1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads

The following is a list of squads for each nation competing at 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Romania. The tournament started on 23 May and the final took place in Bucharest on 31 May 1998.

Players born on or after 1 January 1975 were eligible to play in the tournament. Each nation had to submit a squad of 20 players, two of which had to be goalkeepers. If a player was injured seriously enough to prevent his taking part in the tournament before his team's first match, he could be replaced by another player.

Players in bold have later been capped at full international level.

Coach: Hannes Löhr[1][2][3]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11GKSimon Jentzsch (1976-05-04)4 May 1976 (aged 22) Karlsruher SC
22DFFrank Baumann (1975-10-29)29 October 1975 (aged 22) 1. FC Nürnberg
32DFLars Müller (1976-03-22)22 March 1976 (aged 22) KFC Uerdingen 05
43MFMichael Ballack (1976-09-26)26 September 1976 (aged 21) 1. FC Kaiserslautern
52DFMarkus Reiter (1976-08-10)10 August 1976 (aged 21) MSV Duisburg
62DFChristoph Metzelder (1980-11-05)5 November 1980 (aged 17) Preußen Münster
72DFMustafa Doğan (1976-01-01)1 January 1976 (aged 22) Fenerbahçe
84FWMiroslav Klose (1978-06-09)9 June 1978 (aged 19) 08 Homburg
93MFChristian Fährmann (1975-10-05)5 October 1975 (aged 22) Hertha BSC
103MFDanny Schwarz (1975-05-11)11 May 1975 (aged 23) VfB Stuttgart
114FWMarkus Schroth (1975-01-25)25 January 1975 (aged 23) Karlsruher SC
121GKTimo Hildebrand (1979-04-05)5 April 1979 (aged 19) VfB Stuttgart
133MFKai Michalke (1976-04-05)5 April 1976 (aged 22) VfL Bochum
142DFThomas Cichon (1976-07-09)9 July 1976 (aged 21) 1. FC Köln
154FWThomas Brdarić (1975-01-23)23 January 1975 (aged 23) Fortuna Köln
162DFUwe Ehlers (1975-03-08)8 March 1975 (aged 23) Hansa Rostock
173MFLars Ricken (c) (1976-07-10)10 July 1976 (aged 21) Borussia Dortmund
183MFAndreas Neuendorf (1975-02-09)9 February 1975 (aged 23) Hertha BSC

Coach: Ioannis Kollias[1][4][5][6]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
22DFGeorgios Alexopoulos (1977-02-07)7 February 1977 (aged 21) Panathinaikos
73MFVasilios Lakis (1976-09-10)10 September 1976 (aged 21) Paniliakos
43MFGiorgos Karagounis (c) (1977-03-06)6 March 1977 (aged 21) Apollon Smyrnis
52DFTraianos Dellas (1976-01-31)31 January 1976 (aged 22) Sheffield United
63MFAngelos Basinas (1976-01-03)3 January 1976 (aged 22) Panathinaikos
32DFParaskevas Antzas (1977-08-18)18 August 1977 (aged 20) Skoda Xanthi
84FWNikos Liberopoulos (1975-08-04)4 August 1975 (aged 22) Panathinaikos
94FWSotiris Konstantinidis (1977-04-19)19 April 1977 (aged 21) Iraklis
103MFGiorgos Koltzos (1976-09-13)13 September 1976 (aged 21) Athinaikos
132DFGeorgios Koulakiotis (1977-05-05)5 May 1977 (aged 21) PAOK
121GKDimitrios Eleftheropoulos (1976-08-07)7 August 1976 (aged 21) Olympiacos
11GKSotiris Liberopoulos (1977-06-29)29 June 1977 (aged 20) Ethnikos Piraeus
142DFDimitris Mavrogenidis (1976-12-23)23 December 1976 (aged 21) Olympiacos
154FWStavros Labriakos (1975-11-30)30 November 1975 (aged 22) Apollon Smyrnis
163MFIeroklis Stoltidis (1975-02-02)2 February 1975 (aged 23) Iraklis
172DFGiannis Goumas (1975-05-24)24 May 1975 (aged 22) Panathinaikos
183MFStelios Sfakianakis (1976-03-19)19 March 1976 (aged 22) Olympiacos
192DFAthanasios Kostoulas (1976-03-24)24 March 1976 (aged 22) Kalamata
203MFPantelis Konstantinidis (1975-08-16)16 August 1975 (aged 22) Apollon Smyrnis
114FWManolis Dermitzakis (1976-11-24)24 November 1976 (aged 21) OFI Crete

Coach: Hans Dorjee[4][7][8]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11GKStefan Postma (1976-10-06)6 October 1976 (aged 21) Utrecht
22DFJürgen Dirkx (1975-08-15)15 August 1975 (aged 22) Fortuna Sittard
32DFTieme Klompe (1976-04-08)8 April 1976 (aged 22) Heerenveen
42DFMario Melchiot (1976-11-04)4 November 1976 (aged 21) Ajax
52DFPatrick Paauwe (1975-12-27)27 December 1975 (aged 22) Fortuna Sittard
63MFGeorge Boateng (1975-09-05)5 September 1975 (aged 22) Feyenoord
73MFJohn de Jong (1977-03-08)8 March 1977 (aged 21) Utrecht
83MFRobert Fuchs (1975-02-15)15 February 1975 (aged 23) De Graafschap
93MFKiki Musampa (1977-07-20)20 July 1977 (aged 20) Bordeaux
103MFNiels Oude Kamphuis (1977-11-14)14 November 1977 (aged 20) Twente
114FWArnold Bruggink (1977-07-24)24 July 1977 (aged 20) PSV
122DFFernando Ricksen (1976-07-27)27 July 1976 (aged 21) Fortuna Sittard
132DFJochem van der Hoeven (1975-10-05)5 October 1975 (aged 22) Vitesse
143MFMartijn Reuser (1975-02-01)1 February 1975 (aged 23) Vitesse
154FWRoy Makaay (c) (1975-03-09)9 March 1975 (aged 23) Tenerife
161GKJim van Fessem (1975-08-07)7 August 1975 (aged 22) Willem II
173MFMenno Willems (1977-03-10)10 March 1977 (aged 21) Vitesse
183MFNordin Wooter (1976-08-24)24 August 1976 (aged 21) Real Zaragoza
194FWRuud van Nistelrooy (1976-07-01)1 July 1976 (aged 21) Heerenveen
203MFMark van Bommel (1977-04-22)22 April 1977 (aged 21) Fortuna Sittard

Coach: Nils Johan Semb[8][9][10][11]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11GKEspen Baardsen (1977-12-07)7 December 1977 (aged 20) Tottenham Hotspur
22DFOdd Arne Espevoll (1976-06-05)5 June 1976 (aged 21) Viking
33MFTrond Andersen (1975-01-06)6 January 1975 (aged 23) Molde
42DFKnut Henry Haraldsen (1976-12-14)14 December 1976 (aged 21) Vålerenga
52DFVegard Heggem (1975-07-13)13 July 1975 (aged 22) Rosenborg
62DFJon Inge Høiland (1977-09-20)20 September 1977 (aged 20) Kongsvinger
72DFFrode Kippe (1978-01-17)17 January 1978 (aged 20) Lillestrøm
83MFEirik Bakke (1977-09-13)13 September 1977 (aged 20) Sogndal
93MFKarl Oskar Fjørtoft (1975-07-26)26 July 1975 (aged 22) Molde
104FWThorstein Helstad (1977-04-28)28 April 1977 (aged 21) Brann
114FWSteffen Iversen (1976-11-10)10 November 1976 (aged 21) Tottenham Hotspur
121GKTerje Skjeldestad (1978-01-18)18 January 1978 (aged 20) Sogndal
133MFRune Hagen (1975-07-20)20 July 1975 (aged 22) Strømsgodset
142DFHai Ngoc Tran (1975-01-10)10 January 1975 (aged 23) Vålerenga
154FWAndreas Lund (1975-05-07)7 May 1975 (aged 23) Start
162DFSteinar Pedersen (1975-06-06)6 June 1975 (aged 22) Borussia Dortmund
172DFTommy Stenersen (1976-11-23)23 November 1976 (aged 21) Stabæk
183MFDaniel Berg Hestad (c) (1975-07-30)30 July 1975 (aged 22) Molde
193MFBjarte Lunde Aarsheim (1975-01-14)14 January 1975 (aged 23) Viking
204FWErik Nevland (1977-11-10)10 November 1977 (aged 20) Viking

Coach: Victor Pițurcă[2][7][12]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11GKBogdan Lobonț (1978-01-18)18 January 1978 (aged 20) Rapid București
22DFCosmin Contra (1975-12-15)15 December 1975 (aged 22) Dinamo București
32DFIulian Miu (1976-01-21)21 January 1976 (aged 22) Steaua București
42DFAdrian Iencsi (1975-03-15)15 March 1975 (aged 23) Rapid București
52DFErik Lincar (1978-10-16)16 October 1978 (aged 19) Steaua București
63MFMihai Tararache (1977-10-25)25 October 1977 (aged 20) Dinamo București
73MFFlorentin Petre (1976-01-15)15 January 1976 (aged 22) Dinamo București
83MFCătălin Hîldan (1976-02-03)3 February 1976 (aged 22) Dinamo București
94FWIonel Dănciulescu (1976-12-06)6 December 1976 (aged 21) Steaua București
103MFIonuț Luțu (c) (1975-08-03)3 August 1975 (aged 22) Universitatea Craiova
112DFCornel Frăsineanu (1976-08-20)20 August 1976 (aged 21) Universitatea Craiova
121GKTiberiu Lung (1978-12-24)24 December 1978 (aged 19) Universitatea Craiova
133MFEugen Trică (1976-08-05)5 August 1976 (aged 21) Universitatea Craiova
143MFCătălin Liță (1975-03-23)23 March 1975 (aged 23) Național București
153MFCătălin Munteanu (1979-01-26)26 January 1979 (aged 19) Steaua București
163MFLaurențiu Reghecampf (1975-09-19)19 September 1975 (aged 22) Steaua București
173MFRobert Vancea (1976-09-28)28 September 1976 (aged 21) Universitatea Craiova
184FWAdrian Mihalcea (1976-05-24)24 May 1976 (aged 21) Dinamo București
192DFMarius Iordache (1978-10-08)8 October 1978 (aged 19) Universitatea Craiova
204FWCristian Ciocoiu (1975-11-23)23 November 1975 (aged 22) Steaua București

Coach: Mikhail Gershkovich[12][13][14]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11GKMikhail Kharin (1976-06-17)17 June 1976 (aged 21) Torpedo Moscow
22DFAndrei Solomatin (c) (1975-09-09)9 September 1975 (aged 22) Lokomotiv Moscow
32DFDmitri Davydov (1975-01-22)22 January 1975 (aged 23) Zenit Saint Petersburg
43MFAndrei Krivov (1976-09-24)24 September 1976 (aged 21) Rotor Volgograd
52DFOleg Kornaukhov (1975-01-14)14 January 1975 (aged 23) CSKA Moscow
62DFVadim Evseev (1976-01-08)8 January 1976 (aged 22) Spartak Moscow
72DFSergei Temryukov (1978-08-01)1 August 1978 (aged 19) PSV
84FWErik Korchagin (1979-01-16)16 January 1979 (aged 19) Saint-Étienne
94FWDmitri Shoukov (1975-09-26)26 September 1975 (aged 22) Vitesse
103MFVladimir But (1977-09-07)7 September 1977 (aged 20) Borussia Dortmund
113MFDenis Laktionov (1977-09-04)4 September 1977 (aged 20) Suwon Samsung Bluewings
121GKSergey Armishev (1976-04-29)29 April 1976 (aged 22) Uralan Elista
133MFMikhail Osinov (1975-10-08)8 October 1975 (aged 22) Maccabi Tel Aviv
154FWMaksim Buznikin (1977-03-01)1 March 1977 (aged 21) Spartak Moscow
142DFYevgeni Korablyov (1978-10-29)29 October 1978 (aged 19) FC Dynamo Moscow
163MFAleksandr Berketov (1975-12-24)24 December 1975 (aged 22) Rotor Volgograd
173MFAleksei Bakharev (1976-10-12)12 October 1976 (aged 21) Rotor Volgograd
183MFYegor Titov (1976-05-29)29 May 1976 (aged 21) Spartak Moscow

Coach: Iñaki Sáez[5][10][13]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11GKFrancesc Arnau (1975-05-23)23 May 1975 (aged 23) Barcelona
23MFFelipe Guréndez (1975-11-18)18 November 1975 (aged 22) Osasuna
32DFSergio Ballesteros (1975-09-04)4 September 1975 (aged 22) Tenerife
42DFAitor López Rekarte (1975-08-18)18 August 1975 (aged 22) Real Sociedad
52DFJosé García Calvo (1975-04-01)1 April 1975 (aged 23) Real Valladolid
62DFMíchel Salgado (1975-10-22)22 October 1975 (aged 22) Celta Vigo
73MFMarcos Vales (c) (1975-04-05)5 April 1975 (aged 23) Real Zaragoza
83MFIto (1975-01-21)21 January 1975 (aged 23) Celta Vigo
93MFBenjamín Zarandona[15] (1976-03-02)2 March 1976 (aged 22) Real Valladolid
103MFJosico (1975-01-06)6 January 1975 (aged 23) Albacete
114FWMiguel Ángel Angulo (1977-06-23)23 June 1977 (aged 20) Valencia
122DFLuis Cuartero (1975-08-17)17 August 1975 (aged 22) Real Zaragoza
131GKEsteban (1975-06-27)27 June 1975 (aged 22) Real Oviedo
143MFGuti (1976-10-31)31 October 1976 (aged 21) Real Madrid
154FWIván Pérez (1976-01-29)29 January 1976 (aged 22) Betis
163MFRoger (1976-12-15)15 December 1976 (aged 21) Barcelona
173MFVíctor Sánchez (1976-02-23)23 February 1976 (aged 22) Real Madrid
182DFJosé Félix Guerrero (1975-08-23)23 August 1975 (aged 22) Racing Santander
194FWFernando Morientes (1976-04-05)5 April 1976 (aged 22) Real Madrid
203MFJuan Carlos Valerón (1975-06-17)17 June 1975 (aged 22) Mallorca

Coach: Lars-Olof Mattsson[3][9][14]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11GKEddie Gustafsson (1977-01-31)31 January 1977 (aged 21) IFK Norrköping
22DFAlexander Östlund (1978-11-02)2 November 1978 (aged 19) AIK
32DFErik Edman (1978-11-11)11 November 1978 (aged 19) Helsingborgs IF
43MFAnders Svensson (1976-07-17)17 July 1976 (aged 21) Elfsborg
52DFKlebér Saarenpää (1975-12-14)14 December 1975 (aged 22) IFK Norrköping
63MFDaniel Andersson (c) (1977-08-28)28 August 1977 (aged 20) Malmö FF
72DFOlof Mellberg (1977-09-03)3 September 1977 (aged 20) AIK
84FWYksel Osmanovski (1977-02-24)24 February 1977 (aged 21) Malmö FF
94FWOla Johansson (1975-03-28)28 March 1975 (aged 23) Västra Frölunda IF
103MFErik Johansson (1976-05-18)18 May 1976 (aged 22) Örgryte IS
114FWStefan Bärlin (1976-05-31)31 May 1976 (aged 21) IFK Göteborg
121GKRami Shaaban (1975-06-30)30 June 1975 (aged 22) Nacka FF
132DFKarl Corneliusson (1976-11-17)17 November 1976 (aged 21) Örgryte IS
142DFTommy Jönsson (1976-03-04)4 March 1976 (aged 22) Malmö FF
154FWJörgen Pettersson (1975-09-29)29 September 1975 (aged 22) Borussia Mönchengladbach
163MFJoakim Persson (1975-04-03)3 April 1975 (aged 23) IFK Göteborg
173MFMartin Åslund (1976-11-10)10 November 1976 (aged 21) IFK Norrköping
183MFFreddie Ljungberg (1977-04-16)16 April 1977 (aged 21) Halmstads BK
192DFDaniel Majstorović (1977-04-05)5 April 1977 (aged 21) SC Fortuna Köln

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