Football at the 1997 Mediterranean Games – Men's team squads

Last updated December 23, 2024

Below are the squads for the Football at the 1997 Mediterranean Games, hosted in Bari, Italy, and took place between 8 and 25 June 1997.^[1] Teams were national U-23 sides.

Group A

Algeria

Head coach: Mustapha Aksouh

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1 GK	Fouad Cheriet	(1977-01-10)10 January 1977 (aged 20)	CA Batna
1 GK	Hichem Mezaïr	(1976-10-16)16 October 1976 (aged 20)	WA Tlemcen
2 DF	Nassim Bounekdja	(1976-10-23)23 October 1976 (aged 20)	JS El Biar
2 DF	Ouahid Fatahine		MC Alger
2 DF	Tarek Ghoul	(1975-01-09)9 January 1975 (aged 22)	USM Alger
2 DF	Moulay Haddou	(1975-06-14)14 June 1975 (aged 21)	MC Oran
2 DF	Mohamed Hamdoud	(1976-06-09)9 June 1976 (aged 20)	USM Alger
2 DF	Samir Khati		JS Kabylie
2 DF	Samir Kherbouche	(1976-01-28)28 January 1976 (aged 21)	WA Tlemcen
2 DF	Slimane Raho	(1975-10-20)20 October 1975 (aged 21)	MC Oran
3 MF	Hocine Azizane	(1976-08-21)21 August 1976 (aged 20)	USM El Harrach
3 MF	Hakim Boubrit	(1974-08-09)9 August 1974 (aged 22)	JS Kabylie
3 MF	Rafik Diab		USM El Harrach
3 MF	Farid Djahnine	(1976-08-18)18 August 1976 (aged 20)	USM Alger
3 MF	Mourad Foudhili		MC Alger
3 MF	Kheireddine Madoui	(1977-03-27)27 March 1977 (aged 20)	ES Sétif
4 FW	Ryad Benchikha	(1975-03-05)5 March 1975 (aged 22)	USM El Harrach
4 FW	Farès El Aouni	(1977-08-09)9 August 1977 (aged 19)	WA Tlemcen
4 FW	Hamid Merakchi	(1976-01-28)28 January 1976 (aged 21)	ES Mostaganem
4 FW	Fouad Smati		USM Alger

Libya

Head coach:

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1 GK	Samir Aboud	(1972-09-29)29 September 1972 (aged 24)	Al-Ittihad Tripoli
2 DF	Khalifa Al-Magani	(1974-05-05)5 May 1974 (aged 23)	Al Hilal Benghazi
2 DF	Imaad Amer Al-Khafi
3 MF	Hashem Jebril	(1975-11-30)30 November 1975 (aged 21)	Al-Murooj Al-Marj
3 MF	Aiman Akili	(1978-05-24)24 May 1978 (aged 19)	Rafik Sorman
4 FW	Khaled Shebli	(1974-09-02)2 September 1974 (aged 22)	Al-Ittihad Tripoli

Slovenia

Head coach: Drago Kostanjšek

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
3 MF	Milenko Ačimovič	(1977-02-15)15 February 1977 (aged 20)	Olimpija
2 DF	Samir Balagić	(1975-03-13)13 March 1975 (aged 22)	Rudar Velenje
2 DF	Ingmar Bloudek	(1975-11-27)27 November 1975 (aged 21)	Mura
3 MF	Danijel Brezič	(1976-02-15)15 February 1976 (aged 21)	Mura
2 DF	Spasoje Bulajič	(1975-11-24)24 November 1975 (aged 21)	Maribor
3 MF	Nastja Čeh	(1978-01-26)26 January 1978 (aged 19)	Maribor
4 FW	Sebastjan Cimirotič	(1974-09-14)14 September 1974 (aged 22)	Olimpija
3 MF	Robert Cugmas	(1975-10-02)2 October 1975 (aged 21)	Celje
4 FW	Oskar Drobne	(1975-02-06)6 February 1975 (aged 22)	Maribor
3 MF	Jernej Javornik	(1975-05-09)9 May 1975 (aged 22)	Rudar Velenje
2 DF	Aleksander Knavs	(1975-12-05)5 December 1975 (aged 21)	Olimpija
1 GK	Dino Lalič	(1974-07-12)12 July 1974 (aged 22)	Mura
4 FW	Milan Osterc	(1975-07-04)4 July 1975 (aged 21)	Gorica
4 FW	Ermin Rakovič	(1977-09-07)7 September 1977 (aged 19)	Olimpija
3 MF	Andrej Razdrh	(1976-10-28)28 October 1976 (aged 20)	Primorje
4 FW	Aljoša Sivko	(1977-01-18)18 January 1977 (aged 20)	Celje
3 MF	Anton Žlogar	(1977-11-24)24 November 1977 (aged 19)	Primorje

Turkey

Head coach: Cem Pamiroğlu

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Hakan Çalışkan	(1978-01-01)1 January 1978 (aged 19)	2	0	Beşiktaş (loan to Muğlaspor)
2	2 DF	Emrah Eren	(1978-11-13)13 November 1978 (aged 18)	0	0	Adanaspor
3	2 DF	Fatih Akyel	(1977-12-26)26 December 1977 (aged 19)	1	0	Bakırköyspor
4	2 DF	Ali Eren Beşerler	(1975-10-25)25 October 1975 (aged 21)	7	0	Gençlerbirliği
5	2 DF	Ümit Özat	(1976-10-30)30 October 1976 (aged 20)	6	0	Gençlerbirliği
6	2 DF	Sinan Demircioğlu	(1975-04-23)23 April 1975 (aged 22)	2	0	Beşiktaş
7	4 FW	İdris Gümüşdere	(1976-11-25)25 November 1976 (aged 20)			Gençlerbirliği (loan to Adanaspor)
8	3 MF	Serdar Topraktepe	(1976-08-25)25 August 1976 (aged 20)			Beşiktaş
9	4 FW	Mustafa Özkan	(1975-02-21)21 February 1975 (aged 22)			Beşiktaş
10	4 FW	Serkan Aykut	(1975-02-24)24 February 1975 (aged 22)			Samsunspor
11	4 FW	Çetin Güner	(1977-12-28)28 December 1977 (aged 19)			Trabzonspor
12	1 GK	Kubilay Aydın	(1975-12-30)30 December 1975 (aged 21)			Gençlerbirliği
13	3 MF	Hakkı Daş	(1977-02-01)1 February 1977 (aged 20)			Kayseri Erciyesspor
14	3 MF	Erdal Eraslan	(1977-09-17)17 September 1977 (aged 19)			Trabzonspor
15	3 MF	Hasan Yiğit	(1975-01-02)2 January 1975 (aged 22)			Gaziantepspor
16	4 FW	Sinan Tanış	(1976-06-01)1 June 1976 (aged 21)			Gaziantepspor
17	3 MF	Yıldıray Baştürk	(1978-12-24)24 December 1978 (aged 18)			SG Wattenscheid 09
18	3 MF	Altan Aksoy	(1976-02-05)5 February 1976 (aged 21)			Adanaspor
19	2 DF	Nuri Çolak	(1975-08-17)17 August 1975 (aged 21)			Kocaelispor
20	2 DF	Ziya Şahin	(1976-04-06)6 April 1976 (aged 21)			Vanspor
21	4 FW	Selahattin Kınalı	(1978-05-15)15 May 1978 (aged 19)			Gümüşhanespor
22	2 DF	Ramazan Tunç	(1975-09-17)17 September 1975 (aged 21)			Ankaragücü

Group B

Albania

Coach: Sulejman Mema

12 Telaku; 3 Haxhiaj, 5 Dashi, 2 Baholli, 6 Hushi, 13 Curri, Driza dal, 8 Mukaj, 7 Peco, Marini, 9 Miloti, 11 Halili, 10 Martini, Pinari, 1 Merxhushi, 14 Bogdani, 18 Matraku, 15 Novaku^[2]

Italy

Head coach: Marco Tardelli

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1 GK	Gianluigi Buffon	(1978-01-28)28 January 1978 (aged 19)	Parma
1 GK	Matteo Gianello	(1976-05-07)7 May 1976 (aged 21)	Chievo
1 GK	Matteo Sereni	(1975-02-11)11 February 1975 (aged 22)	Sampdoria
2 DF	Alessandro Birindelli	(1974-11-12)12 November 1974 (aged 22)	Empoli
2 DF	Francesco Coco	(1977-01-08)8 January 1977 (aged 20)	Milan
2 DF	Alessandro Dal Canto	(1975-03-10)10 March 1975 (aged 22)	Venezia
2 DF	Alessandro Grandoni	(1977-07-22)22 July 1977 (aged 19)	Lazio
2 DF	Duccio Innocenti	(1975-09-20)20 September 1975 (aged 21)	Lucchese
2 DF	Emanuele Pesaresi	(1976-12-01)1 December 1976 (aged 20)	Sampdoria
2 DF	Fabio Rustico	(1976-05-20)20 May 1976 (aged 21)	Atalanta
2 DF	Marco Zamboni	(1977-12-07)7 December 1977 (aged 19)	Chievo
3 MF	Roberto Baronio	(1977-12-11)11 December 1977 (aged 19)	Lazio
3 MF	Jonathan Binotto	(1975-01-22)22 January 1975 (aged 22)	Verona
3 MF	Diego De Ascentis	(1976-07-31)31 July 1976 (aged 20)	Bari
3 MF	Stefano Fiore	(1975-04-17)17 April 1975 (aged 22)	Chievo
3 MF	Giuliano Giannichedda	(1974-09-21)21 September 1974 (aged 22)	Udinese
3 MF	Raffaele Longo	(1977-09-06)6 September 1977 (aged 19)	Napoli
4 FW	Marcello Campolonghi	(1975-02-15)15 February 1975 (aged 22)	Brescia
4 FW	Alessandro Iannuzzi	(1975-10-09)9 October 1975 (aged 21)	Lazio
4 FW	Cristiano Lucarelli	(1975-10-04)4 October 1975 (aged 21)	Padova
4 FW	Francesco Totti	(1976-09-27)27 September 1976 (aged 20)	Roma
4 FW	Nicola Ventola	(1978-05-24)24 May 1978 (aged 19)	Bari

FR Yugoslavia

Head coach: Milan Živadinović

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1 GK	Dragoslav Jevrić	(1974-07-08)8 July 1974 (aged 22)	Red Star Belgrade
2 DF	Milan Milijaš	(1976-10-12)12 October 1976 (aged 20)	Zemun
2 DF	Nenad Džodić	(1977-01-04)4 January 1977 (aged 20)	Zemun
2 DF	Ivica Dragutinović	(1975-11-13)13 November 1975 (aged 21)	Gent
3 MF	Darko Ljubojević	(1975-01-08)8 January 1975 (aged 22)	Red Star Belgrade
4 FW	Mihajlo Pjanović	(1977-02-13)13 February 1977 (aged 20)	OFK Beograd
3 MF	Slobodan Slović	(1975-02-09)9 February 1975 (aged 22)	Železnik
3 MF	Goran Trobok	(1974-09-06)6 September 1974 (aged 22)	Budućnost Podgorica
3 MF	Goran Bošković	(1976-10-11)11 October 1976 (aged 20)	Red Star Belgrade
2 DF	Mićo Vranješ	(1975-09-08)8 September 1975 (aged 21)	Vojvodina
4 FW	Nenad Jestrović	(1976-05-09)9 May 1976 (aged 21)	OFK Beograd
3 MF	Nikola Lazetić	(1978-02-09)9 February 1978 (aged 19)	Red Star Belgrade
3 MF	Ivan Tomić	(1976-01-05)5 January 1976 (aged 21)	Partizan
4 FW	Dragan Isailović	(1976-01-12)12 January 1976 (aged 21)	Zemun

Group C

France

Head coach: Raymond Domenech

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1 GK	Tony Heurtebis	(1975-01-15)15 January 1975 (aged 22)	Rennes
2 DF	Stéphane Pichot	(1976-09-02)2 September 1976 (aged 20)	Laval
2 DF	Franck Jurietti	(1975-03-30)30 March 1975 (aged 22)	Gueugnon
3 MF	Laurent Batlles	(1975-09-23)23 September 1975 (aged 21)	Toulouse
4 FW	Kaba Diawara	(1975-12-16)16 December 1975 (aged 21)	Bordeaux
4 FW	Frédéric Née	(1975-04-18)18 April 1975 (aged 22)	Caen
3 MF	Ludovic Asuar	(1976-10-26)26 October 1976 (aged 20)	Marseille
3 MF	Laurent Robert	(1975-05-21)21 May 1975 (aged 22)	Montpellier
2 DF	François Grenet	(1975-03-08)8 March 1975 (aged 22)	Bordeaux
2 DF	Romain Ferrier	(1976-02-24)24 February 1976 (aged 21)	Cannes
2 DF	Djibril Diawara	(1975-01-03)3 January 1975 (aged 22)	Le Havre
3 MF	Marc Zanotti	(1975-11-13)13 November 1975 (aged 21)	Bordeaux
2 DF	Sébastien Schemmel	(1975-06-02)2 June 1975 (aged 22)	Nancy
4 FW	Frédéric Machado	(1975-11-11)11 November 1975 (aged 21)	Lille
2 DF	Olivier Tébily	(1975-12-19)19 December 1975 (aged 21)	Niort
2 DF	Jean-Christophe Devaux	(1975-05-16)16 May 1975 (aged 22)	Lyon
3 MF	Henri Savini	(1975-05-08)8 May 1975 (aged 22)	Nice
2 DF	Bruno Calegari	(1975-05-13)13 May 1975 (aged 22)	Nice

Greece

Head coach: Ioannis Kollias

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1 GK	Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos	(1976-08-07)7 August 1976 (aged 20)	Olympiacos
1 GK	Sotiris Liberopoulos	(1977-06-29)29 June 1977 (aged 19)	Kalamata
2 DF	Athanasios Kostoulas	(1976-03-24)24 March 1976 (aged 21)	Kalamata
2 DF	Georgios Koulakiotis	(1977-05-05)5 May 1977 (aged 20)	Veria
2 DF	Traianos Dellas	(1976-01-31)31 January 1976 (aged 21)	Aris
2 DF	Pantelis Konstantinidis	(1975-08-16)16 August 1975 (aged 21)	Apollon
2 DF	Paraskevas Antzas	(1976-08-18)18 August 1976 (aged 20)	Xanthi
2 DF	Giannis Goumas	(1975-05-24)24 May 1975 (aged 22)	Panathinaikos
2 DF	Dimitris Mavrogenidis	(1975-02-15)15 February 1975 (aged 22)	Aris
2 DF	Lazaros Semos	(1975-07-18)18 July 1975 (aged 21)	Iraklis
3 MF	Giorgos Karagounis	(1977-03-06)6 March 1977 (aged 20)	Apollon
3 MF	Vassilis Lakis	(1976-09-10)10 September 1976 (aged 20)	Paniliakos
3 MF	Stelios Sfakianakis	(1976-03-19)19 March 1976 (aged 21)	Olympiacos
3 MF	Vaggelis Koutsoures	(1975-02-02)2 February 1975 (aged 22)	Kalamata
3 MF	Giorgos Koltzos	(1976-09-13)13 September 1976 (aged 20)	Athinaikos
3 MF	Mike Panopoulos	(1976-10-09)9 October 1976 (aged 20)	Aris
3 MF	Kostas Kiassos	(1975-12-13)13 December 1975 (aged 21)	OFI
3 MF	Ieroklis Stoltidis	(1976-02-02)2 February 1976 (aged 21)	Iraklis
4 FW	Sotiris Konstantinidis	(1977-04-19)19 April 1977 (aged 20)	Iraklis
4 FW	Nikos Liberopoulos	(1975-08-04)4 August 1975 (aged 21)	Panathinaikos

San Marino

Group D

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Head coach: Besim Šabić

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1 GK	Almir Tolja	(1974-10-25)25 October 1974 (aged 22)	Đerzelez
2 DF	Dženan Hošić	(1976-03-13)13 March 1976 (aged 21)	FK Sarajevo
3 MF	Hasan Salihamidžić	(1977-01-01)1 January 1977 (aged 20)	Hamburger SV

Croatia

Head coach: Ivo Šušak

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
3 MF	Mario Bazina	(1975-09-08)8 September 1975 (aged 21)	Hrvatski Dragovoljac
3 MF	Ivan Bulat	(1975-06-24)24 June 1975 (aged 21)	Osijek
4 FW	Nino Bule	(1976-03-19)19 March 1976 (aged 21)	NK Zagreb
2 DF	Mario Cvitanović	(1975-05-06)6 May 1975 (aged 22)	Dinamo Zagreb
2 DF	Toni Grdić	(1975-05-23)23 May 1975 (aged 22)	Šibenik
3 MF	Ivan Jurić	(1975-08-25)25 August 1975 (aged 21)	Hajduk Split
3 MF	Domagoj Kosić	(1975-11-11)11 November 1975 (aged 21)	Inker Zaprešić
4 FW	Petar Krpan	(1974-07-01)1 July 1974 (aged 22)	Osijek
3 MF	Ivan Leko	(1978-02-07)7 February 1978 (aged 19)	Hajduk Split
2 DF	Mario Tokić	(1975-07-23)23 July 1975 (aged 21)	Rijeka
4 FW	Goran Tomić	(1977-03-18)18 March 1977 (aged 20)	Šibenik
2 DF	Igor Tudor	(1978-04-16)16 April 1978 (aged 19)	Hajduk Split
1 GK	Vladimir Vasilj	(1975-07-06)6 July 1975 (aged 21)	Hrvatski Dragovoljac
4 FW	Davor Vugrinec	(1975-03-24)24 March 1975 (aged 22)	Varteks
2 DF	Tonči Žilić	(1975-02-26)26 February 1975 (aged 22)	Osijek
2 DF	Boris Živković	(1975-11-15)15 November 1975 (aged 21)	Hrvatski Dragovoljac

Spain

Head coach: Javier Clemente

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
4 FW	Iván Pérez	(1976-01-29)29 January 1976 (aged 21)	Extremadura
1 GK	Francesc Arnau	(1975-03-23)23 March 1975 (aged 22)	FC Barcelona
2 DF	Luis Cuartero	(1975-08-17)17 August 1975 (aged 21)	Zaragoza
2 DF	Felipe Vaqueriza	(1975-01-23)23 January 1975 (aged 22)	Real Madrid
2 DF	Gerardo García León	(1974-12-07)7 December 1974 (aged 22)	Lleida
2 DF	Quique Álvarez	(1975-07-20)20 July 1975 (aged 21)	FC Barcelona
2 DF	Sergio Ballesteros	(1975-09-04)4 September 1975 (aged 21)	Tenerife
4 FW	Dani García	(1974-12-22)22 December 1974 (aged 22)	Zaragoza
3 MF	Felipe Guréndez	(1975-11-18)18 November 1975 (aged 21)	Athletic Bilbao
3 MF	Óscar Arpón	(1975-04-09)9 April 1975 (aged 22)	Real Betis
3 MF	Juan Carlos Valerón	(1975-06-17)17 June 1975 (aged 21)	Las Palmas

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