ACROPOLIS CONVENTION CENTRE, NICE

INFORMATION FOR MEDIA

 contents
1 Introduction

2 Football in Nice 10 Media catering

3 Location 11 Media seats

4 Schedule of activities 12 Photographer facilities

5 Parking and public transport 13 Media information

6 Accreditation centre 14 Non-rights holders

7 Media entrance 15 Draw procedure

8 Media working area 16 Draw hosts

9 Mixed zone 17 Draw participants

 introduction
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Dear members of the media,

The following information and maps have been put

together to help you with your preparations for the
UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying draw at the Acropolis
Convention Centre in Nice.

Every effort has been made to provide each sector

of the media with the specific facilities and services
you require to work effectively. Dedicated media
staff from UEFA will be on hand to assist you in
case of problems or queries.

We wish you an enjoyable and successful event.

Best regards,
The UEFA media operations team

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 football in nice
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Football in Nice is centred around the city’s main A victory at AC Ajaccio on the final day of last sea-
club, OGC Nice. Founded in 1904, they were one of son helped the Mediterranean club jump into
the inaugural members of the French first division fourth spot in Ligue 1 and earn a European berth
and came to the fore during the 1950s, a decade for only the second time since that French Cup
which brought them all four of their titles. They have win, though they were knocked out in the UEFA
not won a major honour since picking up a third Europa League play-offs on their return.
French Cup in 1997, but are still highly renowned,
not least because of their very successful academy The club enjoy local rivalries with Olympique de
system – with goalkeeper Hugo Lloris one of the Marseille and – especially – AS Monaco FC, with
more celebrated recent graduates. the Principality just 20km from Nice. The city has
only been part of France since 1860 and the area
That Nice failed to win a trophy in the 1970s and maintains strong ties to Italy, though the club –
1980s remains a sore point for fans who saw and the city’s – anthem, Nissa La Bella, is sung in
Serbian striker Nenad Bjeković, playmaker Roger the local Nissart dialect. Renditions can still be
Jouve and goalkeeper Dominique Baratelli – a heard at the new Stade de Nice, which was opened
Nice native – turn on the style at the Stade du Ray. in autumn 2013.

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 Schedule
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of activities
Saturday 22 February

Accreditation centre open 08.00–20.00

Media areas open 12.00–17.00
UEFA press conference 14.15

Sunday 23 February

Accreditation centre open 08.00–12.00

Media areas open 08.00–18.00
Media access to draw hall 10.45–11.45
Trophy photos 11.00–11.15
Draw 12.00–13.00
Post-draw mixed zone 13.00–14.30
Distribution of match schedule > 16.30

Please note that the draw hall doors will close at

11.45.

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public transport
A limited number of spaces will be available to the
media at the Esplanade Tassigny immediately to
the north of the Acropolis centre. Access is via
the Traverse Jean Monnet, on the north side of
the Esplanade, near the Novotel. These parking
spaces will be available on both Saturday 22 and
Sunday 23 February on a first-come, first-served
basis according to the opening times of the media
areas. Media should bring their accreditation confir-
mation letter or accreditation (if already collected)
in order to gain access.

The nearest public parking is the Parking Acropolis

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nearest parking

– Jean Bouin, which is also very close to the north

end of the Acropolis centre. In addition, the venue
is served by tram: the nearest stop is Acropolis.

As the Nice carnival is taking place at the same

time as the draw, travel to and from the venue
may be disrupted.

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Accreditation
Centre
The accreditation centre is located on the east side Media entrance
7 Media
Working Area
The media working area is located on Level 1, and
of the Acropolis centre at street level (see map). will be equipped with approximately 240 desks
with internet connections. A section will be reserved
Media must produce a photo ID and their confirma- Media areas are accessed via the media entrance for photographers.
tion email in order to collect their accreditation. located immediately next to the accreditation
centre. A security check will be carried out before Media in the working area will be able to follow
media enter the venue. the draw live on large screens.

A media welcome desk is located close to the media An information point will be in operation in the
entrance, where media can pick up draw-related media working area on draw day (see map).
information, newsletters, coach photos, etc.
A UEFA press conference will take place on Saturday
The media working area, mixed zone and draw hall 22 January at 14.15. The press conference room is
are accessed via ground level and are clearly signed located next to the media working area. All media
from the media entrance. accredited for the draw may attend

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Mixed zone
The post-draw mixed zone will be set up in the
media working area and will be divided into
separate sections for each group. Within each
section there will be a dedicated TV area for
rights-holder and non-rights-holder camera
crews.

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Media catering
Basic catering will be offered to media on Saturday
22 February, with more extensive catering offered
on draw day.
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Media seats
The media catering will be operational during the
following hours:
The media seats in the draw hall tribune are
Saturday 22 February 12.00 – 17.00 located on the Level 4 balcony. There is no internet
08.00 – 12.30 connectivity in the draw hall.
Sunday 23 February
14.00 – 17.00
Access from the media working area is clearly
It should be noted that for noise reasons, the signed. Media are requested to use the designated
catering area will not operate while the mixed escalator(s) when moving between different levels
zone is in operation. of the venue.

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 Photographer facilities
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A dedicated section of the media working area will These positions are slightly to the side and offer
be reserved for photographers. A photographers’ an angle of 20 degrees and distance of approxi-
briefing will be held there at 10.00 on draw day. mately 32m to the centre of the stage.

Photographers will be given access to the area The allocation of these positions will be deter-
immediately in front of the stage from 11.00 un- mined on-site by UEFA.
til 11.15 to take pictures of the EURO trophy on
its plinth. Photographers should note that there will be no
post-draw group photos.
Photographers can cover the draw from two areas:

• photo platforms on the lower level, which afford

a view over both the stage and the audience
(see map on next page);

• positions on the lowest row of the balcony.

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Non-rights
Accredited media will benefit from the following
information services: holders
• pre-draw information, including press kits, sent
by email; Accredited non-rights-holder personnel may watch
the draw from the media seats and have full access
• coach photo and biography sheet; to the media working area and post-draw mixed
zone. However, non-rights holders must leave their
• transcripts of post-draw interviews conducted cameras at the storage point located just inside
by UEFA, available in English and French on an ftp the media entrance ahead of the draw, and may
site, details of which will be distributed on-site. collect them once the draw has finished.

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Draw procedure
UEFA EURO 2016 Basic conditions Qualifying competition
Qualifying Draw Procedure
• All 54 UEFA member associations will enter the • Nine groups: eight groups of six teams (Groups
competition. A-H) and one group of five teams (Group I).
Date and time Sunday, 23 February 2014
12.00 (start of show) • France qualifies directly for the final tournament • League system on home and away basis.
Place Acropolis, Nice, France and is therefore not part of the draw. However,
Duration 20-25 mins after the draw UEFA will allocate France to the • Group matches to be played according to the
(TV programme: 50 mins) group of five teams in order to arrange friendly European Qualifiers match calendar from
Competition Articles 11-12 matches between France and these five teams September 2014 to October 2015 (see compe-
regulations Annex B, paragraph B.1.2.a. (see competition regulations, paragraph 21.02). tition regulations, annex A).
Qualifying September 2014 –
competition October 2015 • 53 UEFA member associations will participate • The UEFA administration will publish the Euro-
Groups 9 groups: in the qualifying draw. pean Qualifiers fixture list following the draw.
8 groups of 6 teams
and 1 group of 5 teams • The nine group winners, the nine group runners-
Teams involved 53 divided into 6 pots up and the best third-placed team will qualify
directly for the final tournament. The eight re-
maining third-placed teams will contest play-off
matches to determine which four qualify for the
final tournament.

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 Team rankings and pot allocations Draw procedure Draw conditions

The 53 teams involved in the draw are classified The draw starts with Pot 1 and then continues in The following conditions apply:
on the basis of the national team coefficient rank- the order of the pots from Pot 6 to Pot 2. Each
ing system, for which their results in the following pot is emptied entirely before proceeding to the • Centralisation of rights by UEFA: For TV reasons,
competitions are used: next pot. England, Germany, Italy, Spain and the Nether-
lands will be drawn into groups of six teams.
• 2010 FIFA World Cup (qualifying competition and The nine teams drawn from Pots 1 to 5 will be
final tournament); allocated to the groups in alphabetical order, • The last team to be drawn among the remaining
starting with Group A to end with Group I; the teams in Pot 1 will be allocated to Group I con-
• UEFA EURO 2012 (qualifying competition and final eight teams drawn from Pot 6 will be allocated sisting of five teams.
tournament); and to Groups A to H.
• Political situation: based on decisions taken by
• 2014 FIFA World Cup (qualifying competition: A ball will first be drawn from Pot 1 to determine the UEFA Executive Committee, Azerbaijan and
group stage and play-offs). the team in first position in Group A. The second Armenia, and Spain and Gibraltar may not be
ball drawn from Pot 1 determines the team in first drawn in the same group.
Based on this ranking, the 53 teams are divided position in Group B. This procedure is repeated
into six pots. Pots 1 to 5 contain nine teams each until the remaining first positions in Groups C to I • If one team is drawn into the group to which the
and Pot 6 contains eight teams. are filled. other team in question has already been allocated,
that team will automatically be allocated to the
The draw continues with Pot 6 from where the next group and another team will be drawn from
8 teams are drawn into the sixth positions in the same pot to fill the position in the previous
Groups A to H. group.

Then the 9 teams in Pot 5 are drawn into fifth • In case Azerbaijan is drawn into Group I and
position in Groups A to I. Armenia is left amongst the two last draw balls,
Armenia shall automatically be allocated to
The same procedure applies to Pots 4, 3 and 2, Group H and the last remaining team to Group I.
again placing the team drawn in alphabetical order
from Groups A to I. • In case Spain is drawn into Group H and Gibraltar
is left amongst the last two draw balls, Gibraltar
will automatically be allocated to Group G and
the last remaining team to Group H.

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 Allocation of teams to pots POT 1 POT 2 POT 3

The 53 teams are allocated to six pots according Spain (holders) Ukraine Serbia
to the national team coefficient rankings. Germany Croatia Turkey

Netherlands Sweden Slovenia

Italy Denmark Israel

England Switzerland Norway

Portugal Belgium Slovakia

Greece Czech Republic Romania

Russia Hungary Austria

Bosnia and Herzegovina Republic of Ireland Poland

POT 4 POT 5 POT 6

Montenegro Iceland Luxembourg

Armenia Northern Ireland Kazakhstan

Scotland Albania Liechtenstein

Finland Lithuania Faroe Islands

Latvia Moldova Malta

Wales FYROM Andorra

Bulgaria Azerbaijan San Marino

Estonia Georgia Gibraltar

Belarus Cyprus

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draw hosts
The draw ceremony will be hosted by Ruud Gullit
and Bixente Lizarazu, two former players who
enjoyed some of their greatest moments in the
UEFA European Championship. Lizarazu was the
left-back in the France side that added the continen-
tal crown to their FIFA World Cup in 2000, edging
out Italy 2-1 in extra time in the Rotterdam final.
Gullit, meanwhile, skippered the Netherlands to
glory in West Germany in 1988, his emphatic
header putting the Oranje 1-0 up in the final against
the Soviet Union to pave the way for that Marco
van Basten volley and wild celebrations in his
homeland.

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 ruud gullit
Country: Netherlands
Date of birth: 01/09/1962
Position: Various

clubs biography
HFC Haarlem 1979–1982 Emerged alongside the great Johan Cruyff in Feyenoord’s 1983/84
Feyenoord 1982–1985 double-winning team and came to the fore as a total footballer at
PSV Eindhoven 1985–1987 PSV. Recruited by Milan, together with fellow Dutchman Marco
AC Milan 1987–1993 van Basten, in 1987 for a world-record fee, he made a stunning
UC Sampdoria 1993–1994 start to life in Serie A and was voted Ballon d’Or winner at the end
AC Milan 1994–1995 of that year; with Van Basten injured, he was the inspiration
UC Sampdoria (loan) 1994–1995 behind the Rossoneri’s first Italian title in nine years.
Chelsea FC 1995–1998
In 1988 he skippered the Netherlands to victory at the UEFA Euro-
national team pean Championship in West Germany, scoring a formidable header
Netherlands 1984−1991 66 caps 17 goals to put the Oranje 1-0 up in the final against the Soviet Union. He
would appear in just one FIFA World Cup – Italia ’90 – but was back
honours to his commanding best at EURO ’92, where the Netherlands’
UEFA European Championship 1988 title defence was derailed by Denmark in a semi-final shoot-out.
European Champion Clubs’ Cup 1989, 1990
UEFA Super Cup 1990 With Milan, Gullit won back-to-back European Champion Clubs’
European/South American Cup 1990 Cups, netting twice in the 1989 final against FC Steaua Bucureşti
Ballon d’Or 1987 and recovering from a season-long injury to play in the 1990
Dutch Eredivisie 1984, 1986, 1987 decider against SL Benfica.
Italian Serie A 1988, 1992, 1993
Dutch Cup 1984 His eight-year sojourn in Italy closed with a move to England,
Coppa Italia 1994 where he merged the end of his playing days with the start of a
English FA Cup 1997 coaching career at Chelsea, picking up the FA Cup as player-
manager in 1997; he subsequently had short spells in charge of
Newcastle United FC, Feyenoord, LA Galaxy and FC Terek Grozny.

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 BIXENTE LIZARAZU
Country: France
Date of birth: 09/12/1969
Position: Left-back

clubs biography
FC Girondins de Bordeaux 1988–1996 Born in the French part of the Basque country, Lizarazu launched
Athletic Club 1996–1997 his career with Bordeaux. Although he won no major trophies
FC Bayern München 1997–2004 with the club, he helped Les Girondins reach the UEFA Cup final
Olympique de Marseille 2004 in 1996. He moved that year to Bilbao to join Athletic but re-
FC Bayern München 2005–2006 mained in Spain just one season before signing for Bayern – the
team that had beaten Bordeaux in the UEFA Cup final.
national team
France 1992−2004 97 caps 2 goals First capped by France in 1992, he became a pivotal member of
the side that got to the semi-finals of EURO ‘96 before lifting the
honours FIFA World Cup – on home soil – two years later and adding the
UEFA European Championship 2000 European crown at UEFA EURO 2000. Ended a highly successful
FIFA World Cup 1998 international career in 2004 with 97 caps.
UEFA Champions League 2001
European/South American Cup 2001 Despite suffering many injuries during a nine-year stay at Bayern
UEFA.com users’ Team of the Year 2001 – interrupted only by a six-month sojourn at Marseille in the autumn
FIFA Confederations Cup 2001, 2003 of 2004 – he claimed five Bundesliga titles, five German Cups and
French Ligue 2 1992 four German League Cups.
German Bundesliga 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006
German Cup 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006 In 2001 he also won the UEFA Champions League and European/
German League Cup 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 South American Cup, thus becoming world and European cham-
pion at club and international level at the same time. Retired
from playing in 2006 as the most decorated French footballer
of all time, later working as a pundit on French television.

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draw participants
Thirteen of the greatest European goalkeepers to Five more EURO winners – Ivo Viktor (Czech PRE-DRAW
grace the game will join Gianni Infantino on stage Republic, 1976), Andreas Köpke (Germany, 1996),
to make the qualifying draw, the UEFA General Antonis Nikopolidis (Greece, 2004), Dino Zoff (Italy, • Fabien Barthez
Secretary’s second UEFA European Championship 1968) and Peter Schmeichel (Denmark, 1992) –
qualifying draw since his appointment in October are among 12 custodians who will then draw the DRAW
2009. France’s UEFA European Championship- 53 teams to form nine groups – eight of six coun-
winning keeper Fabien Barthez (2000), will bring tries and one of five. The illustrious dozen also • Vítor Baía
on the Henri Delaunay Cup, the second version of includes several goalkeepers who came within a • Rinat Dasaev
the trophy, introduced for UEFA EURO 2008, which whisker of continental glory, a FIFA World Cup • José Ángel Iribar
has thus far only known Spanish hands. winner and Northern Ireland’s most capped • Pat Jennings
international. • Andreas Köpke
• Antonios Nikopolidis
• Jean-Marie Pfaff
• Peter Schmeichel
• Jan Tomaszewski
• Hans van Breukelen
• Ivo Viktor
• Dino Zoff

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 FABIEN BARTHEZ pre-draw

Country: France
Date of birth: 28/06/1971
Position: Goalkeeper

clubs biography
Toulouse FC 1990−1992 An acrobatic, extrovert goalkeeper with superb reflexes, he is the
Olympique de Marseille 1992−1995 most successful No1 that France has produced, starring for Les
AS Monaco FC 1995−2000 Bleus in their 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA EURO 2000 triumphs
Manchester United FC 2000−2003 and also helping the team to another World Cup final in 2006,
Olympique de Marseille 2003−2006 where he ended his international career with 87 caps.
FC Nantes 2006−2007
Started out with Toulouse before joining Marseille in 1992 and
national team ending his first full season with victory in the inaugural UEFA
France 1994-2006 87 caps Champions League. The club’s subsequent troubles resulted in
his departure to Monaco, where he remained for five years, during
honours which time he won two French league titles.
FIFA World Cup 1998
FIFA Confederations Cup 2003 Joined Manchester United after France’s UEFA EURO 2000 success
UEFA European Championship 2000 as the long-term replacement for Peter Schmeichel and won
UEFA Champions League 1993 two Premier League titles before returning to Marseille (initially
French Ligue 1 1997, 2000 on loan), whom he would help to the 2004 UEFA Cup final, only
English Premier League 2001, 2003 to be sent off as OM lost 2-0 to Valencia CF.
French Super Cup 1997
French League Goalkeeper of the Year 1998 After an impressive ending to his international career at the 2006
World Cup, he bowed out of the game completely the following
year following a brief spell with Nantes, and eventually turned
his hand to motor sport.

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 VÍTOR BAÍA draw

Country: Portugal
Date of birth: 15/10/1969
Position: Goalkeeper

clubs biography
FC Porto 1988−1996 Joined local club Porto at 13 and came through the youth ranks
FC Barcelona 1996−1998 to usurp Polish international Józef Młynarczyk as the Dragons’
FC Porto 1999−2007 first-choice goalkeeper in 1989. Did not miss a league game for
the next four seasons as Porto won three domestic titles.
national team
Portugal 1990−2002 80 caps Capped for the first time by Portugal at 21, he became the country’s
No1 keeper for the next decade, reaching the quarter-finals and
honours semi-finals, respectively, of EURO ‘96 and UEFA EURO 2000.
UEFA Champions League 2004
UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 1997 Left Porto in 1996 to join Barcelona in a deal that made him the
UEFA Cup 2003 most expensive goalkeeper of all time. Helped Barça win the 1997
European/South American Cup 2004 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup and Copa del Rey, but his fortunes faded
Portuguese Liga 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, under the next coach, Louis van Gaal, and he returned to Porto,
1999, 2003, 2004, 2006 only to miss the entire 2000/01 season through injury.
Spanish Liga 1998
Portuguese Cup 1988, 1991, 1994, 2000, 2003, 2006 Although his FIFA World Cup finals debut, in 2002, brought group
Copa del Rey 1997, 1998 stage elimination, he revitalised his career at Porto under José
UEFA Club Goalkeeper of the Year 2004 Mourinho, contributing greatly to the club’s back-to-back European
triumphs, the UEFA Cup in 2003 and the UEFA Champions League
in 2004. He was not, however, recalled to national team colours for
UEFA EURO 2004 on home soil and remained on 80 international
caps through to retirement in 2007.

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Country: Russia
Date of birth: 13/06/1957
Position: Goalkeeper

clubs biography
Volgar Astrakhan 1976−1977 The second most-capped international for the Soviet Union,
FC Spartak Moskva 1977−1988 behind Oleh Blokhin, he appeared for his country on 91 occasions
Sevilla FC 1988−1991 and was one of the foremost goalkeepers of his era, playing in
three successive FIFA World Cups, from 1982−90, and earning a
national team runners-up medal at EURO ’88.
Soviet Union 1979−1990 91 caps
Born in Astrakhan of Tatar stock, he moved north to the Soviet
Coaching Career capital in 1977, when he joined Spartak. He would remain with
Russia* 2003−2005 the club for the next 11 years, winning two Soviet championships
FC Torpedo Moskva* 2007−2008 and finishing as a runner-up on another five occasions.
FC Torpedo Moskva** 2012
* assistant ** goalkeeper coach First capped at senior international level in 1979, he became a
mainstay for his country throughout the 1980s, his giant frame,
honours elasticity and courage earning him widespread recognition as the
UEFA European Championship runner-up 1988 finest Soviet goalkeeper since the great Lev Yashin.
Olympic Games bronze medallist 1980
Soviet League 1979, 1987 Granted permission to move abroad after his EURO ’88 heroics,
he joined Spanish club Sevilla and remained in Andalusia for the
next three years before retiring aged 34. He has since worked as
a coach and also performed ambassadorial roles, helping Russia
win the hosting rights for the 2018 World Cup.

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Country: Spain
Date of birth: 01/03/1943
Position: Goalkeeper

clubs biography
CD Basconia 1961−1962 The only Basque in Spain’s 1964 UEFA European Championship-
Athletic Club 1962−1980 winning side, Iríbar did not make his international debut until
the first leg of the quarter-final against the Republic of Ireland.
national team
Spain 1964−1976 49 caps He kept goal for the remainder of the tournament, all three
matches at the 1966 FIFA World Cup and for several years
Coaching Career thereafter, closing his account in 1976 with 49 caps.
Athletic Club B 1983−1986
Athletic Club 1986−1987 A mainstay at Athletic from 1962 to 1980, his premier achieve-
Athletic Club B 1987 ments at club level were winning the ‘Zamora’ trophy in 1969/70
Basque Country 1988 for best goals conceded to league game ratio (20/30), and reaching
Basque Country 1993−2010 the 1977 UEFA Cup final, won by Juventus on away goals.

honours Iríbar later served as a coach, taking charge of Athletic’s reserve

UEFA European Championship winner 1964 side and, subsequently, the first team. He guided the latter to 13th
UEFA Cup runner-up 1977 in the Spanish Liga in his sole campaign at the helm, 1986/87.
Spanish Copa del Rey 1969, 1973
Zamora Trophy 1969–1970

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Country: Northern Ireland

Date of birth: 12/06/1945
Position: Goalkeeper

clubs biography
Watford FC 1963−1964 The only Northern Irish footballer to reach a century of interna-
Tottenham Hotspur FC 1964−1977 tional caps, the Newry-born goalkeeper stood guard for his country
Arsenal FC 1977−1985 for over 22 years, making 119 appearances − a world record at
Tottenham Hotspur FC 1985−1986 the time. He is also unique in enjoying legendary status at both
Arsenal and Tottenham, the two north London rivals.
national team
Northern Ireland 1964−1986 119 caps Moved to England just before his 18th birthday, joining Watford.
A year later, and already a Northern Ireland international, he left
Coaching Career for Tottenham. He would spend the next 13 years at White Hart
Tottenham Hotspur FC* 1993−present Lane, winning one FA Cup, two League Cups and, in 1972, the
* goalkeeper coach inaugural UEFA Cup. He appeared for the club on 591 occasions.

honours Left Spurs for Arsenal in 1977 and would maintain a high level of
UEFA Cup 1972 performance for the next eight years, making 327 appearances
English FA Cup 1967, 1979 and playing in three successive FA Cup finals from 1978−80,
English League Cup 1971, 1973 winning the trophy in 1979.

Made his major tournament debut for Northern Ireland at the

1982 FIFA World Cup, helping the team to the second phase, and
ended his career, on his 41st birthday, at the 1986 World Cup in
Mexico, having prepared for the tournament with a brief spell
back at Tottenham.

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Country: Germany
Date of birth: 12/03/1962
Position: Goalkeeper

clubs biography
Holstein Kiel 1979−1983 Germany’s goalkeeper for their EURO ’96 triumph, he was also
SC Charlottenburg 1983−1984 a non-playing squad member during West Germany’s 1990 FIFA
Hertha BSC Berlin 1984−1986 World Cup success. Although less prominent at club level, he was
1. FC Nürnberg 1986−1994 voted German footballer of the year while at Nürnberg in 1993.
Eintracht Frankfurt 1994−1996
Olympique de Marseille 1996−1998 Came up through the ranks at local club Holstein Kiel before
1. FC Nürnberg 1998−2001 moving to the capital and playing for Charlottenburg and Hertha.
His Bundesliga debut came when he joined Nürnberg in 1986
national team and he remained with the club for the next eight years, developing
Germany 1990−1998 59 caps as an international in the process, though mostly as an under-
study to Bodo Illgner.
Coaching Career
Germany* 2004−present A two-year spell at Eintracht climaxed with a career-peak
* goalkeeper coach performance for Germany at EURO ’96, after which, as Germany’s
goalkeeper of the year for the fourth time, he moved abroad to
honours play for Marseille. Returned to Nürnberg two years later to close
UEFA European Championship 1996 out his career, retiring in 2001.
FIFA World Cup 1990
German Footballer of the Year 1993 Germany’s first-choice keeper at the 1998 World Cup, he ended
his international career, with 59 caps, after the team’s quarter-
final exit, but returned to the national team set-up, as goalkeeping
coach, in 2004 and has remained in that position for the past
decade.

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Country: Greece
Date of birth: 14/01/1971
Position: Goalkeeper

clubs biography
Anagennisi Arta FC 1987−1989 One of the heroes of Greece’s unexpected UEFA EURO 2004
Panathinaikos FC 1989−2004 triumph, he remains his country’s most famous, and most capped,
Olympiacos FC 2004−2011 goalkeeper. He also won no fewer than 20 major domestic titles
and was a seasoned UEFA Champions League campaigner with
national team a reputation for saving penalties.
Greece 1999−2008 90 caps
Joined Panathinaikos in 1989 but took eight years before replacing
Coaching Career Jozef Wandzik as first-choice keeper. Won the league and cup
Olympiacos FC* 2012−2013 double with Panathinaikos in 2004, but left for rivals Olympiacos
Olympiacos FC** 2013 that summer, becoming the first player for 11 years to make that
* assistant ** caretaker move.

honours Given his Greece debut in August 1999 and proved virtually
UEFA European Championship 2004 immovable for the next nine years, making 56 consecutive starts
Greek Super League 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2004, from October 2001 to February 2006. That sequence incorporated
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 UEFA EURO 2004, where he kept clean sheets in the quarter-final,
Greek Cup 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2004, 2005, semi-final and final. He reappeared for Greece at UEFA EURO 2008,
2006, 2008, 2009 but confirmed his international retirement, with 90 caps, after
Greek Super Cup 1993, 1994, 2007 the tournament.

Won the league title in each of his first five seasons with Olympiacos,
adding cup successes in four of them – 2004/05, 2005/06,
2007/08 and 2008/09, in which he scored the winning spot kick
in an epic final shoot-out against AEK Athens FC. After another
league triumph in 2010/11 he retired and joined Olympiacos’s
coaching staff.

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Country: Belgium
Date of birth: 04/12/1953
Position: Goalkeeper

clubs biography
KSK Beveren 1972−1982 Distinguished himself as a goalkeeper of global standing both
FC Bayern München 1982−1988 at club level, with Beveren and Bayern, and with the Belgian
K. Lierse SK 1988−1989 national team, for whom he was selected 64 times and starred
Trabzonspor AŞ 1989−1990 at EURO ’80 and in the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

national team Spent the first ten years of his career at Beveren, winning the
Belgium 1976−1987 64 caps Belgian Cup in 1978 and the domestic league title a year later.
He was also voted 1978 Belgian footballer of the year, winning
Coaching Career the prestigious Golden Shoe.
KV Oostende 1998−1999
First capped at senior international level in 1976, he was a runner-
honours up with the Red Devils at EURO ’80 in Italy and also impressed
European Champion Clubs’ Cup runner-up 1987 two years later at the World Cup in Spain. The 1986 World Cup
Belgian Eerste Klasse 1979 brought the very best out of him as he inspired Belgium to an
German Bundesliga 1985, 1986, 1987 unexpected semi-final spot.
Belgian Cup 1978
German Cup 1984, 1986 Spent six years at Bayern, from 1982−88, and won a hat-trick
Belgian Footballer of the Year 1978 of Bundesliga titles as well as two German Cups; he was also a
European Champion Clubs’ Cup runner-up in 1987. Ended his
career in 1990 after short stints at Lierse and Trabzonspor, and
later became, along with the rest of his family, a reality TV star
in Belgium.

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Country: Denmark
Date of birth: 18/11/1963
Position: Goalkeeper biography
One of the most commanding, imposing and successful goal-
clubs keepers of his generation, Schmeichel was a Danish hero at
Gladsaxe/Hero BK 1981−1984 EURO ‘92 and a towering presence for many years at Manchester
Hvidovre IF 1984−1987 United, for whom he bowed out in fitting style by captaining the
Brøndby IF 1987−1991 team to victory in the 1999 UEFA Champions League final.
Manchester United FC 1991−1999
Sporting Clube Joined Brøndby from second-tier Hvidovre aged 23 and won three
de Portugal 1999−2001 league titles in five seasons, becoming the first-choice goalkeeper
Aston Villa FC 2001−2002 for Denmark at EURO ‘88 and beyond. Won the UEFA Super Cup
Manchester City FC 2002−2003 and English League Cup in his first season at United, which ended
with a fairy-tale triumph for Denmark at EURO ‘92, where he started
national team and finished all five games, including the 2-0 final win against
Denmark 1987−2001 129 caps 1 goal world champions Germany.

honours Helped United end a 26-year wait for a league title in 1992/93 –
UEFA European Championship 1992 the first of five Premier League triumphs in seven seasons, three of
UEFA Champions League 1999 them accompanied by English FA Cup wins, the last of which was
UEFA Super Cup 1991 supplemented by victory in the UEFA Champions League final
Danish Super League 1991 against FC Bayern München, where he had the honour of lifting the
English Premier League 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999 European Cup on his 398th and final appearance for the club. He was
Portuguese Liga 2000 subsequently voted Danish footballer of the year for a third time.
Danish Cup 1989
English FA Cup 1994, 1996, 1999 An ever-present for Denmark at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where
UEFA Goalkeeper of the Year 1992, 1993, 1998 his team reached the quarter-finals, he also played in two further
Danish Footballer of the Year 1990, 1993, 1999 UEFA European Championships, making it four in total, before
calling time on his international career in April 2001 with a Danish-
record haul of 129 caps. His club career ended with short spells
at Sporting, Aston Villa and, lastly, Manchester City, where his
son Kasper, also a goalkeeper, launched his career.

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Country: Poland
Date of birth: 09/01/1948
Position: Goalkeeper

clubs biography
Gwardia Wrocław 1963−1967 An extrovert Polish goalkeeper, he came to prominence with a
Śląsk Wrocław 1967−1970 world-class performance against England at Wembley Stadium
Legia Warszawa 1970−1972 in a decisive qualifier for the 1974 FIFA World Cup. He was
ŁKS Łódź 1972−1978 subsequently voted goalkeeper of the tournament at the finals
K. Beerschot VAC 1978−1981 in West Germany, where he saved two penalties and helped
Hércules CF 1981−1982 Poland to a third-place finish.
ŁKS Łódź 1982−1984
Born in Wroclaw, he played for two local clubs before joining
national team Legia in 1970. It was at next club ŁKS, however, that he made his
Poland 1971−1981 63 caps name, his excellent club performances over six seasons ensuring
a near-permanent presence in the Poland side throughout the
Coaching Career decade.
Widzew Łódź 1989
After his 1974 World Cup exploits, he represented Poland at both
honours the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, where he won a silver medal,
FIFA World Cup third place 1974 and the 1978 World Cup in Argentina. Following the latter he
Olympic Games silver medallist 1976 signed for Belgian club Beerschot, where he remained for three
years before joining Spanish club Hércules.

He returned to see out his playing days at ŁKS and retired in

1984 having won 63 international caps. He later moved into
coaching, journalism and politics.

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Country: Netherlands
Date of birth: 04/10/1956
Position: Goalkeeper

clubs biography
FC Utrecht 1975−1982 A leading figure in Dutch football during the late 1980s and early
Nottingham Forest FC 1982−1984 ‘90s, he captured both of UEFA’s top prizes in 1988, winning the
PSV Eindhoven 1984−1994 European Champion Clubs’ Cup with PSV a few weeks before
helping the Netherlands lift the Henri Delaunay Cup at EURO ’88.
national team
Netherlands 1980-1992 73 caps Made his reputation at hometown club Utrecht and accumulated
142 Eredivisie appearances in seven years before being chosen
honours by Brian Clough to replace Peter Shilton as the new Nottingham
UEFA European Championship 1988 Forest goalkeeper in 1982. His spell at the City Ground lasted just
European Champion Clubs’ Cup 1988 two years before he returned to the Netherlands to join PSV.
Dutch Eredivisie 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992
Dutch Cup 1988, 1989, 1990 First capped by the Oranje in 1980, he did not play in a major tour-
Dutch Super Cup 1992 nament until EURO ’88, where he was outstanding, enhancing his
Dutch Goalkeeper of the Year 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992 reputation by a clean sheet and a penalty save in the final against
the Soviet Union. He remained as the Netherlands’ No1 for the
1990 FIFA World Cup and EURO ’92, eventually finishing with 73
caps.

Enjoyed a sustained period of success at PSV, the 1988 European

Cup triumph supplemented by six Dutch Eredivisie titles and three
Dutch Cups. He made 391 appearances for the club in all competitions
and later, in tandem with a successful business career, became a
club director.

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Country: Czech Republic

Date of birth: 21/05/1942
Position: Goalkeeper

clubs biography
1. SK Prostějov 1960−1961 A prominent figure for Dukla and Czechoslovakia in the 1960s
RH Brno 1961−1962 and 1970s, the high point of his career came at the 1976 UEFA
FC Zbrojovka Brno 1962−1963 European Championship, where, aged 34, he performed wonders
FK Dukla Praha 1963−1977 to lead his country to victory in Yugoslavia, defeating the Nether-
lands in the semi-final and West Germany, on penalties, in the final.
national team
Czechoslovakia 1966−1977 63 caps First capped in 1966, in a friendly against Brazil at Rio de Janeiro’s
Maracanã stadium, he was to make his major tournament debut
Coaching Career at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, where, in another game against Brazil,
FK Dukla Praha 1990−1991 he was famously lobbed from the halfway line – though not beaten
– by Pelé.
honours
UEFA European Championship 1976 Joined Dukla in 1963 and remained with the club until his retire-
Czechoslovakian League 1964, 1966, 1977 ment in 1977. His first and last seasons of service both resulted
Czechoslovakian Cup 1965, 1966, 1969 in Czechoslovakian title triumphs, as did another in 1965/66.
Czechoslovak player of the year 1968, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976 In addition, he won the domestic cup three times in five years
between 1965 and 1969.

Voted Czechoslovak player of the year on five occasions, he came

third in the 1976 European Footballer of the Year standings –
behind Franz Beckenbauer and Rob Rensenbrink − thanks to his
exploits in the UEFA European Championship. He won 63 caps
for his country, 17 as captain.

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Country: Italy
Date of birth: 28/02/1942
Position: Goalkeeper

clubs biography
Udinese Calcio 1961−1963 One of the game’s most celebrated goalkeepers, Zoff achieved
Mantova FC 1963−1967 his career high at the age of 40 when he captained Italy to victory
SSC Napoli 1967−1972 at the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He also won countless honours at
Juventus 1972−1983 club level during a glittering 11-year spell with Juventus.

national team Made the grade with local club Udinese before moving to Mantova
Italy 1968−1983 112 caps and Napoli, where, at the end of his first season, he made his
debut for Italy at the 1968 UEFA European Championship and
Coaching Career helped the Azzurri win the title, earning only his fourth cap in the
Juventus 1988-1990 replayed final against Yugoslavia. Moving to Juventus he won
SS Lazio 1990-1994 Serie A in his debut campaign and followed it up with five further
SS Lazio 1996-1997 titles, two Coppa Italia triumphs and, in 1976/77, the UEFA Cup.
Italy 1998-2000
SS Lazio 2001 A member of four World Cup squads, he also appeared for the
ACF Fiorentina 2005-2006 Azzurri at the 1980 UEFA European Championship, conceding
just once. Two years later he made history by captaining his
honours nation to glory in Spain, becoming the oldest World Cup winner in
UEFA European Championship 1968 the process. He carried on for another year, ending up with a then
FIFA World Cup 1982 Italian record of 112 caps.
UEFA Cup 1977
Serie A 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982 While at Juventus he did not miss a single Serie A match, running
Coppa Italia 1979, 1983 up 330 consecutive appearances. Zoff was handed the coaching
reins by the Bianconeri five years after retiring and led them to
Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup glory. In between spells with Lazio,
he steered Italy to the UEFA EURO 2000 final, losing to France
in extra time.

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czech faroe
croatia cyprus republic denmark england estonia islands finland france
Niko Kovač Charalambos Pavel Vrba Morten Olsen Roy Hodgson Magnus Pehrsson Lars Olsen Mixu Paatelainen Didier Deschamps
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Boshko Djurovski Temur Ketsbaia Joachim Löw Allen Bula Fernando Santos Attila Pintér Lars Lagerbäck and Eli Gutman Cesare Prandelli
Heimir Hallgrimsson

kazakhstan latvia liechtenstein lithuania luxembourg malta moldova montenegro netherlands

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Manzaroli

serbia slovakia slovenia spain sweden switzerland turkey ukraine wales

Ljubinko Drulovic Ján Kozák Srečko Katanec Vicente Del Bosque Erik Hamrén Vladimir Petković Fatih Terim Mykhailo Fomenko Chris Coleman
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