2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying Group E
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Standings
Key:- Teams highlighted in green qualified for the finals.
Notes on the qualified teams:
- Croatia secured qualification to the tournament finals on 17 November 2007 following Israel's 2–1 win against Russia, becoming the seventh team in the whole of the qualification stage to do so.
- Russia secured qualification to the tournament finals on 21 November 2007 following a 1–0 win against Andorra, and Croatia's 3–2 win against England, becoming the fourteenth and last team in the whole of the qualification stage to do so.
Results
Group E fixtures were negotiated at a meeting between the participants in NyonNyon
Nyon is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located some 25 kilometers north east of Geneva's city centre, and since the 1970s it has become part of the Geneva metropolitan area. It lies on the shores of Lake Geneva, and is the seat of the district of...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, on March 3, 2006.
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Defoe
Jermain Defoe
Jermain Colin Defoe is an English footballer who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, and the England national football team....
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Old Trafford
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Manchester
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|referee=Bernhard Brugger (Austria
Austrian Football Association
The Austrian Football Association is the governing body of football in Austria. It organizes the football league, Austrian Bundesliga, the Austrian Cup and the Austrian national team, as well as its female equivalent. It is based in Vienna....
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Tamuz
Toto Tamuz
Toto Adaruns Tamuz Temile , known simply as Toto Tamuz is a Nigerian-born Israeli footballer who plays for Hapoel Tel Aviv.-Early life:...
|goals2=Fernandez
Juli Fernández
Julià Fernàndez Ariza is an Andorran footballer. He currently plays for Santa Coloma and the Andorra national team. He has won both the Andorran First Division and the Andorran Cup several times.-Club career:...
|stadium=Stadion de Goffert
Stadion de Goffert
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|referee=Sinisa Zrnic (Bosnia
Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Naumoski
Ilco Naumoski
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|stadium=Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella
Andorra la Vella
Andorra la Vella is the capital of the Co-principality of Andorra, and is located high in the east Pyrenees between France and Spain. It is also the name of the parish that surrounds the capital....
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|referee=Lasha Silagava (Georgia
Georgian Football Federation
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Sychev
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|stadium=Petrovsky Stadium
Petrovsky Stadium
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Saint Petersburg
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|referee=Eric Braamhaar
Eric Braamhaar
Frederikus Johannes Braamhaar is a Dutch football referee. He lives in Enter in the province of Overijssel....
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Royal Dutch Football Association
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G. Neville
Gary Neville
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|stadium=Maksimir Stadium
Maksimir Stadium
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Zagreb
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|referee=Roberto Rosetti
Roberto Rosetti
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Arshavin
Andrey Arshavin
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|stadium=Skopje City Stadium
Skopje City Stadium
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|referee=Paul Allaerts
Paul Allaerts
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Belgian Football Association
The Royal Belgian Football Association is the governing body of football in Belgium...
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Benayoun
Yossi Benayoun
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|goals2=Srna
Darijo Srna
Darijo Srna is a Croatian footballer who plays for Shakhtar Donetsk as a captain and is also the captain of the Croatian national team.-Club career:Srna's talent was seen by many scouts in Croatia while he was young...
Eduardo
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|referee=Eduardo Iturralde González
Eduardo Iturralde González
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Kerzhakov
Aleksandr Kerzhakov
Aleksandr Anatolyevich Kerzhakov is a Russian international association football striker currently playing for Russian Premier League club Zenit St. Petersburg.-Zenit:...
|stadium=A. Le Coq Arena
A. Le Coq Arena
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|attendance=11,000
|referee=Darko Ceferin (Slovenia
Football Association of Slovenia
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Sahar
Ben Sahar
Ben Sahar is an Israeli football striker who currently plays for Ligue 1 side Auxerre on loan from Espanyol.At just 16, Sahar was already the equivalent of a second-year apprentice at Chelsea. He first caught Chelsea's eye in an Under-16 fixture against Ireland in 2004 and has since played for the...
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|stadium=Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat-Gan
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|referee=Cüneyt Çakir
Cüneyt Çakır
Cüneyt Çakır is a Turkish UEFA Elite association football referee.-Life:He has been in the middle for more than 140 matches in the Turkish Süper Lig and was selected for the U21 finals in Sweden in 2009, taking charge of three games including England's penalty shoot-out win against the hosts in...
(Turkey
Turkish Football Federation
The Turkish Football Federation , also called the Turkish Football Association, is the governing body of football in Turkey. It was formed on 23 April 1923. It organizes the Turkish national teams and the Turkish football league. By 2004, there were 4,956 football clubs organized in Turkey, and a...
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Nugent
David Nugent
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|stadium=Olímpic Lluís Companys
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
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|referee=Bruno Paixao (Portugal
Portuguese Football Federation
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Kerzhakov
Aleksandr Kerzhakov
Aleksandr Anatolyevich Kerzhakov is a Russian international association football striker currently playing for Russian Premier League club Zenit St. Petersburg.-Zenit:...
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|stadium=Lokomotiv Stadium
Lokomotiv Stadium (Moscow)
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|referee=Tom Henning Øvrebø
Tom Henning Øvrebø
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Owen
Michael Owen
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Richards
Micah Richards
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|stadium=Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium
The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
, London
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|referee=Pieter Vink
Pieter Vink
Pieter Vink is a Dutch football referee, who also officiates for FIFA and UEFA. He was the first referee to take charge of a match at the "New Wembley Stadium" in 2007. His other occupation was as a police officer, eventually giving this up to become a full-time referee...
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Royal Dutch Football Association
The Royal Dutch Football Association is the governing body of football in the Netherlands. It organises the main Dutch football leagues , the amateur leagues, the KNVB Cup, and the Dutch national football team. It is based in the municipality of Zeist.The KNVB came into being on 8 December 1889...
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Kranjčar
Niko Kranjcar
Niko Kranjčar is a Croatian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur and the Croatia national team.He represented two of the biggest clubs in his homeland, playing for Dinamo Zagreb before sparking controversy by making a move to their fierce rivals Hajduk Split in 2005...
Eduardo
Eduardo da Silva
Eduardo Alves da Silva , commonly known as Eduardo, sometimes nicknamed as Dudu, is a Brazilian-born Croatian footballer who plays for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk and the Croatia national team...
Rakitić
Ivan Rakitic
Ivan Rakitić is a Croatian footballer who plays for Sevilla FC and the Croatian national team.Born in Möhlin, he started his professional career at Swiss giants Basel and spent two seasons with them before establishing popularity for his time in the German Bundesliga with Schalke 04...
|stadium=Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella
Andorra la Vella
Andorra la Vella is the capital of the Co-principality of Andorra, and is located high in the east Pyrenees between France and Spain. It is also the name of the parish that surrounds the capital....
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|referee=Olivier Thual (France
French Football Federation
The French Football Federation is the governing body of association football in France, as well as the overseas departments and territories . It was formed in 1919 and is based in the capital Paris...
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Rähn
Taavi Rähn
Taavi Rähn is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in China League One, for Tianjin Songjiang. He plays the position of defender or midfielder.-Club career:...
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|stadium=Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium
The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
, London
London
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|referee=Nicolai Vollquartz
Nicolai Vollquartz
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Danish Football Association
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Standings and results for Group E of the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying tournament.
Standings
Key:- Teams highlighted in green qualified for the finals.
Notes on the qualified teams:
- Croatia secured qualification to the tournament finals on 17 November 2007 following Israel's 2–1 win against Russia, becoming the seventh team in the whole of the qualification stage to do so.
- Russia secured qualification to the tournament finals on 21 November 2007 following a 1–0 win against Andorra, and Croatia's 3–2 win against England, becoming the fourteenth and last team in the whole of the qualification stage to do so.
Results
Group E fixtures were negotiated at a meeting between the participants in NyonNyon
Nyon is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located some 25 kilometers north east of Geneva's city centre, and since the 1970s it has become part of the Geneva metropolitan area. It lies on the shores of Lake Geneva, and is the seat of the district of...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
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Standings and results for Group E of the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying tournament.
Standings
Key:- Teams highlighted in green qualified for the finals.
Notes on the qualified teams:
- Croatia secured qualification to the tournament finals on 17 November 2007 following Israel's 2–1 win against Russia, becoming the seventh team in the whole of the qualification stage to do so.
- Russia secured qualification to the tournament finals on 21 November 2007 following a 1–0 win against Andorra, and Croatia's 3–2 win against England, becoming the fourteenth and last team in the whole of the qualification stage to do so.
Results
Group E fixtures were negotiated at a meeting between the participants in NyonNyon
Nyon is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located some 25 kilometers north east of Geneva's city centre, and since the 1970s it has become part of the Geneva metropolitan area. It lies on the shores of Lake Geneva, and is the seat of the district of...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
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Goalscorers
| Pos | Player | Country | Goals |
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| 1 | Eduardo Eduardo da Silva Eduardo Alves da Silva , commonly known as Eduardo, sometimes nicknamed as Dudu, is a Brazilian-born Croatian footballer who plays for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk and the Croatia national team... |
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| 2 | Mladen Petrić Mladen Petric Mladen Petrić is a Croatian international footballer who plays for Hamburger SV in the Fußball-Bundesliga Bundesliga. He also holds the Swiss citizenship.-Early life:... |
7 | |
| 3 | Roberto Colautti Roberto Colautti Roberto Damián Colautti is a naturalized Israeli football striker who plays as a striker for Maccabi Tel-Aviv in the Israeli Premier League, and internationally for the Israel national football team.-Personal life:... |
6 | |
| 4 | Peter Crouch Peter Crouch Peter James Crouch is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the England national team.Crouch started his career as a trainee with Tottenham Hotspur... |
5 | |
| Aleksandr Kerzhakov Aleksandr Kerzhakov Aleksandr Anatolyevich Kerzhakov is a Russian international association football striker currently playing for Russian Premier League club Zenit St. Petersburg.-Zenit:... |
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| 6 | Michael Owen Michael Owen Michael James Owen is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997... |
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| 7 | Andrei Arshavin | 3 | |
| Steven Gerrard Steven Gerrard Steven George Gerrard MBE is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League club Liverpool. He also has 89 caps for the England national team. He has played much of his career in a centre midfielder role, but he has also been used as a second striker and right winger... |
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| Ilčo Naumoski Ilco Naumoski Ilčo Naumoski is a Macedonian football player who currently plays as a striker for SV Mattersburg in Austria... |
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| Goce Sedloski Goce Sedloski Goce Sedloski is a Macedonian footballer who is currently assistant coach in Austrian side SV Mattersburg, after joining them in 2006. He also plays for the Macedonia national football team.... |
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| Darijo Srna Darijo Srna Darijo Srna is a Croatian footballer who plays for Shakhtar Donetsk as a captain and is also the captain of the Croatian national team.-Club career:Srna's talent was seen by many scouts in Croatia while he was young... |
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| Dmitri Sychev Dmitri Sychev Dmitri Yevgenyevich Sychev is an association footballer. His last name is also transcribed as Sytchev, and his first name as Dmitry or Dmitriy. He has been hailed by the international press as "The Russian Michael Owen" because of his pace and as "The most sensational young Russian forward since... |
2 goals
- : Niko KranjčarNiko KranjcarNiko Kranjčar is a Croatian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur and the Croatia national team.He represented two of the biggest clubs in his homeland, playing for Dinamo Zagreb before sparking controversy by making a move to their fierce rivals Hajduk Split in 2005...
- : Jermain DefoeJermain DefoeJermain Colin Defoe is an English footballer who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, and the England national football team....
, Wayne RooneyWayne RooneyWayne Mark Rooney is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team...
, Shaun Wright-PhillipsShaun Wright-PhillipsShaun Cameron Wright-Phillips is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers and the England national team. He is the adopted son of former England international, Ian Wright and the half-brother of fellow professional football player Bradley Wright-Phillips... - : Raio PiirojaRaio PiirojaRaio Piiroja is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in the Eredivisie for Vitesse. He plays the position of centre back and is also the captain of the Estonian national football team.-Club career:...
- : Elyaniv BardaElyaniv BardaElyaniv Felix Barda , born December 15, 1981 in Beersheba, Israel) is an Israeli football forward and winger. Formerly a player for Israeli clubs Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Tel Aviv, he is currently contracted to Belgian club Racing Genk...
, Yossi BenayounYossi BenayounYosef Shai "Yossi" Benayoun is an Israeli international footballer who plays for Arsenal on loan from Chelsea.Benayoun plays as an attacking midfielder, often occupying the space just behind the striker. In Israel, he is sometimes nicknamed "The Diamond from Dimona". He is also the captain of the...
, Amit Ben-ShushanAmit Ben-ShushanAmit Ben Shushan is an Israeli football player. He has been playing for Beitar Jerusalem since Youth level.Ben Shushan can play as a striker or as a supporting forward on the wing....
, Ben SaharBen SaharBen Sahar is an Israeli football striker who currently plays for Ligue 1 side Auxerre on loan from Espanyol.At just 16, Sahar was already the equivalent of a second-year apprentice at Chelsea. He first caught Chelsea's eye in an Under-16 fixture against Ireland in 2004 and has since played for the...
, Toto TamuzToto TamuzToto Adaruns Tamuz Temile , known simply as Toto Tamuz is a Nigerian-born Israeli footballer who plays for Hapoel Tel Aviv.-Early life:... - : Goran MaznovGoran MaznovGoran Maznov is a Macedonian football striker who currently plays for Kerkyra F.C.....
, Goran PandevGoran PandevGoran Pandev , is a Macedonian footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie A club Napoli on loan from Internazionale. He is also considered a key player for the Macedonian national team.-Early career:... - : Vladimir BystrovVladimir BystrovVladimir Sergeyevich Bystrov born 31 January 1984 in Luga, Leningrad Oblast) is an association football right winger who currently plays for FC Zenit St. Petersburg and Russia.-Euro 2008:...
, Roman PavlyuchenkoRoman PavlyuchenkoRoman Anatolyevich Pavlyuchenko is an footballer who currently plays as a centre forward for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and for the Russian national team.-Spartak Moscow:...
1 goal
- : Juli FernándezJuli FernándezJulià Fernàndez Ariza is an Andorran footballer. He currently plays for Santa Coloma and the Andorra national team. He has won both the Andorran First Division and the Andorran Cup several times.-Club career:...
, Fernando SilvaFernando SilvaFernando Silva may refer to:*Fernando Silva , competed for Brazil at the 2008 Olympics*Fernando Silva , Andorran football striker*Fernando Da Silva , Brazilian artist/illustrator... - : Boško BalabanBoško BalabanBoško Balaban is a Croatian footballer who currently plays for Panionios in the Super League Greece as a striker. He is a former member of the Croatia national team.-Early career:...
, Ivan KlasnićIvan KlasnicIvan Klasnić is a Croatian footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers of the Premier League. He is a Croatian international. In 2007, Klasnić underwent a kidney transplant, and became the first player to participate in a major tournament after a transplant.-St. Pauli:Klasnić started his...
, Luka ModrićLuka ModricLuka Modrić is a Croatian footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur and for the Croatia national football team.Modrić's childhood coincided with the Croatian War of Independence. After showing promise in hometown club Zadar's youth team, he was signed by Dinamo Zagreb as a teenager in 2002. His...
, Ivica OlićIvica OlicIvica Olić is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Bayern Munich in Germany and internationally for the Croatian national team.- Early career :Olić was born and raised in the village of Davor near Nova Gradiška, Croatia, Yugoslavia...
, Ivan RakitićIvan RakiticIvan Rakitić is a Croatian footballer who plays for Sevilla FC and the Croatian national team.Born in Möhlin, he started his professional career at Swiss giants Basel and spent two seasons with them before establishing popularity for his time in the German Bundesliga with Schalke 04... - : Joe ColeJoe ColeJoseph John "Joe" Cole is an English footballer who plays for Lille, on loan from Liverpool, and the England national football team as midfielder. He started his career with where he played more than 100 games during five years, until he left for Chelsea in 2003...
, Rio FerdinandRio FerdinandRio Gavin Ferdinand is an English footballer. He plays at centre back for Manchester United in the Premier League and for the England national football team...
, Frank LampardFrank LampardFrank James Lampard is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chelsea and the England national team. He also holds the position of vice-captain for his club side...
, David NugentDavid NugentDavid James Nugent is an English footballer striker, who currently plays for Leicester City . Before joining Leicester, Nugent made a total of 228 appearances in the Football League playing for Bury, Preston North End and Portsmouth...
, Micah RichardsMicah RichardsMicah Lincoln Richards is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City and the England national team. A versatile defender, Richards is equally adept at centre back and right back or in centre midfield... - : Joel LindpereJoel LindpereJoel Lindpere is an Estonian professional footballer who currently plays for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer. He plays as a midfielder.-Estonia:...
, Andres OperAndres OperAndres Oper is an Estonian footballer who plays as a striker. He played in AEK Larnaca. He has set the goalscoring record for the Estonian national team, by scoring 36 goals in 117 matches.-Early career:...
, Indrek ZelinskiIndrek ZelinskiIndrek Zelinski is an Estonian football manager and retired football striker.-Club career:When he was 12 years old, he started his career under a youth coach, Märt Siigur, in his hometown... - : Shimon Gershon, Omer GolanOmer GolanOmer Golan is an Israeli footballer. He plays as a striker for his home club Maccabi Petah Tikva and for the Israeli national football team.-Maccabi Petah Tikva:...
, Idan TalIdan TalIdan Tal is an Israeli footballer who plays for Hapoel Jerusalem, as a midfielder.-Club career:Tal started his career at Maccabi Petah Tikva FC during the 1996–97 season, and played 71 games until his move to Hapoel Tel Aviv FC in the midst of the 1998–99, winning the state cup, the first title in...
, Barak YitzhakiBarak YitzhakiBarak Yitzhaki is an Israeli footballer who plays for Maccabi Tel Aviv.He mostly plays a Second striker, but can also play an Attacking midfielder.... - : Nikolce NoveskiNikolce NoveskiNikolče Noveski is a Macedonian footballer. He plays as a defender for German Bundesliga outfit 1. FSV Mainz 05....
, Aco StojkovAco StojkovAco Stojkov is a Macedonian international football player, who is currently contracted with FC Aarau.- Career :... - : Vasili Berezutskiy, Diniyar BilyaletdinovDiniyar BilyaletdinovDiniyar Rinatovich Bilyaletdinov -Lokomotiv Moscow:A native of Moscow, Bilyaletdinov began his career in the Lokomotiv Moscow youth teams. After making his debut in 2004, he became a first team regular. In his first season the club won the Russian Premier League and was named the league's Young...
, Pavel PogrebnyakPavel PogrebnyakPavel Viktorovich Pogrebnyak is an association footballer currently plays as a striker with German side VfB Stuttgart and the Russian national team...
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- : Gary NevilleGary NevilleGary Alexander Neville is a former English footballer. He is England's most capped right-back and was Manchester United's club captain for five years....
(for ) - : Taavi RähnTaavi RähnTaavi Rähn is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in China League One, for Tianjin Songjiang. He plays the position of defender or midfielder.-Club career:...
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