy" Sagnol is a French international Defender currently playing for Bayern Munich in Germany's Bundesliga. He was part of the French squad at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, 2002 World Cup, Euro 2004 and 2006 World Cup. He is considered as one of the best right backs in professional football. - Robert Kovač
Robert Kovač is a Croatian football defender who is a part of the Croatian national team. Robert Kovač, along his older brother Niko, were both born in West Berlin to a family of Croatian gastarbeiters from Livno, and are among a handful of players on the national team born in foreign countries, and the pair have brought some of the stamina necessary to play in the Bundesliga to Croatia's game. - Jérôme Rothen
Jérôme Rothen is a French footballer, who plays as a left winger for Paris St-Germain. Rothen has won 11 caps for the French national team and he competed at the Euro 2004 tournament. - Terje Hauge
Terje Hauge (born October 5, 1965 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian football referee from the club Olsvik IL. Since he made his debut in 1990, Hauge has refereed 232 matches in the Tippeligaen. He has been an authorised FIFA referee since 1993. He won the Kniksen award as referee of the year in the Tippeligaen in 2004. - Daniel Borimirov
Daniel Borimirov (born January 15, 1970 in Vidin) is a Bulgarian football player who, as of 2007, is playing for Levski Sofia. Borimirov returned to Levski in 2003; he started his career there in 1990, but spent 1995-2003 at 1860 Munich. For Bulgaria, Borimirov was capped 67 times, scoring 5 goals. He was part of Bulgaria's surprising fourth-place run at the 1994 World Cup, and also played in the 1998 edition, as well as Euro 96 and Euro 2004. - Juan Carlos Valerón
Juan Carlos Valerón Santana is a Spanish football (soccer) midfielder, who currently plays for Deportivo de La Coruña. Valeron is an exemplary player noted for his outstanding character, and alongside players like Raúl González have been touted as role models for younger Spanish players to emulate in terms of temperament and the right dose of passion. He is known for his technical abilities, especially his passing skills. - Massimo Oddo
Massimo Oddo, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI, (born June 14, 1976 in Città Sant'Angelo, Pescara) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer, who plays for A.C. Milan and Italy in the role of right-back. - Marek Jankulovski
Marek Jankulovski is a Czech football left-back of partial ethnic Macedonian origin. He currently plays for A.C. Milan of the Italian Serie A. His father, Pando Jankulovski, emigrated to Czechoslovakia from the Republic of Macedonia; his mother is Czech. Before joining Milan, he played for Baník Ostrava (1994-2000), Napoli (2000-02), and Udinese (2002-05). For the Czech national team, he played in Euro 2000 and Euro 2004. - Ludovic Magnin
Ludovic Magnin (born 20 April 1979 in Sion) is a Swiss football defender who currently, as of May 2007, plays for VfB Stuttgart. He has got 27 caps and 2 goals for the Swiss national team since his debut in 2000. He has been called up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and also participated at the 2004 European Football Championship. - Daniel Gygax
Daniel Gygax is a Swiss football midfielder who currently, as of February 2007, plays for FC Metz on loan from Lille OSC. He currently has 20 caps for the Swiss national team, and has been called up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He also participated at the 2004 European Football Championship. - Vratislav Lokvenc
Vratislav Lokvenc is a Czech football striker, who currently plays for Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga. Before joining Salzburg, Lokvenc played for Hradec Králové (1992-94), Sparta Prague (1994-2000), Kaiserslautern (2000-04), and VfL Bochum (2004-05) of the German Bundesliga. For the Czech national team, he played at Euro 2000, Euro 2004 and World Cup 2006. - Thomas Sørensen
Thomas Løvendahl Sørensen is a Danish professional football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Aston Villa in the English Premiership. He is the starting goalkeeper for the Danish national team, the successor to Peter Schmeichel, and he has played more than 60 matches for his country. He has no major honours to his name, but did start for his country at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2004 European Championship tournaments. - Brian Priske
Brian Priske Pedersen (born May 14, 1977) is a Danish professional football player who is currently playing as a right back for Club Brugge in Belgium. He has played more than 20 matches for the Denmark national football team since his debut in 2003 and he represented Denmark at the 2004 European Championship (Euro 2004) tournament. - Christian Panucci
Christian Panucci (born 12 April, 1973 in Savona) is an Italian football (soccer) player, who currently plays for AS Roma of Italian Serie A. Panucci is a renowned defender who usually plays on the right-hand side. He is a fierce tackler and can also do some good when going up field. He started playing with Genoa in 1992, and then moved to AC Milan. Panucci later moved to Real Madrid (becoming the first Italian to play for the Spanish powerhouse), Inter, Chelsea, … - Olivier Dacourt
Olivier Nicolás André Dacourt is a professional football player who currently plays midfielder for Inter Milan in Italy's Serie A. He has also played for Everton F.C., RC Lens, Leeds United and AS Roma. After being on the losing side in the Coppa Italia final against Internazionale in 2005/2006, Dacourt joined the club from AS Roma on a two year contract in accordance with the Bosman ruling. - Ebbe Sand
Ebbe Sand (born July 19, 1972) is a Danish former professional football player who most notably played as a striker for FC Schalke 04 in Germany. He was the German Bundesliga top scorer in 2001, and he won the German Cup in 2001 and 2002 with Schalke. On the international stage, he represented the Denmark national football team at the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup, … - Zdravko Zdravkov
Zdravko Zdravkov (born October 4, 1970 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian football goalkeeper, who, as of 2005, is playing for Çaykur Rizespor in Turkey. On the club level, Zdravkov has played for Levski Sofia (1989-1995), Istanbulspor (1997-1999 and 2000-2002), Adanaspor (1999-2000), Cherno more (2002–2003), and Litex Lovech (2003-2004). For Bulgaria, Zdravkov has been capped over 60 times. He was the starting goalkeeper for his country at the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2004. - Viktor Onopko
Viktor Savelyevich Onopko (born October 14, 1969 in Voroshilovgrad (currently Luhansk), Ukrainian SSR) is a Russian football defender, the all-time cap leader for the Russian national team. In his club career that started in 1988, Onopko played for Shakhtar Donetsk, Spartak Moscow, Real Oviedo, Rayo Vallecano, and Alania Vladikavkaz. He most recently played for FC Saturn, from 2004 to 2006. Although he was eligible to play for Ukraine, … - Velizar Dimitrov
Velizar Dimitrov (born April 13, 1979) is a Bulgarian football player who, as of 2006 was playing for CSKA Sofia. He was part of the Bulgarian 2004 European Football Championship team, who exited in the first round, finishing bottom of Group C, having finished top of Qualifying Group 8 in the pre-tournament phase. He joined CSKA Sofia in 2002, brought in the team by the manager Stoycho Mladenov from Marek Dupnitza. He prefers playing at the right side of the attack. - Evgeni Aldonin
Evgeni Valerievich Aldonin (Russian: Евгений Валериевич Алдонин born January 22, 1980 in Kiev, USSR) is a Russian soccer player who plies his trade with CSKA Moscow. The defensive midfielder makes defense his top priority and he is strong in the tackle with a rugged nature. Aldonin started out with SC Rotor Volgograd. He is similar to his predecessor, Alexey Smertin in that he is a hard working player who can tackle well, … - Kiril Kotev
Kiril Kotev (born April 8, 1982) is a Bulgarian football player who, as of 2006 is playing for CSKA Sofia, after having joined the team from Lokomotiv Plovdiv. He was part of the Bulgarian 2004 European Football Championship team, who exited in the first round, finishing bottom of Group C, having finished top of Qualifying Group 8 in the pre-tournament phase. - Marco Streller
Marco Streller (born 18 June 1981 in Basel) is a Swiss football striker. He currently has 18 caps for the Swiss national team, and has been called up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He was in the squad for the 2004 European Football Championship, but pulled out due to injury. He is considered partly responsible for Switzerland's defeat at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, having opted to go first on penalties against the Ukraine and missing his shot. - Aleksandr Mostovoi
Aleksandr Vladimirovich Mostovoi (born August 22, 1968 in Leningrad, USSR), known as "The "Czar", is a former Russian attacking midfielder, who earned fame playing for Celta Vigo in Spain. Mostovoi began his club career in the Soviet Elite League with Spartak Moscow in 1987 and played with the club until 1991. He moved to Portugal's Benfica in 1992, and played one season there, then one season for France's Caen and two for Strasbourg.
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