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Below are the rosters for the EFA European Under-16 Football Championship 1994 tournament in Republic of Ireland.
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Below are the rosters for the EFA European Under-16 Football Championship 1994 tournament in Republic of Ireland.
Albania Head coach: Mexhit Haxhiu
Ass. coach: Agim Medja
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Orges Shehi | 20 September 1977 (aged 16) | KF Teuta | |||
| GK | Hektor Prence | KF Lushnja | ||||
| GK | Rigels Kapllani | KF Tirana | ||||
| DF | Ilir Dibra | 16 August 1977 (aged 16) | KF Vllaznia | |||
| DF | Sparti Domi | Shkëndija Tiranë | ||||
| DF | Florian Ibrahimi | Shkëndija Tiranë | ||||
| DF | Luan Pinari | 27 October 1977 (aged 16) | FK Dinamo | |||
| DF | Eno Tarja | FK Dinamo | ||||
| DF | Roland Zeqiraj | KS Besëlidhja | ||||
| DF | Elton Fani | FK Tomori | ||||
| DF | Xhemal Kondraxhiu | FK Tomori | ||||
| DF | Erald Popa | FK Partizani | ||||
| MF | Vioresin Sinani | 4 December 1977 (aged 16) | KF Vllaznia | |||
| MF | Oltion Metohu | KF Tirana | ||||
| MF | Gentian Bylykbashi | Shkëndija Tiranë | ||||
| MF | Ervis Tozaj | KS Flamurtari | ||||
| MF | Altin Malqi | KF Skënderbeu | ||||
| MF | Genti Ristollari | KS Pogradec | ||||
| MF | Altin Simaku | KS Besa | ||||
| FW | Eldorado Merkoçi | 6 January 1978 (aged 16) | KF Tirana | |||
| FW | Gentian Medja | KF Vllaznia | ||||
| FW | Vaske Ruko | KF Apolonia | ||||
| FW | Rigels Qose | 3 August 1977 (aged 16) | KF Skënderbeu | |||
| FW | Elton Koka | FK Partizani | ||||
| FW | Dameo Hoxha | KS Naftëtari |
Austria Head coach:
Belarus Head coach: Yuri Pyshnik
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Uladzimir Haew | 28 October 1977 (aged 16) | Dinamo Minsk | |||
| GK | Sergey Bekish | 17 July 1978 (aged 15) | RUOR Minsk | |||
| DF | Andrey Lukashevich | 25 August 1977 (aged 16) | RUOR Minsk | |||
| DF | Mikhail Vavilov | 10 November 1977 (aged 16) | RUOR Minsk | |||
| DF | Vadim Kirilenko | 18 August 1977 (aged 16) | RUOR Minsk | |||
| DF | Aleksandr Baranov | 7 February 1978 (aged 16) | UOR Mogilev | |||
| DF | Igor Balin | 29 January 1978 (aged 16) | RUOR Minsk | |||
| DF | Vadim Narushevich | 7 January 1978 (aged 16) | RUOR Minsk | |||
| MF | Dmitry Kapelyan | 9 August 1977 (aged 16) | RUOR Minsk | |||
| MF | Dzmitry Likhtarovich | 3 January 1978 (aged 16) | UOR Mogilev | |||
| MF | Ivan Tabola | 1 January 1978 (aged 16) | RUOR Minsk | |||
| MF | Aleksey Novitskiy | 5 September 1977 (aged 16) | RUOR Minsk | |||
| MF | Vladimir Ignatik | 31 December 1977 (aged 16) | Ataka-Aura Minsk | |||
| FW | Mikalay Ryndzyuk | 2 February 1978 (aged 16) | Smena Minsk | |||
| FW | Igor Osipenko | 28 August 1977 (aged 16) | RUOR Minsk | |||
| FW | Dmitry Gavrilovich | 16 October 1977 (aged 16) | RUOR Minsk |
Spain Head coach: Juan Santisteban
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Salvador Balbuena | 3 February 1978 (aged 16) | 3 | 0 | Valencia CF | |
| GK | Sergio Morán | 2 September 1977 (aged 16) | 3 | 0 | CF Montañesa | |
| DF | Moisés | 30 January 1978 (aged 16) | 10 | 1 | CD Tenerife | |
| DF | Manuel Cabezas | 6 February 1978 (aged 16) | 6 | 2 | Valencia CF | |
| DF | Óscar Jornet | 18 May 1978 (aged 15) | 11 | 0 | FC Barcelona | |
| DF | Jero | 19 September 1977 (aged 16) | 15 | 0 | Valencia CF | |
| DF | Juli | 28 August 1977 (aged 16) | 10 | 0 | Albacete Balompié | |
| MF | Javier Farinós | 29 March 1978 (aged 16) | 10 | 1 | Valencia CF | |
| MF | Álex Fernández | 24 November 1977 (aged 16) | 6 | 1 | Real Betis | |
| MF | Aarón Gamboa | 19 December 1977 (aged 16) | 4 | 3 | Athletic Bilbao | |
| MF | Rubén García | 17 November 1977 (aged 16) | 11 | 0 | Damm | |
| MF | Rubén Rey | 4 August 1977 (aged 16) | 11 | 3 | Real Madrid | |
| MF | Alberto Rivera | 16 February 1978 (aged 16) | 12 | 3 | Real Madrid | |
| FW | David Cabello | 9 September 1977 (aged 16) | 11 | 4 | FC Barcelona | |
| FW | Joseba Etxeberria | 5 September 1977 (aged 16) | 14 | 9 | Real Sociedad | |
| FW | Miguel Rubio | 12 August 1977 (aged 16) | 3 | 1 | Real Madrid |
Czechoslovakia Head coach:Rudolf Novak
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ján Mucha | 20 June 1978 (aged 15) | |||
| 2 | Roman Graca | |||||
| 3 | MF | Ivan Adam | 20 February 1978 (aged 16) | |||
| 4 | Radoslav Toth | |||||
| 5 | Martin Minarovic | |||||
| 6 | MF | Juraj Czinege [1] | 29 October 1977 (aged 16) | |||
| 7 | Frantisek Kamancza | |||||
| 8 | Martin Hasprun | |||||
| 9 | Miroslav Bagocky | |||||
| 10 | FW | Szilard Nemeth [1] | 8 August 1977 (aged 16) | |||
| 11 | Miroslav Laclavik | |||||
| 12 | DF | Martin Laurinc | 4 January 1978 (aged 16) | |||
| 13 | Juraj Chribik | |||||
| 14 | MF | Lubos Lojdl | 19 August 1977 (aged 16) | |||
| 15 | Peter Cukan | |||||
| 22 | MF | Ratislav Belicak | 9 January 1977 (aged 17) |
England Head coach:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Richard Wright | 5 November 1977 (aged 16) | Ipswich Town | ||
| 2 | DF | Michael Millett | 22 September 1977 (aged 16) | Wigan Athletic | ||
| 3 | DF | David Hilton | 10 November 1977 (aged 16) | Manchester United | ||
| 4 | DF | Marlon Broomes | 28 November 1977 (aged 16) | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| 5 | DF | Ronnie Wallwork | 10 September 1977 (aged 16) | Manchester United | ||
| 6 | MF | Leam Richardson | 19 November 1979 (aged 14) | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| 7 | MF | Stephen Clemence | 31 March 1978 (aged 16) | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 8 | MF | Jamie Carragher | 28 January 1978 (aged 16) | Liverpool | ||
| 9 | FW | Andy Ducros | 16 September 1977 (aged 16) | Coventry City | ||
| 10 | FW | Jamie Cassidy | 21 November 1977 (aged 16) | Liverpool | ||
| 11 | MF | Jamie Shore | 1 September 1977 (aged 16) | Norwich City | ||
| 12 | FW | Emile Heskey | 11 January 1978 (aged 16) | Leicester City | ||
| 13 | MF | Nigel Quashie | 20 July 1978 (aged 15) | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 14 | S Heath | 1 January 1978 (aged 16) | NA | |||
| 15 | DF | Lee Crooks | 14 January 1978 (aged 16) | Manchester City |
Republic of Ireland Head coach:Turlough O'Connor
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Derek O'Connor | 9 March 1978 (aged 16) | |||
| 2 | DF | David Worrell | 12 January 1978 (aged 16) | |||
| 3 | MF | Stephen Murphy | 5 April 1978 (aged 16) | |||
| 4 | DF | Colin Hawkins | 17 August 1977 (aged 16) | |||
| 5 | DF | Ross Darcy | 21 March 1978 (aged 16) | |||
| 6 | Graham O'Hanlon | |||||
| 7 | MF | Michael Cummins | 1 July 1978 (aged 15) | |||
| 8 | MF | John Burns | 4 December 1977 (aged 16) | |||
| 9 | Alan Mannix | |||||
| 10 | Alan Joseph Mahon | 4 April 1978 (aged 16) | ||||
| 11 | Brian Frawley | |||||
| 12 | FW | Alan Kirby | 8 September 1978 (aged 15) | |||
| 13 | FW | Desmond Baker | 25 August 1977 (aged 16) | |||
| 14 | DF | Simon Webb | 19 January 1978 (aged 16) | |||
| 15 | DF | Graham Cassin | 24 March 1978 (aged 16) | |||
| 16 | GK | Alan Hughes |
Portugal Head coach:Rui Cacador
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Nuno Santos | 9 July 1978 (aged 15) | |||
| 2 | MF | Martinho | 11 January 1977 (aged 17) | |||
| 3 | MF | Adolfo Soares | 13 December 1977 (aged 16) | |||
| 4 | FW | Edgar | 7 August 1977 (aged 16) | |||
| 5 | MF | Paulo Pereira | 13 January 1977 (aged 17) | |||
| 6 | DF | Fernando Meira | 5 July 1978 (aged 15) | |||
| 7 | MF | Pedro Monteiro | 31 August 1977 (aged 16) | |||
| 8 | DF | Bruno Basto | 12 May 1978 (aged 15) | |||
| 9 | FW | Zeferino | 27 August 1977 (aged 16) | |||
| 10 | MF | Rui Lima | 25 March 1978 (aged 16) | |||
| 11 | DF | Marco Caneira | 9 February 1979 (aged 15) | |||
| 12 | GK | Adriano | 23 November 1977 (aged 16) | |||
| 13 | DF | Bruno Patacas | 30 November 1977 (aged 16) | |||
| 14 | FW | Vargas | 18 November 1978 (aged 15) | |||
| 15 | DF | Bruno | 9 December 1977 (aged 16) | |||
| 16 | DF | Carlos Fernandes | 5 May 1978 (aged 15) |
Denmark Head coach:Poul Erik Bech
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jacob M. Johansen | 9 August 1977 (aged 16) | ||||
| MF | Morten Lauritsen | 10 December 1977 (aged 16) | ||||
| Carsten Lektonen | 22 August 1978 (aged 15) | |||||
| DF | Kim Heiselberg | 21 August 1977 (aged 16) | Esjberg | |||
| Brian Iversen | 28 August 1977 (aged 16) | |||||
| MF | Mads Olsen | 6 January 1978 (aged 16) | ||||
| MF | Michael Poulsen | 27 August 1977 (aged 16) | ||||
| DF | Stefan K. Hansen | 26 October 1978 (aged 15) | ||||
| FW | Jesper Grønkjær | 12 August 1977 (aged 16) | ||||
| MF | Kenny Thorup | 7 December 1977 (aged 16) | ||||
| DF | Lasse Vigh | 26 July 1977 (aged 16) | ||||
| MF | Claus Nielsen | 12 January 1978 (aged 16) | ||||
| DF | Martin Jensen | 15 April 1978 (aged 16) | Esjberg | |||
| Tony Lund-Burmeister | 5 November 1977 (aged 16) |
Germany Head coach: Bernd Stöber
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Dino Breuer | 24 November 1977 (aged 16) | 0 | 0 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | |
| GK | Robert Enke | 24 August 1977 (aged 16) | 3 | 0 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | |
| DF | Sascha Bauer | 12 May 1977 (aged 16) | 3 | 0 | 1. FC Köln | |
| DF | Jörg Disteldorf | 22 October 1977 (aged 16) | 3 | 0 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | |
| DF | Sascha Koch | 15 August 1977 (aged 16) | 2 | 0 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | |
| DF | Jörg Scherbe | 15 October 1977 (aged 16) | 3 | 0 | FC Energie Cottbus | |
| DF | Frank Wiblishauser | 18 October 1977 (aged 16) | 3 | 0 | FC Memmingen | |
| MF | Renato Levy | 25 August 1977 (aged 16) | 3 | 1 | Kickers Offenbach | |
| MF | Thorsten Nehrbauer | 12 January 1978 (aged 16) | 3 | 1 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | |
| MF | Ersan Parlatan | 8 January 1977 (aged 17) | 2 | 1 | Hertha BSC Berlin | |
| MF | Olaf Saur | 6 November 1977 (aged 16) | 3 | 2 | VfB Stuttgart | |
| MF | Marco Weller | 4 August 1977 (aged 16) | 1 | 0 | 1. FC Köln | |
| FW | Christian Fröhlich | 27 October 1977 (aged 16) | 3 | 1 | Dynamo Dresden | |
| FW | Daniel Kallus | 10 August 1977 (aged 16) | 3 | 0 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | |
| FW | Marco Reich | 30 December 1977 (aged 16) | 3 | 2 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | |
| FW | Marco Villa | 18 July 1978 (aged 15) | 1 | 0 | Bayer 05 Uerdingen |
Russia Head coach:
Switzerland Head coach:
Belgium Head coach:
Iceland Head coach:
Turkey Head coach: Bora Ozturk
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Fevzi Tuncay | 14 September 1977 (aged 16) | |||
| 2 | Canel Çalişkan | 10 August 1977 (aged 16) | ||||
| 3 | Osman Tan | 28 October 1977 (aged 16) | ||||
| 4 | Cüneyt Seletli | 5 September 1979 (aged 14) | ||||
| 5 | DF | Okan Özke | 5 August 1977 (aged 16) | |||
| 6 | MF | Ruşen Duranoğlu | 1 October 1977 (aged 16) | |||
| 7 | MF | Ahmet Habiboğlu | 10 August 1977 (aged 16) | |||
| 8 | FW | Fatih Tekke | 9 September 1977 (aged 16) | |||
| 9 | Egemen Bayhan | 1 January 1977 (aged 17) | ||||
| 10 | Ekrem Yaman | 15 October 1977 (aged 16) | ||||
| 11 | FW | Serdar Meriç | 10 October 1977 (aged 16) | |||
| 12 | GK | Özgür Güngör | 22 October 1977 (aged 16) | |||
| 13 | MF | Mehmet Önür | 3 April 1978 (aged 16) | |||
| 14 | Akin Sağlam | 16 December 1977 (aged 16) | ||||
| 15 | Burak Gok | |||||
| 16 | Sedat Aydin | 3 May 1978 (aged 15) |
Ukraine Head coach: Volodymyr Kyianchenko [2]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Oleh Ostapenko | 27 October 1977 (aged 16) | 5 | 0 | Dnipropetrovsk UOR |
| 2 | DF | Oleh Fedoruk | 27 October 1977 (aged 16) | 6 | 2 | Republican VUFK |
| 3 | DF | Denys Kolchin | 13 October 1977 (aged 16) | 6 | 0 | Chornomorets Odesa |
| 4 | DF | Omar Mishkov | 10 November 1977 (aged 16) | 6 | 0 | Lazurne More Odesa |
| 5 | DF | Dmytro Nazarov | 3 August 1977 (aged 16) | 6 | 0 | Simferopol UOR |
| 6 | DF | Oleksiy Kuptsov | 2 September 1977 (aged 16) | 2 | 0 | Dnipropetrovsk UOR |
| 7 | MF | Serhiy Zghura | 3 November 1977 (aged 16) | 6 | 1 | Chornomorets Odesa |
| 8 | MF | Hennadiy Zubov | 12 September 1977 (aged 16) | 6 | 1 | Stal Alchevsk |
| 9 | FW | Oleh Yashchuk | 26 October 1977 (aged 16) | 4 | 3 | Nyva Ternopil |
| 10 | MF | Volodymyr Hopkalo | 7 December 1978 (aged 15) | 5 | 1 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 11 | MF | Serhiy Bilokin | 14 November 1977 (aged 16) | 4 | 1 | Dnipropetrovsk UOR |
| 12 | GK | Serhiy Perkhun | 4 September 1977 (aged 16) | 1 | 0 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
| 13 | MF | Andriy Klymenko | 13 September 1977 (aged 16) | 3 | 0 | Lviv UOR |
| 14 | FW | Valentyn Slyusar | 15 September 1977 (aged 16) | 6 | 1 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 15 | MF | Serhiy Omelyanovych | 13 August 1977 (aged 16) | 5 | 1 | Zorya-MALS Luhansk |
| 16 | FW | Andriy Holovko | 5 August 1977 (aged 16) | 3 | 0 | Dnipro-75 Dnipropetrovsk |
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