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was a

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tournament that took place in Portugal between 12 June and 4 July 2004. The 16 teams that qualified for the competition were required to submit a final 23-man squad by 2 June 2004, although injured squad members could be replaced at any time up to 24 hours before their team's first match. The players' ages, clubs and caps are accurate as of 12 June 2004, the tournament's opening day.

Group A

Greece

Manager:

Otto Rehhagel Otto Rehhagel (; born 9 August 1938) is a German former football coach and player. Rehhagel is one of only two people who, as player and manager combined, has participated in over 1,000 Bundesliga matches (the other being Jupp Heynckes). In t ...

Greece named their final squad on 23 May 2004.

Portugal

Manager:

Luiz Felipe Scolari Luiz Felipe Scolari (; born 9 November 1948), also known as Felipão ("Big Phil"), is a Brazilian football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Athletico Paranaense. Scolari was a defender during his playing days, and not ...

Portugal named their final squad on 18 May 2004.

Russia

Manager:

Georgi Yartsev Georgi Aleksandrovich Yartsev (russian: Гео́ргий Алекса́ндрович Я́рцев; 11 April 1948 – 15 July 2022) was a Russian football coach and player. He was the head coach of the Russia national team between 2003 and 200 ...

Russia named their final squad on 2 June 2004.

Aleksandr Mostovoi Aleksandr Vladimirovich Mostovoi (russian: link=no, Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Мостово́й ; born 22 August 1968) is a Russian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Known as ''O Zar de ...

was sent home from the tournament on 15 June due to alleged attacks on the cohesion of the group. Caps include those for USSR, CIS, and Russia.

Spain

Manager: Iñaki Sáez Spain named their initial 23-man squad on 20 May 2004. Real Madrid right-back Michel Salgado was originally named in the squad but suffered a torn thigh muscle and was replaced by Deportivo La Coruña full-back

Joan Capdevila Joan Capdevila Méndez (; born 3 February 1978) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left back. Over 15 seasons in La Liga, he amassed totals of 410 matches and 36 goals, mainly for Deportivo and Villarreal. In a 21-ye ...

Group B

Croatia

Manager: Otto Barić Croatia named their final squad on 2 June 2004. Goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa sustained a thigh injury a few days before the beginning of the tournament, and so was withdrawn from the squad, with

Vladimir Vasilj Vladimir Vasilj (born 6 July 1975) is a Croatian retired football goalkeeper. Career Born in Hanover, West Germany, Vasilj started his professional career at Croatian club Hrvatski Dragovoljac in the 1995–96 season. He continued to play fo ...

taking his place.

England

Manager:

Sven-Göran Eriksson Sven-Göran Eriksson (; born 5 February 1948) is a Swedish football manager and former player. After an unassuming playing career as a right-back, Eriksson went on to experience major success in club management between 1977 and 2001, winning 18 ...

England named their final squad on 17 May 2004.

France

Manager:

Jacques Santini Jacques Jean Claude Santini (born 25 April 1952) is a French former professional footballer and manager. He played for Saint-Étienne during the 1970s, and reached the European Cup final with them in 1976. He has coached the French national team ...

France named their final squad on 18 May 2004. Midfielder

Ludovic Giuly Ludovic Vincent Giuly (born 10 July 1976) is a French former professional footballer who played as a winger. Giuly represented France at international level, gaining 17 caps over a five-year period and was a member of their 2003 FIFA Confedera ...

tore a groin muscle during the

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on 26 May and was replaced by striker

Sidney Govou Sidney Rodrigue Noukpo Govou (born 27 July 1979) is a French former professional footballer who played primarily as a winger, but was occasionally deployed as a striker. He holds the record for most Ligue 1 titles won (seven), along with Herv� ...

three days later.

Switzerland

Manager: Köbi Kuhn Switzerland named an initial 26-man squad on 24 May 2004.

Stéphane Grichting Stéphane Grichting (born 30 March 1979 in Sierre) is a Swiss former professional football defender. He earned 36 caps for the Swiss national team, and was called up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup squads. He was in the s ...

and Rémo Meyer were both cut from the final squad, while

Marco Streller Marco Streller (born 18 June 1981) is a Swiss former footballer who played as a striker and is best known for his years with FC Basel and the Switzerland national team. He was the sporting director of FC Basel from June 2017 until June 2019. Sin ...

broke his left tibia and fibula and Léonard Thurre tore a calf muscle in training; they were replaced in the final 23-man squad by 18-year-old

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forward Johan Vonlanthen. On 6 June, midfielder

Johann Lonfat Johann Lonfat (born 11 September 1973) is a Swiss former professional footballer. A midfielder, he played in the centre or on the right. Career Lonfat was born in Martigny, Switzerland. During his career, Lonfat represented Martigny-Sports ( ...

was withdrawn from the squad after suffering a back injury; he was originally going to be replaced by

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forward

Davide Chiumiento Davide Chiumiento (born 22 November 1984) is a Swiss former footballer who played as a midfielder. Early life Chiumiento was born in Switzerland but spent most of his childhood abroad. His father, Gerardo Chiumiento, was a power tool salesman ...

, but he declined the selection in favour of waiting for a call-up by

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, meaning that Tranquillo Barnetta replaced Lonfat instead. Goalkeeper Fabrice Borer suffered a broken arm in training on 12 June and was replaced by Sébastien Roth before Switzerland's opening game against

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the next day.

Group C

Bulgaria

Manager:

Plamen Markov Plamen Markov (born 11 September 1957) is a Bulgarian retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs in Bulgaria and France. He represented the Bulgaria national team at international level. Playing career Markov was born ...

Bulgaria named their squad on 19 May 2004.

Denmark

Manager:

Morten Olsen Morten Per Olsen (born 14 August 1949) is a Danish football manager and former player. He was the head coach of the Denmark national team for 15 years from 2000 until 2015, guiding Denmark to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2004 European Championshi ...

Denmark named their squad on 1 June 2004.

Italy

Manager:

Giovanni Trapattoni Giovanni Trapattoni (; born 17 March 1939), sometimes popularly known as "Trap" or "Il Trap", is an Italian football manager and former player, considered the most successful club coach of Italian football. A former defensive midfielder, as a p ...

Italy named their squad on 18 May 2004.

Sweden

Managers:

Lars Lagerbäck Lars Edvin "Lasse" Lagerbäck (; born 16 July 1948) is a Swedish football manager and former player, who is the technical director of the Iceland national football team. Lagerbäck has managed a number of national teams prior to his current pos ...

& Tommy Söderberg Sweden named their squad on 6 May 2004.

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full-back Michael Svensson was ruled out of the tournament on 26 May after failing to recover from a knee injury; he was replaced by Hammarby defender

Alexander Östlund Alexander Arnold Mezan (born Jan Alexander Östlund on 2 November 1978) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He began his professional career with AIK in 1995, and went on to play professionally in Portugal, th ...

Group D

Czech Republic

Manager: Karel Brückner The Czech Republic named an initial 24-man squad on 19 May 2004.

Germany

Manager: Rudi Völler Germany named an initial 22-man squad on 24 May 2004, with coach Rudi Völler leaving one space open for an under-21 player.

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defender Christian Rahn withdrew from the squad on 26 May and was replaced by left-back

Christian Ziege Christian Ziege (; born 1 February 1972) is a German football manager and former player. He most recently coached FC Pinzgau. A defender, he started his playing career at FC Bayern Munich, where he won two Bundesliga titles and a UEFA Cup be ...

, who had recently been released by

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. VfL Bochum winger

Paul Freier Slawomir Paul Freier (Polish: Sławomir Paweł Freier; born 26 July 1979) is a German football coach and former player who was usually employed as a midfielder. He is currently the assistant manager of VfL Bochum U19. Biography Childhood and ...

was also ruled out on 29 May after damaging knee ligaments in a warm-up friendly against

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on 27 May; his withdrawal allowed both early contenders for the 23rd place in the squad,

Bastian Schweinsteiger Bastian Schweinsteiger (; born 1 August 1984) is a German former professional footballer who usually played as a central midfielder. Earlier in his career, he primarily played as a wide midfielder. Schweinsteiger is regarded as one of the great ...

and

Lukas Podolski Lukas Josef Podolski (; born Łukasz Józef Podolski, , on 4 June 1985) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze. Known for his powerful and accurate left foot, he is known for his explosive ...

, to be selected.

Latvia

Manager: Aleksandrs Starkovs Latvia named their squad on 29 May 2004.

Netherlands

Manager:

Dick Advocaat Dirk Nicolaas Advocaat (; born 27 September 1947) is a Dutch former football player and coach who is currently the head coach of Eerste Divisie side ADO Den Haag. Advocaat was successful as a football player and as a coach, including three stint ...

The Netherlands named their squad on 19 May 2004.

Player representation

References

External links

EURO 2004 official site
*weltfussball.d

{{European Football Championship UEFA European Championship squads, 2004

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