UEFA Euro 1988 squads

UEFA Euro 1988 was a football tournament that took place in West Germany between 10 June and 25 June 1988. The eight competing nations were required to name a squad of no more than 20 players. The players' listed ages are their ages on the tournament's opening day (10 June 1988).

Group 1

Denmark

Manager: Sepp Piontek

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Troels Rasmussen	(1961-04-07)7 April 1961 (aged 27)	27	AGF
2	2DF	John Sivebæk	(1961-10-25)25 October 1961 (aged 26)	49	Saint-Étienne
3	2DF	Søren Busk	(1953-04-10)10 April 1953 (aged 35)	59	Wiener SC
4	2DF	Morten Olsen (captain)	(1949-08-14)14 August 1949 (aged 38)	95	1. FC Köln
5	2DF	Ivan Nielsen	(1956-10-09)9 October 1956 (aged 31)	42	PSV Eindhoven
6	3MF	Søren Lerby	(1958-02-01)1 February 1958 (aged 30)	64	PSV Eindhoven
7	3MF	John Helt	(1959-12-29)29 December 1959 (aged 28)	15	Lyngby
8	3MF	Per Frimann	(1962-06-04)4 June 1962 (aged 26)	14	AGF
9	2DF	Jan Heintze	(1963-08-17)17 August 1963 (aged 24)	5	PSV Eindhoven
10	4FW	Preben Elkjær	(1957-09-11)11 September 1957 (aged 30)	67	Hellas Verona
11	3MF	Michael Laudrup	(1964-06-15)15 June 1964 (aged 23)	43	Juventus
12	2DF	Lars Olsen	(1961-02-02)2 February 1961 (aged 27)	11	Brøndby
13	3MF	John Jensen	(1965-05-03)3 May 1965 (aged 23)	12	Brøndby
14	3MF	Jesper Olsen	(1961-03-20)20 March 1961 (aged 27)	40	Manchester United
15	4FW	Flemming Povlsen	(1966-12-03)3 December 1966 (aged 21)	11	1. FC Köln
16	1GK	Peter Schmeichel	(1963-11-18)18 November 1963 (aged 24)	6	Brøndby
17	3MF	Klaus Berggreen	(1958-02-03)3 February 1958 (aged 30)	43	Torino
18	4FW	John Eriksen	(1957-11-20)20 November 1957 (aged 30)	14	Servette
19	2DF	Bjørn Kristensen	(1963-10-10)10 October 1963 (aged 24)	7	AGF
20	3MF	Kim Vilfort	(1962-11-15)15 November 1962 (aged 25)	9	Brøndby

Italy

Manager: Azeglio Vicini

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Walter Zenga	(1960-04-28)28 April 1960 (aged 28)	17	Internazionale
2	2DF	Franco Baresi	(1960-05-08)8 May 1960 (aged 28)	21	Milan
3	2DF	Giuseppe Bergomi (captain)	(1963-12-22)22 December 1963 (aged 24)	46	Internazionale
4	2DF	Roberto Cravero	(1964-01-03)3 January 1964 (aged 24)	0	Torino
5	2DF	Ciro Ferrara	(1967-02-11)11 February 1967 (aged 21)	4	Napoli
6	2DF	Riccardo Ferri	(1963-08-20)20 August 1963 (aged 24)	12	Internazionale
7	2DF	Giovanni Francini	(1963-08-03)3 August 1963 (aged 24)	7	Napoli
8	2DF	Paolo Maldini	(1968-06-26)26 June 1968 (aged 19)	3	Milan
9	3MF	Carlo Ancelotti	(1959-06-10)10 June 1959 (aged 29)	17	Milan
10	3MF	Luigi De Agostini	(1963-04-07)7 April 1963 (aged 25)	10	Juventus
11	3MF	Fernando De Napoli	(1964-03-15)15 March 1964 (aged 24)	21	Napoli
12	1GK	Stefano Tacconi	(1957-05-13)13 May 1957 (aged 31)	1	Juventus
13	3MF	Luca Fusi	(1963-06-07)7 June 1963 (aged 25)	1	Sampdoria
14	3MF	Giuseppe Giannini	(1964-08-20)20 August 1964 (aged 23)	15	Roma
15	3MF	Francesco Romano	(1960-04-25)25 April 1960 (aged 28)	0	Napoli
16	4FW	Alessandro Altobelli	(1955-11-28)28 November 1955 (aged 32)	57	Internazionale
17	3MF	Roberto Donadoni	(1963-09-09)9 September 1963 (aged 24)	16	Milan
18	4FW	Roberto Mancini	(1964-11-27)27 November 1964 (aged 23)	13	Sampdoria
19	4FW	Ruggiero Rizzitelli	(1967-09-02)2 September 1967 (aged 20)	2	Cesena
20	4FW	Gianluca Vialli	(1964-07-09)9 July 1964 (aged 23)	25	Sampdoria

Spain

Manager: Miguel Muñoz

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Andoni Zubizarreta	(1961-10-23)23 October 1961 (aged 26)	115	Barcelona
2	2DF	Tomás Reñones	(1960-08-09)9 August 1960 (aged 27)	31	Atlético Madrid
3	2DF	José Antonio Camacho (captain)	(1955-06-08)8 June 1955 (aged 33)	73	Real Madrid
4	2DF	Genar Andrinúa	(1964-05-09)9 May 1964 (aged 24)	66	Athletic Bilbáo
5	3MF	Víctor Muñoz	(1957-03-15)15 March 1957 (aged 31)	44	Barcelona
6	3MF	Ramón Calderé	(1959-01-16)16 January 1959 (aged 29)	21	Barcelona
7	4FW	Julio Salinas	(1962-09-11)11 September 1962 (aged 25)	30	Atlético Madrid
8	2DF	Manuel Sanchís	(1965-03-23)23 March 1965 (aged 23)	13	Real Madrid
9	4FW	Emilio Butragueño	(1963-07-22)22 July 1963 (aged 24)	19	Real Madrid
10	4FW	Eloy	(1964-07-10)10 July 1964 (aged 23)	32	Sporting Gijón
11	2DF	Rafael Gordillo	(1957-02-24)24 February 1957 (aged 31)	61	Real Madrid
12	2DF	Diego Rodríguez Fernández	(1960-04-20)20 April 1960 (aged 28)	1	Real Betis
13	1GK	Francisco Buyo	(1958-01-13)13 January 1958 (aged 30)	2	Real Madrid
14	3MF	Ricardo Gallego	(1959-02-08)8 February 1959 (aged 29)	44	Real Madrid
15	3MF	Eusebio	(1964-04-13)13 April 1964 (aged 24)	17	Atlético Madrid
16	3MF	José Mari Bakero	(1963-02-11)11 February 1963 (aged 25)	3	Real Sociedad
17	3MF	Txiki Begiristain	(1964-08-12)12 August 1964 (aged 23)	12	Real Sociedad
18	2DF	Miquel Soler	(1965-03-13)13 March 1965 (aged 23)	23	Espanyol
19	3MF	Rafael Martín Vázquez	(1965-09-25)25 September 1965 (aged 22)	3	Real Madrid
20	3MF	Míchel	(1963-03-23)23 March 1963 (aged 25)	1	Real Madrid

West Germany

Manager: Franz Beckenbauer

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Eike Immel	(1960-11-27)27 November 1960 (aged 27)	15	VfB Stuttgart
2	2DF	Guido Buchwald	(1961-01-24)24 January 1961 (aged 27)	18	VfB Stuttgart
3	2DF	Andreas Brehme	(1960-11-09)9 November 1960 (aged 27)	36	Bayern Munich
4	2DF	Jürgen Kohler	(1965-10-06)6 October 1965 (aged 22)	15	1. FC Köln
5	2DF	Matthias Herget	(1955-11-14)14 November 1955 (aged 32)	34	KFC Uerdingen
6	2DF	Uli Borowka	(1962-05-19)19 May 1962 (aged 26)	2	Werder Bremen
7	3MF	Pierre Littbarski	(1960-04-16)16 April 1960 (aged 28)	53	1. FC Köln
8	3MF	Lothar Matthäus (captain)	(1961-03-21)21 March 1961 (aged 27)	61	Bayern Munich
9	4FW	Rudi Völler	(1960-04-13)13 April 1960 (aged 28)	49	Roma
10	3MF	Olaf Thon	(1966-05-01)1 May 1966 (aged 22)	24	Schalke 04
11	4FW	Frank Mill	(1958-07-23)23 July 1958 (aged 29)	10	Borussia Dortmund
12	1GK	Bodo Illgner	(1967-04-07)7 April 1967 (aged 21)	3	1. FC Köln
13	3MF	Wolfram Wuttke	(1961-11-17)17 November 1961 (aged 26)	3	1. FC Kaiserslautern
14	2DF	Thomas Berthold	(1964-11-12)12 November 1964 (aged 23)	26	Hellas Verona
15	2DF	Hans Pflügler	(1960-03-27)27 March 1960 (aged 28)	6	Bayern Munich
16	4FW	Dieter Eckstein	(1964-03-12)12 March 1964 (aged 24)	5	1. FC Nürnberg
17	3MF	Hans Dorfner	(1965-07-03)3 July 1965 (aged 22)	5	Bayern Munich
18	4FW	Jürgen Klinsmann	(1964-07-30)30 July 1964 (aged 23)	5	VfB Stuttgart
19	2DF	Gunnar Sauer	(1964-06-11)11 June 1964 (aged 23)	0	Werder Bremen
20	3MF	Wolfgang Rolff	(1959-12-26)26 December 1959 (aged 28)	31	Bayer Leverkusen

Group 2

England

Manager: Bobby Robson

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Peter Shilton	(1949-09-18)18 September 1949 (aged 38)	98	Derby County
2	2DF	Gary Stevens	(1963-03-27)27 March 1963 (aged 25)	23	Everton
3	2DF	Kenny Sansom	(1958-09-26)26 September 1958 (aged 29)	83	Arsenal
4	3MF	Neil Webb	(1963-07-30)30 July 1963 (aged 24)	7	Nottingham Forest
5	2DF	Dave Watson	(1961-11-20)20 November 1961 (aged 26)	11	Everton
6	2DF	Tony Adams	(1966-10-10)10 October 1966 (aged 21)	11	Arsenal
7	3MF	Bryan Robson (captain)	(1957-01-11)11 January 1957 (aged 31)	66	Manchester United
8	3MF	Trevor Steven	(1963-09-21)21 September 1963 (aged 24)	23	Everton
9	4FW	Peter Beardsley	(1961-01-18)18 January 1961 (aged 27)	24	Liverpool
10	4FW	Gary Lineker	(1960-11-30)30 November 1960 (aged 27)	32	Barcelona
11	3MF	John Barnes	(1963-11-07)7 November 1963 (aged 24)	39	Liverpool
12	3MF	Chris Waddle	(1960-12-14)14 December 1960 (aged 27)	34	Tottenham Hotspur
13	1GK	Chris Woods	(1959-11-14)14 November 1959 (aged 28)	12	Rangers
14	2DF	Viv Anderson	(1956-07-29)29 July 1956 (aged 31)	30	Manchester United
15	3MF	Steve McMahon	(1961-08-20)20 August 1961 (aged 26)	3	Liverpool
16	3MF	Peter Reid	(1956-06-20)20 June 1956 (aged 31)	13	Everton
17	3MF	Glenn Hoddle	(1957-10-27)27 October 1957 (aged 30)	50	Monaco
18	4FW	Mark Hateley	(1961-11-07)7 November 1961 (aged 26)	28	Monaco
19	2DF	Mark Wright	(1963-08-01)1 August 1963 (aged 24)	20	Derby County
20	2DF	Tony Dorigo	(1965-12-31)31 December 1965 (aged 22)	0	Chelsea

Netherlands

Manager: Rinus Michels

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Hans van Breukelen	(1956-10-04)4 October 1956 (aged 31)	35	PSV Eindhoven
2	2DF	Adri van Tiggelen	(1957-06-16)16 June 1957 (aged 30)	24	Anderlecht
3	2DF	Sjaak Troost	(1959-08-28)28 August 1959 (aged 28)	3	Feyenoord
4	2DF	Ronald Koeman	(1963-03-21)21 March 1963 (aged 25)	23	PSV Eindhoven
5	3MF	Aron Winter	(1967-03-01)1 March 1967 (aged 21)	6	Ajax
6	2DF	Berry van Aerle	(1962-12-08)8 December 1962 (aged 25)	6	PSV Eindhoven
7	3MF	Gerald Vanenburg	(1964-03-05)5 March 1964 (aged 24)	22	PSV Eindhoven
8	3MF	Arnold Mühren	(1951-05-02)2 May 1951 (aged 37)	18	Ajax
9	4FW	John Bosman	(1965-02-01)1 February 1965 (aged 23)	12	Ajax
10	4FW	Ruud Gullit (captain)	(1962-09-01)1 September 1962 (aged 25)	34	Milan
11	3MF	John van 't Schip	(1963-12-30)30 December 1963 (aged 24)	16	Ajax
12	4FW	Marco van Basten	(1964-10-31)31 October 1964 (aged 23)	19	Milan
13	3MF	Erwin Koeman	(1961-09-20)20 September 1961 (aged 26)	10	KV Mechelen
14	4FW	Wim Kieft	(1962-11-12)12 November 1962 (aged 25)	15	PSV Eindhoven
15	2DF	Wim Koevermans	(1960-06-28)28 June 1960 (aged 27)	1	Fortuna Sittard
16	1GK	Joop Hiele	(1958-12-25)25 December 1958 (aged 29)	4	Feyenoord
17	2DF	Frank Rijkaard	(1962-09-30)30 September 1962 (aged 25)	26	Zaragoza
18	2DF	Wilbert Suvrijn	(1962-10-26)26 October 1962 (aged 25)	6	Roda JC
19	3MF	Hendrie Krüzen	(1964-11-24)24 November 1964 (aged 23)	3	Den Bosch
20	3MF	Jan Wouters	(1960-07-17)17 July 1960 (aged 27)	14	Ajax

Republic of Ireland

Manager: Jack Charlton

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Packie Bonner	(1960-05-24)24 May 1960 (aged 28)	23	Celtic
2	2DF	Chris Morris	(1963-12-24)24 December 1963 (aged 24)	5	Celtic
3	2DF	Chris Hughton	(1958-12-11)11 December 1958 (aged 29)	36	Tottenham Hotspur
4	2DF	Mick McCarthy	(1959-02-07)7 February 1959 (aged 29)	27	Celtic
5	2DF	Kevin Moran	(1956-04-29)29 April 1956 (aged 32)	36	Manchester United
6	3MF	Ronnie Whelan	(1961-09-25)25 September 1961 (aged 26)	26	Liverpool
7	3MF	Paul McGrath	(1959-12-04)4 December 1959 (aged 28)	23	Manchester United
8	3MF	Ray Houghton	(1962-01-09)9 January 1962 (aged 26)	15	Liverpool
9	4FW	John Aldridge	(1958-09-18)18 September 1958 (aged 29)	15	Liverpool
10	4FW	Frank Stapleton (captain)	(1956-07-10)10 July 1956 (aged 31)	63	Derby County
11	3MF	Tony Galvin	(1956-07-12)12 July 1956 (aged 31)	24	Sheffield Wednesday
12	4FW	Tony Cascarino	(1962-09-01)1 September 1962 (aged 25)	5	Millwall
13	3MF	Liam O'Brien	(1964-09-05)5 September 1964 (aged 23)	6	Manchester United
14	4FW	David Kelly	(1965-11-25)25 November 1965 (aged 22)	3	Walsall
15	3MF	Kevin Sheedy	(1959-10-21)21 October 1959 (aged 28)	13	Everton
16	1GK	Gerry Peyton	(1956-05-20)20 May 1956 (aged 32)	24	Bournemouth
17	4FW	John Byrne	(1961-02-01)1 February 1961 (aged 27)	14	Le Havre
18	3MF	John Sheridan	(1964-10-01)1 October 1964 (aged 23)	4	Leeds United
19	2DF	John Anderson	(1959-10-07)7 October 1959 (aged 28)	15	Newcastle United
20	4FW	Niall Quinn	(1966-10-06)6 October 1966 (aged 21)	9	Arsenal

Soviet Union

Manager: Valeriy Lobanovskyi

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Rinat Dasayev (captain)	(1957-06-13)13 June 1957 (aged 30)	77	Spartak Moscow
2	2DF	Volodymyr Bessonov	(1958-03-05)5 March 1958 (aged 30)	67	Dynamo Kyiv
3	2DF	Vagiz Khidiyatullin	(1959-03-03)3 March 1959 (aged 29)	42	Spartak Moscow
4	2DF	Oleg Kuznetsov	(1963-03-22)22 March 1963 (aged 25)	26	Dynamo Kyiv
5	2DF	Anatoliy Demyanenko	(1959-02-19)19 February 1959 (aged 29)	65	Dynamo Kyiv
6	3MF	Vasiliy Rats	(1961-04-25)25 April 1961 (aged 27)	23	Dynamo Kyiv
7	3MF	Sergei Aleinikov	(1961-11-07)7 November 1961 (aged 26)	41	Dinamo Minsk
8	3MF	Gennadiy Litovchenko	(1963-09-11)11 September 1963 (aged 24)	32	Dynamo Kyiv
9	3MF	Aleksandr Zavarov	(1961-04-26)26 April 1961 (aged 27)	23	Dynamo Kyiv
10	4FW	Oleg Protasov	(1964-02-04)4 February 1964 (aged 24)	35	Dynamo Kyiv
11	4FW	Igor Belanov	(1960-09-25)25 September 1960 (aged 27)	22	Dynamo Kyiv
12	2DF	Ivan Vyshnevskyi	(1957-02-21)21 February 1957 (aged 31)	6	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
13	2DF	Tengiz Sulakvelidze	(1956-07-23)23 July 1956 (aged 31)	47	Dinamo Tbilisi
14	2DF	Vyacheslav Sukristov	(1961-01-01)1 January 1961 (aged 27)	3	Žalgiris
15	3MF	Alexei Mikhailichenko	(1963-03-30)30 March 1963 (aged 25)	7	Dynamo Kyiv
16	1GK	Viktor Chanov	(1959-07-21)21 July 1959 (aged 28)	7	Dynamo Kyiv
17	4FW	Sergey Dmitriyev	(1964-03-19)19 March 1964 (aged 24)	6	Zenit Leningrad
18	3MF	Sergey Gotsmanov	(1959-03-27)27 March 1959 (aged 29)	25	Dinamo Minsk
19	2DF	Sergei Baltacha	(1958-02-17)17 February 1958 (aged 30)	44	Dynamo Kyiv
20	3MF	Viktor Pasulko	(1961-01-01)1 January 1961 (aged 27)	6	Spartak Moscow

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