2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads

Main article: 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Those marked in bold have now been capped at full International level.

## Group 1

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### England

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Main article: England national under-21 football team

Head coach:  David Platt

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Paul Robinson | 15 October 1979  |  |  |  Leeds United
2  | 2DF | Luke Young | 19 July 1979  | 17  | 1  |  Charlton Athletic
3  | 2DF | Paul Konchesky | 15 May 1981  | 15  | 0  |  Charlton Athletic
4  | 3MF | Sean Davis | 20 September 1979  | 12  | 1  |  Fulham
5  | 2DF | Martin Taylor | 9 November 1979  | 1  | 0  |  Blackburn Rovers
6  | 2DF | Gareth Barry | 23 February 1981  | 27  | 2  |  Aston Villa
7  | 3MF | David Dunn | 27 December 1979  | 20  | 3  |  Blackburn Rovers
8  | 3MF | Jonathan Greening | 2 January 1979  | 17  | 3  |  Middlesbrough
9  | 4FW | Malcolm Christie | 11 April 1979  | 11  | 3  |  Derby County
10  | 4FW | Jermain Defoe | 7 October 1982  |  |  |  West Ham United
11  | 3MF | Jermaine Pennant | 15 January 1983  | 24  | 0  |  Arsenal
12  | 2DF | Chris Riggott | 1 September 1980  | 9  | 0  |  Derby County
13  | 1GK | Stuart Taylor | 28 November 1980  | 3  | 0  |  Arsenal
14  | 3MF | David Prutton | 12 September 1981  | 25  | 0  |  Nottingham Forest
15  | 3MF | Jermaine Jenas | 18 February 1983  | 9  | 0  |  Newcastle United
16  | 3MF | Scott Parker | 13 October 1980  | 11  | 0  |  Charlton Athletic
17  | 3MF | Alan Smith | 28 October 1980  | 10  | 3  |  Leeds United
18  | 2DF | Zat Knight | 2 May 1980  | 4  | 0  |  Fulham
19  | 4FW | Peter Crouch | 30 January 1981  | 6  | 1  |  Aston Villa
20  | 4FW | Bobby Zamora | 16 January 1981  | 6  | 0  |  Brighton & Hove Albion
21  | 4FW | Shola Ameobi[1] | 12 October 1981  | 20  | 7  |  Newcastle United
22  | 1GK | Stephen Bywater | 7 June 1981  | 6  | 0  |  West Ham United

### Italy

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Main article: Italy national under-21 football team

Head coach:  Claudio Gentile[2] Caps and age as of 17 May 2002, before the start of the tournament

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Generoso Rossi | 3 January 1979 (age 23)  | 12  | 0  |  Venezia
2  | 2DF | Daniele Bonera | 31 May 1981 (age 20)  | 12  | 0  |  Brescia
3  | 2DF | Gianpaolo Bellini | 27 March 1980 (age 22)  | 12  | 0  |  Atalanta
4  | 2DF | Matteo Ferrari | 5 December 1979 (age 22)  | 23  | 3  |  Internazionale[3]
5  | 2DF | Paolo Cannavaro | 26 June 1981 (age 20)  | 3  | 0  |  Parma[4]
6  | 3MF | Massimo Donati | 26 March 1981 (age 21)  | 13  | 1  |  Milan
7  | 3MF | Marco Marchionni | 22 July 1980 (age 21)  | 14  | 2  |  Parma
8  | 3MF | Matteo Brighi | 14 February 1981 (age 21)  | 7  | 0  |  Juventus[5]
9  | 4FW | Massimo Maccarone | 6 September 1979 (age 22)  | 11  | 8  |  Empoli
10  | 3MF | Andrea Pirlo (c)  | 19 May 1979 (age 22)  | 36  | 15  |  Milan
11  | 4FW | Emiliano Bonazzoli | 20 January 1979 (age 23)  | 14  | 7  |  Parma
12  | 1GK | Vitangelo Spadavecchia | 25 November 1982 (age 19)  | 0  | 0  |  Bari
13  | 2DF | Paolo Castellini | 25 March 1979 (age 23)  | 8  | 0  |  Torino
14  | 2DF | Dario Dainelli | 9 June 1979 (age 22)  | 1  | 0  |  Brescia[6]
15  | 2DF | Stefano Lucchini | 2 October 1980 (age 21)  | 10  | 0  |  Ternana
16  | 2DF | Cesare Natali | 5 April 1979 (age 23)  | 0  | 0  |  Atalanta
17  | 3MF | Manuele Blasi | 17 August 1980 (age 21)  | 2  | 0  |  Perugia
18  | 3MF | Fabio Gatti | 4 January 1982 (age 20)  | 1  | 0  |  Perugia
19  | 3MF | Giampiero Pinzi | 11 March 1981 (age 21)  | 2  | 0  |  Udinese
20  | 4FW | Andrea Caracciolo | 18 September 1981 (age 20)  | 0  | 0  |  Brescia
21  | 4FW | Vincenzo Iaquinta | 21 November 1979 (age 22)  | 8  | 1  |  Udinese
22  | 1GK | Ivan Pelizzoli | 18 November 1980 (age 21)  | 7  | 0  |  Roma

### Portugal

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Main article: Portugal national under-21 football team

Head coach: Agostinho Oliveira

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Sérgio Leite | 16 August 1979  |  |  |  Boavista
2  | 2DF | Briguel | 8 March 1979  |  |  |  Marítimo
3  | 2DF | Vasco Faisca | 27 August 1980  |  |  |  Vicenza
4  | 2DF | Tonel | 13 April 1980  |  |  |  Académica de Coimbra
5  | 2DF | Jorge Ribeiro | 9 November 1981  |  |  |  Benfica
6  | 3MF | Ednilson[7] | 25 September 1982  |  |  |  Benfica
7  | 3MF | Cândido Costa | 30 May 1981  |  |  |  Porto
8  | 3MF | Hugo Viana | 15 January 1983  |  |  |  Sporting CP
9  | 4FW | Hélder Postiga | 2 August 1982  |  |  |  Porto
10  | 3MF | Paulo Costa | 5 December 1979  |  |  |  Reggina
11  | 4FW | Filipe Teixeira | 2 October 1980  |  |  |  Istres
12  | 1GK | Márcio Santos | 5 May 1979  |  |  |  Académica de Coimbra
13  | 2DF | Bruno Alves | 27 November 1981  |  |  |  Farense
14  | 3MF | Alhandra | 5 March 1979  |  |  |  Académica de Coimbra
15  | 4FW | Ariza Makukula | 4 March 1981  | 14  | 3  |  Nantes
16  | 3MF | Tiago | 2 May 1981  |  |  |  Braga
17  | 3MF | Pedro Mendes | 26 February 1979  |  |  |  Vitória de Guimarães
18  | 4FW | António Semedo | 1 June 1979  |  |  |  Estrela da Amadora
19  | 3MF | Neca | 31 December 1979  |  |  |  Belenenses
20  | 2DF | Miguel | 4 January 1980  |  |  |  Benfica
21  | 2DF | Paulo Ferreira | 18 January 1979  |  |  |  Vitória de Setúbal
22  | 1GK | Ivo | 4 November 1980  |  |  |  Salgueiros

### Switzerland

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Main article: Switzerland national under-21 football team

Head coach: Bernard Challandes

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Nicolas Beney | 14 September 1980  |  |  |  Sion
2  | 2DF | Rémo Meyer | 12 November 1980  | 22  | 1  |  Lausanne
3  | 2DF | Ludovic Magnin | 20 April 1979  |  |  |  Lugano
4  | 3MF | Stéphane Grichting | 30 March 1979  |  |  |  Sion
5  | 2DF | Stephan Keller | 31 May 1979  | 4  | 0  |  Zürich
6  | 3MF | Roman Friedli | 13 March 1979  | 20  | 0  |  Aarau
7  | 3MF | Elvir Melunović | 17 July 1979  | 29  | 4  |  Grasshopper
8  | 2DF | Reto Zanni | 9 February 1980  | 23  | 1  |  St. Gallen
9  | 4FW | Daniel Gygax | 28 August 1981  |  |  |  Aarau
10  | 3MF | Ricardo Cabanas | 17 January 1979  |  |  |  Grasshopper
11  | 4FW | Alexander Frei | 15 July 1979  |  |  |  Servette
12  | 1GK | Thierry Bally | 9 September 1979  |  |  |  Luzern
13  | 2DF | Mario Eggimann | 24 January 1981  |  |  |  Aarau
14  | 2DF | Luca Denicola | 17 April 1981  | 7  | 0  |  Grasshopper
15  | 2DF | Alain Rochat | 1 February 1983  |  |  |  Yverdon Sport
16  | 3MF | Pascal Oppliger | 1 April 1980  |  |  |  Neuchâtel Xamax
17  | 3MF | Ivan Previtali | 22 October 1979  |  |  |  Kriens
18  | 3MF | Mario Raimondi | 10 July 1980  | 4  | 0  |  Thun
19  | 4FW | Johann Berisha | 6 September 1979  | 12  | 1  |  Young Boys
20  | 4FW | Rainer Bieli | 22 February 1979  |  |  |  St. Gallen
21  | 4FW | André Muff | 28 January 1981  | 27  | 8  |  Luzern
22  | 1GK | Reto Bolli | 2 March 1979  |  |  |  Schaffhausen

## Group 2

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### Belgium

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Main article: Belgium national under-21 football team

Head coach: Jean-François de Sart

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Jean-François Gillet | 31 May 1979  |  |  |  Bari
2  | 2DF | Wouter Vrancken | 3 February 1979  |  |  |  Racing Genk
3  | 2DF | Jonas De Roeck | 20 December 1979  |  |  |  Royal Antwerp
4  | 2DF | Birger Maertens | 6 April 1980  |  |  |  Club Brugge
5  | 2DF | Vincent Lachambre | 6 November 1980  |  |  |  Roda JC
6  | 3MF | Sven Vandenbroeck | 22 September 1979  |  |  |  Roda JC
7  | 3MF | Davy Theunis | 28 January 1980  |  |  |  Beveren
8  | 3MF | Kevin Van Dessel | 9 April 1979  |  |  |  Roda JC
9  | 4FW | Björn De Wilde | 1 May 1979  |  |  |  Eendracht Aalst
10  | 4FW | Tom Soetaers | 21 July 1980  |  |  |  Roda JC
11  | 3MF | Christophe Grégoire | 20 April 1980  |  |  |  Mouscron
12  | 1GK | Olivier Renard | 24 May 1979  |  |  |  Standard Liège
13  | 2DF | Stefan Teelen | 10 April 1979  |  |  |  Racing Genk
14  | 2DF | Önder Turacı[8] | 14 July 1981  |  |  |  La Louviere
15  | 3MF | Tim Reigel | 28 October 1980  |  |  |  Eendracht Aalst
16  | 4FW | Thomas Chatelle | 31 March 1981  |  |  |  Racing Genk
17  | 3MF | Peter Delorge | 14 April 1980  |  |  |  Sint-Truidense
18  | 3MF | Gonzague Vandooren | 19 August 1979  |  |  |  Standard Liège
19  | 3MF | Grégory Dufer | 19 December 1981  |  |  |  Charleroi
20  | 3MF | Koen Daerden | 8 March 1982  |  |  |  Racing Genk
21  | 4FW | Stein Huysegems | 16 June 1982  |  |  |  Lierse
22  | 1GK | Cliff Mardulier | 22 September 1982  |  |  |  Lierse

### Czech Republic

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Main article: Czech Republic national under-21 football team

Head coach:  Miroslav Beránek

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Jaroslav Drobný | 18 October 1979  |  |  |  Panionios
2  | 2DF | Martin Jiránek | 25 May 1979  |  |  |  Reggina
3  | 2DF | Martin Horák | 16 September 1980  |  |  |  Sigma Olomouc
4  | 3MF | Petr Voříšek | 19 March 1979  |  |  |  Teplice
5  | 2DF | Zdeněk Grygera | 14 May 1980  |  |  |  Sparta Prague
6  | 2DF | Václav Drobný | 9 September 1980  |  |  |  Chmel Blšany
7  | 3MF | David Kobylík | 27 June 1981  |  |  |  Sigma Olomouc
8  | 4FW | Milan Baroš | 28 October 1981  |  |  |  Liverpool
9  | 3MF | Lukáš Zelenka | 5 October 1979  |  |  |  Sparta Prague
10  | 3MF | Štěpán Vachoušek | 26 July 1979  |  |  |  Teplice
11  | 3MF | Michal Pospíšil | 3 May 1979  |  |  |  Sparta Prague
12  | 4FW | Tomáš Jun | 17 January 1983  |  |  |  Sparta Prague
13  | 3MF | Karel Piták | 28 January 1980  |  |  |  Hradec Králové
14  | 2DF | David Rozehnal | 5 July 1980  |  |  |  Sigma Olomouc
15  | 3MF | Jan Polák | 14 March 1981  |  |  |  Brno
16  | 1GK | Petr Čech | 20 May 1982  |  |  |  Sparta Prague
17  | 2DF | Tomáš Hübschman | 4 September 1981  |  |  |  Sparta Prague
18  | 4FW | Libor Žůrek | 2 November 1979  |  |  |  Baník Ostrava
19  | 4FW | Rudolf Skácel | 17 July 1979  |  |  |  Hradec Králové
20  | 3MF | Radoslav Kováč | 27 November 1979  |  |  |  Sigma Olomouc
21  | 3MF | Tomáš Hrdlička | 17 February 1982  |  |  |  Slavia Prague
22  | 1GK | Aleš Chvalovský | 29 May 1979  |  |  |  Chmel Blšany

### France

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Main article: France national under-21 football team

Head coach: Raymond Domenech

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Mickaël Landreau | 14 May 1979  |  |  |  Nantes
2  | 2DF | Anthony Réveillère | 10 November 1979  |  |  |  Rennes
3  | 2DF | Julien Escudé | 17 August 1979  |  |  |  Rennes
4  | 2DF | Jean-Alain Boumsong | 14 December 1979  |  |  |  Auxerre
5  | 3MF | Mathieu Berson | 23 February 1980  |  |  |  Nantes
6  | 2DF | Jérémie Bréchet | 14 August 1979  |  |  |  Lyon
7  | 3MF | Olivier Sorlin | 9 April 1979  |  |  |  Montpellier
8  | 3MF | Julien Sablé | 11 September 1980  |  |  |  Saint-Étienne
9  | 4FW | Sidney Govou | 27 July 1979  |  |  |  Lyon
10  | 3MF | Steed Malbranque | 6 January 1980  |  |  |  Fulham
11  | 4FW | Péguy Luyindula | 25 May 1979  |  |  |  Lyon
12  | 2DF | Sylvain Armand | 1 August 1980  |  |  |  Nantes
13  | 4FW | Pierre-Alain Frau | 15 April 1980  |  |  |  Sochaux
14  | 2DF | Matthieu Delpierre | 26 April 1981  |  |  |  Lille
15  | 2DF | Philippe Mexès | 30 March 1982  |  |  |  Auxerre
16  | 1GK | Damien Gregorini | 2 March 1979  |  |  |  Marseille
17  | 2DF | David Di Tommaso | 6 October 1979  |  |  |  Sedan
18  | 3MF | Benoît Pedretti | 12 November 1980  |  |  |  Sochaux
19  | 3MF | Camel Meriem | 18 October 1979  |  |  |  Sochaux
20  | 3MF | Lionel Mathis | 4 October 1981  |  |  |  Auxerre
21  | 4FW | Cyril Chapuis | 21 March 1979  |  |  |  Marseille
22  | 1GK | Rémy Vercoutre | 26 June 1980  |  |  |  Montpellier

### Greece

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Main article: Greece national under-21 football team

Head coach: Andreas Michalopoulos

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Stefanos Kotsolis | 5 June 1979  |  |  |  Panathinaikos
2  | 3MF | Christos Patsatzoglou | 19 March 1979  |  |  |  Olympiacos
3  | 2DF | Kostas Louboutis | 10 June 1979  |  |  |  Aris
4  | 3MF | Konstantinos Katsouranis | 21 June 1979  |  |  |  Panachaiki
5  | 2DF | Efstathios Tavlaridis | 25 January 1980  |  |  |  Arsenal
6  | 2DF | Sotirios Kyrgiakos | 23 July 1979  |  |  |  Panathinaikos
7  | 4FW | Ioannis Amanatidis | 3 December 1981  |  |  |  Greuther Fürth
8  | 2DF | Giourkas Seitaridis | 4 June 1981  |  |  |  Panathinaikos
9  | 4FW | Dimitrios Papadopoulos | 20 October 1981  |  |  |  Burnley
10  | 3MF | Giorgos Theodoridis | 3 July 1980  |  |  |  Aris
11  | 4FW | Georgios Kazantzis | 2 February 1979  |  |  |  Aris
12  | 1GK | Giannis Liourdis | 22 February 1979  |  |  |  Paniliakos
13  | 2DF | Evangelois Nastos | 13 September 1980  |  |  |  PAOK
14  | 2DF | Giorgos Kyriazis | 28 February 1980  |  |  |  Iraklis
15  | 4FW | Angelos Charisteas | 9 February 1980  |  |  |  Aris
16  | 1GK | Nikolaos Anastasopoulos | 5 August 1979  |  |  |  Skoda Xanthi
17  | 3MF | Pantelis Kafes | 24 June 1978  |  |  |  PAOK
18  | 4FW | Dimitris Salpingidis | 10 August 1981  |  |  |  PAOK
19  | 2DF | Minas Pitsos | 8 October 1980  |  |  |  OFI Crete
20  | 3MF | Anestis Agritis | 16 April 1981  |  |  |  Egaleo
21  | 3MF | Lambros Vangelis | 2 February 1982  |  |  |  Siena
22  | 2DF | Spyros Vallas | 26 August 1981  |  |  |  Skoda Xanthi

## Footnotes

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1. ^ Ameobi capped for Nigeria
2. ^ "No place for Cassano". UEFA. 2 May 2002. Archived from the original on 8 September 2005. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
3. ^ Matteo Ferrari: on loan at Parma.
4. ^ Paolo Cannavaro: on loan at Hellas Verona.
5. ^ Matteo Brighi: on loan at Bologna.
6. ^ Dario Dainelli: on loan at Hellas Verona.
7. ^ Ednilson capped for Guinea-Bissau
8. ^ Turacı capped for Turkey

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