# 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads

This article displays the squads for the 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Only players born on or after 1 January 1973 were eligible to play. Players in bold have later been capped at full international level.

## Czech Republic

Head coach: Ivan Kopecký
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Radek Černý | (1974-02-18)18 February 1974 (aged 22) | Hvězda Cheb |
| 2 | 2DF | Petr Gabriel | (1973-05-17)17 May 1973 (aged 22) | Viktoria Žižkov |
| 3 | 2DF | Martin Hyský | (1975-09-25)25 September 1975 (aged 20) | Slavia Prague |
| 5 | 2DF | Tomáš Řepka | (1974-09-22)22 September 1974 (aged 21) | Sparta Prague |
| 4 | 2DF | Jiří Skála | (1973-10-10)10 October 1973 (aged 22) | Viktoria Plzeň |
| 15 | 3MF | Milan Barteska | (1973-06-17)17 June 1973 (aged 22) | Jablonec |
| 6 | 3MF | Martin Čížek | (1974-06-09)9 June 1974 (aged 21) | Baník Ostrava |
| 8 | 3MF | Tomáš Galásek | (1973-01-15)15 January 1973 (aged 23) | Baník Ostrava |
| 11 | 3MF | Pavel Jirousek | (1973-06-03)3 June 1973 (aged 22) | Jablonec |
| 12 | 3MF | Pavel Novotný | (1973-09-14)14 September 1973 (aged 22) | Slavia Prague |
| 7 | 3MF | Radek Slončík | (1973-05-29)29 May 1973 (aged 22) | Baník Ostrava |
| 13 | 3MF | Vladimír Šmicer | (1973-05-24)24 May 1973 (aged 22) | Slavia Prague |
| 17 | 3MF | Jiří Vávra | (1975-03-06)6 March 1975 (aged 21) | Slavia Prague |
| 14 | 4FW | Vratislav Lokvenc | (1973-09-27)27 September 1973 (aged 22) | Sparta Prague |
| 9 | 4FW | Robert Vágner | (1974-05-12)12 May 1974 (aged 21) | Slavia Prague |
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## France

Head coach: Raymond Domenech
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Lionel Letizi | (1973-05-28)28 May 1973 (aged 22) | Nice |
| 2 | 2DF | Martin Djetou | (1974-12-15)15 December 1974 (aged 21) | Strasbourg |
| 3 | 2DF | Jérôme Bonnissel | (1973-01-04)4 January 1973 (aged 23) | Montpellier |
| 4 | 2DF | Florent Laville | (1973-08-07)7 August 1973 (aged 22) | Lyon |
| 5 | 2DF | Patrick Moreau | (1973-11-03)3 November 1973 (aged 22) | Bastia |
| 6 | 3MF | Patrick Vieira | (1976-06-23)23 June 1976 (aged 19) | Milan |
| 7 | 3MF | Claude Makélélé | (1973-02-18)18 February 1973 (aged 23) | Nantes |
| 8 | 3MF | Vikash Dhorasoo | (1973-10-10)10 October 1973 (aged 22) | Le Havre |
| 9 | 4FW | Florian Maurice | (1974-05-20)20 May 1974 (aged 21) | Lyon |
| 10 | 3MF | Charles-Edouard Coridon | (1973-04-09)9 April 1973 (aged 22) | Guingamp |
| 11 | 3MF | Robert Pires | (1973-10-29)29 October 1973 (aged 22) | Metz |
| 12 | 2DF | Yannick Rott | (1974-09-27)27 September 1974 (aged 21) | Strasbourg |
| 13 | 3MF | Vincent Candela | (1973-10-24)24 October 1973 (aged 22) | Guingamp |
| 14 | 3MF | Olivier Dacourt | (1974-09-25)25 September 1974 (aged 21) | Strasbourg |
| 15 | 4FW | Tony Vairelles | (1973-04-10)10 April 1973 (aged 22) | Lens |
| 16 | 1GK | Vincent Fernandez | (1975-01-31)31 January 1975 (aged 21) | Châteauroux |
| 17 | 4FW | Pierre-Yves André | (1974-05-14)14 May 1974 (aged 21) | Rennes |
| 18 | 4FW | Sylvain Wiltord | (1974-05-10)10 May 1974 (aged 21) | Rennes |

## Germany

Head coach: Hannes Löhr
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Uwe Gospodarek | (1973-08-06)6 August 1973 (aged 22) | VfL Bochum |
| 2 | 2DF | Uwe Ehlers | (1975-03-08)8 March 1975 (aged 21) | Hansa Rostock |
| 4 | 2DF | Thomas Hengen | (1974-09-22)22 September 1974 (aged 21) | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| 3 | 2DF | Stefan Müller | (1974-03-08)8 March 1974 (aged 22) | SC Freiburg |
| 14 | 2DF | Jens Nowotny | (1974-01-11)11 January 1974 (aged 22) | Karlsruher SC |
| 6 | 2DF | Oliver Schmidt | (1973-09-14)14 September 1973 (aged 22) | Hertha BSC |
| 19 | 2DF | René Schneider | (1973-02-01)1 February 1973 (aged 23) | Hansa Rostock |
| 5 | 3MF | René Beuchel | (1973-07-07)7 July 1973 (aged 22) | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 11 | 3MF | Matthias Hagner | (1974-08-15)15 August 1974 (aged 21) | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 8 | 3MF | Christian Nerlinger | (1973-03-21)21 March 1973 (aged 22) | Bayern Munich |
| 16 | 3MF | Andreas Neuendorf | (1975-02-09)9 February 1975 (aged 21) | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 18 | 3MF | Carsten Ramelow | (1974-03-20)20 March 1974 (aged 21) | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 14 | 3MF | Lars Ricken | (1976-07-10)10 July 1976 (aged 19) | Borussia Dortmund |
| 20 | 3MF | René Rydlewicz | (1973-07-18)18 July 1973 (aged 22) | 1860 Munich |
| 7 | 4FW | Karsten Bäron | (1973-10-02)2 October 1973 (aged 22) | Hamburger SV |
| 9 | 4FW | André Breitenreiter | (1973-04-24)24 April 1973 (aged 22) | Hamburger SV |
| 11 | 4FW | Markus Feldhoff | (1974-08-29)29 August 1974 (aged 21) | Bayer Leverkusen |
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## Hungary

Head coach: Antal Dunai
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Lajos Szűcs | (1974-02-18)18 February 1974 (aged 22) | Újpest |
| 2 | 2DF | János Mátyus | (1974-12-20)20 December 1974 (aged 21) | Honvéd |
| 3 | 2DF | Zoltán Molnár | (1973-11-04)4 November 1973 (aged 22) | BVSC |
| 4 | 2DF | Zoltán Petö | (1974-09-19)19 September 1974 (aged 21) | Debrecen |
| 14 | 2DF | Vilmos Sebők | (1973-06-13)13 June 1973 (aged 22) | RAEC |
| 16 | 2DF | Csaba Szatmári | (1973-11-02)2 November 1973 (aged 22) | Debrecen |
| 5 | 3MF | Pál Dárdai | (1976-03-16)16 March 1976 (aged 19) | Pécsi |
| 7 | 3MF | Tibor Dombi | (1973-11-11)11 November 1973 (aged 22) | Debrecen |
| 11 | 3MF | Gábor Egressy | (1974-02-11)11 February 1974 (aged 22) | Újpest |
| 13 | 3MF | János Hrutka | (1974-10-26)26 October 1974 (aged 21) | MTK Budapest |
| 8 | 3MF | Miklós Lendvai | (1975-04-07)7 April 1975 (aged 20) | Zalaegerszegi |
| 12 | 3MF | Krisztián Lisztes | (1976-07-02)2 July 1976 (aged 19) | Ferencváros |
| 10 | 3MF | Gábor Zavadszky | (1974-09-10)10 September 1974 (aged 21) | Ferencváros |
| 9 | 4FW | Sándor Preisinger | (1973-12-11)11 December 1973 (aged 22) | Zalaegerszegi |
| 15 | 4FW | Tamás Sándor | (1974-06-20)20 June 1974 (aged 21) | Debrecen |
| 17 | 4FW | Károly Szanyó | (1973-11-10)10 November 1973 (aged 22) | Újpest |
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## Italy

Head coach: Cesare Maldini
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Angelo Pagotto | (1973-11-21)21 November 1973 (aged 22) | Sampdoria |
| 2 | 2DF | Christian Panucci (c) | (1973-04-12)12 April 1973 (aged 22) | Milan |
| 3 | 2DF | Alessandro Pistone | (1975-07-27)27 July 1975 (aged 20) | Internazionale |
| 4 | 2DF | Fabio Cannavaro | (1973-09-13)13 September 1973 (aged 22) | Parma |
| 5 | 2DF | Fabio Galante | (1973-11-20)20 November 1973 (aged 22) | Genoa |
| 6 | 2DF | Salvatore Fresi | (1973-01-16)16 January 1973 (aged 23) | Internazionale |
| 7 | 2DF | Luigi Sartor | (1975-01-30)30 January 1975 (aged 21) | Vicenza |
| 8 | 2DF | Alessandro Nesta | (1976-03-19)19 March 1976 (aged 19) | Lazio |
| 9 | 4FW | Nicola Amoruso | (1974-08-29)29 August 1974 (aged 21) | Padova |
| 10 | 3MF | Massimo Brambilla | (1973-03-04)4 March 1973 (aged 23) | Parma |
| 11 | 3MF | Fabio Pecchia | (1973-08-24)24 August 1973 (aged 22) | Napoli |
| 12 | 1GK | Gianluigi Buffon | (1978-01-28)28 January 1978 (aged 18) | Parma |
| 13 | 3MF | Raffaele Ametrano | (1973-02-15)15 February 1973 (aged 23) | Udinese |
| 14 | 3MF | Damiano Tommasi | (1974-05-17)17 May 1974 (aged 21) | Verona |
| 15 | 3MF | Alessio Tacchinardi | (1975-07-23)23 July 1975 (aged 20) | Juventus |
| 16 | 4FW | Marco Delvecchio | (1973-04-07)7 April 1973 (aged 22) | Roma |
| 17 | 4FW | Domenico Morfeo | (1976-01-16)16 January 1976 (aged 20) | Atalanta |
| 18 | 4FW | Francesco Totti | (1976-09-27)27 September 1976 (aged 19) | Roma |
| 19 | 4FW | Christian Vieri | (1973-07-12)12 July 1973 (aged 22) | Atalanta |

## Portugal

Head coach: Nelo Vingada
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Nuno Espírito Santo | (1974-01-25)25 January 1974 (aged 22) | Vitória Guimarães |
| 12 | 1GK | Paulo Costinha | (1973-09-22)22 September 1973 (aged 22) | Sporting CP |
| 2 | 2DF | Nuno Afonso | (1974-10-06)6 October 1974 (aged 21) | Campomaiorense |
| 3 | 2DF | Beto | (1976-05-03)3 May 1976 (aged 19) | Campomaiorense |
| 4 | 2DF | Rui Jorge | (1973-03-27)27 March 1973 (aged 22) | Porto |
| 6 | 2DF | Daniel Kenedy | (1974-02-18)18 February 1974 (aged 22) | Benfica |
| 13 | 2DF | Litos | (1974-02-25)25 February 1974 (aged 22) | Boavista |
| 15 | 2DF | Nandinho | (1975-10-13)13 October 1975 (aged 20) | Estrela de Vendas Novas |
| 17 | 2DF | Emílio Peixe | (1973-01-16)16 January 1973 (aged 23) | Sporting CP |
| 19 | 2DF | João Pinto | (1973-05-26)26 May 1973 (aged 22) | Porto |
| 8 | 3MF | Luís Andrade | (1973-09-30)30 September 1973 (aged 22) | Estrela da Amadora |
| 5 | 3MF | Sérgio Conceição | (1974-11-15)15 November 1974 (aged 21) | Felgueiras |
| 7 | 3MF | José Dominguez | (1974-02-16)16 February 1974 (aged 22) | Sporting CP |
| 10 | 3MF | Afonso Martins | (1973-04-11)11 April 1973 (aged 22) | Sporting CP |
| 16 | 3MF | Hugo Porfírio | (1973-09-28)28 September 1973 (aged 22) | União de Leiria |
| 14 | 3MF | Luís Vidigal | (1973-03-15)15 March 1973 (aged 22) | Sporting CP |
| 9 | 4FW | Dani | (1976-11-02)2 November 1976 (aged 19) | West Ham United |
| 11 | 4FW | Nuno Gomes | (1976-07-05)5 July 1976 (aged 19) | Boavista |
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## Scotland

Head coach: Tommy Craig
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Derek Stillie | (1973-12-03)3 December 1973 (aged 22) | Aberdeen |
| 2 | 2DF | Scott Marshall | (1973-05-01)1 May 1973 (aged 22) | Arsenal |
| 3 | 3MF | Jackie McNamara | (1973-10-24)24 October 1973 (aged 22) | Celtic |
| 4 | 2DF | Steven Pressley | (1973-10-11)11 October 1973 (aged 22) | Dundee United |
| 5 | 2DF | Christian Dailly | (1973-10-23)23 October 1973 (aged 22) | Dundee United |
| 6 | 3MF | Jamie Fullarton | (1974-07-20)20 July 1974 (aged 21) | St Mirren |
| 7 | 4FW | Stephen Crawford | (1974-01-09)9 January 1974 (aged 22) | Raith Rovers |
| 8 | 3MF | Charlie Miller | (1976-03-18)18 March 1976 (aged 19) | Rangers |
| 9 | 4FW | Jim Hamilton | (1976-02-09)9 February 1976 (aged 20) | Dundee |
| 10 | 4FW | Simon Donnelly | (1974-12-01)1 December 1974 (aged 21) | Celtic |
| 11 | 3MF | Allan Johnston | (1973-12-14)14 December 1973 (aged 22) | Heart of Midlothian |
| 12 | 1GK | Colin Meldrum | (1975-11-26)26 November 1975 (aged 20) | Kilmarnock |
| 13 | 2DF | Stuart Gray | (1973-12-18)18 December 1973 (aged 22) | Celtic |
| 14 | 2DF | Martin Baker | (1974-06-08)8 June 1974 (aged 21) | St Mirren |
| 15 | 2DF | Stephen Glass | (1976-05-23)23 May 1976 (aged 19) | Aberdeen |
| 16 | 3MF | Neil Murray | (1973-02-21)21 February 1973 (aged 23) | Rangers |
| 17 | 3MF | Andy Liddell | (1973-06-28)28 June 1973 (aged 22) | Barnsley |
| 18 | 4FW | Brian McLaughlin | (1974-05-14)14 May 1974 (aged 21) | Celtic |

## Spain

Head coach: Javier Clemente
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Juan Luis Mora | (1973-07-12)12 July 1973 (aged 22) | Oviedo |
| 2 | 3MF | Gaizka Mendieta | (1974-03-27)27 March 1974 (aged 21) | Valencia |
| 3 | 2DF | Agustín Aranzábal | (1973-03-15)15 March 1973 (aged 22) | Real Sociedad |
| 4 | 2DF | Javi Navarro | (1974-02-06)6 February 1974 (aged 22) | Valencia |
| 5 | 2DF | Santi Denia | (1974-03-09)9 March 1974 (aged 22) | Atlético Madrid |
| 6 | 3MF | Óscar | (1973-04-26)26 April 1973 (aged 22) | Barcelona |
| 7 | 4FW | Raúl | (1977-06-27)27 June 1977 (aged 18) | Real Madrid |
| 8 | 3MF | Roberto Fresnedoso | (1973-01-15)15 January 1973 (aged 23) | Atlético Madrid |
| 9 | 2DF | Sergio Corino | (1974-10-10)10 October 1974 (aged 21) | Athletic Bilbao |
| 10 | 3MF | José Ignacio | (1973-09-28)28 September 1973 (aged 22) | Valencia |
| 11 | 3MF | Iñigo Idiakez | (1973-11-08)8 November 1973 (aged 22) | Real Sociedad |
| 12 | 2DF | Aitor Karanka | (1973-08-08)8 August 1973 (aged 22) | Athletic Bilbao |
| 13 | 1GK | Jorge Aizkorreta | (1974-02-06)6 February 1974 (aged 22) | Athletic Bilbao |
| 14 | 4FW | Fernando Morientes | (1976-04-05)5 April 1976 (aged 19) | Zaragoza |
| 15 | 3MF | Iván de la Peña | (1976-05-06)6 May 1976 (aged 19) | Barcelona |
| 16 | 4FW | Jordi Lardín | (1973-06-04)4 June 1973 (aged 22) | Espanyol |
| 17 | 2DF | Sietes | (1974-02-18)18 February 1974 (aged 22) | Valencia |
| 18 | 4FW | Javier de Pedro | (1973-08-04)4 August 1973 (aged 22) | Real Sociedad |