UEFA Euro 1980 Final
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The final of UEFA Euro 1980 was a football match played on 22 June 1980 at Stadio Olimpico
in Rome
, Italy
to determine the winner of UEFA Euro 1980. The match featured West Germany, runners-up in the previous edition of the competition, and Belgium.
Germany went on to win the match 2–1 after two goals by Horst Hrubesch
, interposed by a Belgian penalty successfully converted by René Vandereycken.
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BELGIUM:
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GK
12
Jean-Marie Pfaff
DF
2
Eric Gerets
DF
3
Luc Millecamps
DF
4
Walter Meeuws
DF
5
Michel Renquin
MF
6
Julien Cools
(c)
MF
7
René Vandereycken
MF
8
Wilfried Van Moer
FW
9
François Van Der Elst
MF
17
Raymond Mommens
FW
11
Jan Ceulemans
Manager:
Guy Thys
Stadio Olimpico
The Stadio Olimpico is the main and largest sports facility of Rome, Italy. It is located within the Foro Italico sports complex on the north of the city. An asset of the Italian National Olympic Committee, the structure is intended primarily for football...
in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
to determine the winner of UEFA Euro 1980. The match featured West Germany, runners-up in the previous edition of the competition, and Belgium.
Germany went on to win the match 2–1 after two goals by Horst Hrubesch
Horst Hrubesch
Horst Hrubesch is a retired German football player employed as a youth trainer at the German Football Association. His nickname was Das Kopfball-Ungeheuer for his heading skills.-Career:...
, interposed by a Belgian penalty successfully converted by René Vandereycken.
Match details
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| GK | 1 | Harald Schumacher Harald Schumacher Harald Anton Schumacher , commonly known as Toni Schumacher, is a German former football goalkeeper, and a member of the West German national team. He won the 1980 European Championship and lost two World Cup finals, in 1982 and 1986... |
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| SW | 15 | Uli Stielike Uli Stielike Ulrich "Uli" Stielike is a German football manager and former player.-Club career:Stielike was a West Germany youth international for hometown club SpVgg Ketsch when he got signed by UEFA Cup runner-up Borussia Mönchengladbach in 1973, first coming to action as a full back for the then two times... |
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| CB | 4 | Karlheinz Förster Karlheinz Förster Karlheinz Helmut Förster is a former German footballer who played as a central defender.The younger brother of another football defender, Bernd Förster, he was regarded as one of the world's top man-markers at his peak, and played most of his career at VfB Stuttgart with Bernd... |
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| CB | 5 | Bernard Dietz Bernard Dietz Bernard Dietz is a former German football player and manager.-Club career:A defender and sweeper in his professional career, Bernard Dietz played in 495 Bundesliga matches for MSV Duisburg and FC Schalke 04, scoring 70 goals in his Duisburg years and seven in his days with FC Schalke 04 in the top... (c) |
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| RWB | 20 | Manfred Kaltz | ||
| LWB | 2 | Hans-Peter Briegel Hans-Peter Briegel Hans-Peter Briegel is a former German football player and manager.One of the most popular players in his days, Hans-Peter Briegel's original sport was athletics, being successful in various events such as long jump , triple jump and specifically in heptathlon-forerunner pentathlon... |
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| CM | 10 | Hansi Müller Hansi Müller Hans-Peter "Hansi" Müller is a former German footballer.-Club career:Playing for his hometown side VfB Stuttgart, he took part to the UEFA Euro 1980 with West Germany, aged 22, after a brief taste of action at the 1978 FIFA World Cup, where started all four games. The tournament would prove to... |
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| CM | 6 | Bernd Schuster Bernd Schuster Bernhard Schuster is a German football manager and former player, currently unemployed. His nickname is "der Blonde Engel" .-Club career:... |
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| AM | 8 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Karl-Heinz "Kalle" Rummenigge is a German former football player.He had his greatest career success with German club Bayern Munich, where he won the Intercontinental Cup, the European Cup, as well as two league titles and two domestic cups.A member of the German national team, Rummenigge won the... |
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| CF | 9 | Horst Hrubesch Horst Hrubesch Horst Hrubesch is a retired German football player employed as a youth trainer at the German Football Association. His nickname was Das Kopfball-Ungeheuer for his heading skills.-Career:... |
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| CF | 11 | Klaus Allofs Klaus Allofs Klaus Allofs is a retired German footballer, who played as a striker.A prolific goalscorer for club and country , his younger brother, Thomas, was also a professional footballer – and a striker.-Club career:Allofs began playing... |
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| DF | 12 | Bernhard Cullmann Bernhard Cullmann Bernhard Cullmann, nicknamed "Bernd", is a former German footballer.He began his footballing career in 1969 with SpVgg Porz, until he was signed by 1. FC Köln in 1970. He played 341 matches in the Bundesliga for them before his retirement on health grounds in 1983. He played 40 matches for the... |
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| Manager: | ||||
 Jupp Derwall |
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BELGIUM:
Jean-Marie Pfaff
Jean-Marie Pfaff is a Belgian former football goalkeeper.-Biography:At the age of 16, Pfaff joined K.S.K. Beveren with whom he won a Belgian champions title and a Belgian Cup . The same year, he received the Belgian Golden Shoe...
Luc Millecamps
Luc Millecamps is a retired Belgian footballer.During his career he played for K.S.V. Waregem. He earned 35 caps for the Belgium national football team, and participated in UEFA Euro 1980 and the 1982 FIFA World Cup....
Walter Meeuws
Walter Meeuws is a retired Belgian footballer and current manager of Egyptian Premier League side Wadi Degla.During his career he played for K. Beerschot V.A.C., Club Brugge K.V., R. Standard de Liège, AFC Ajax, K.V. Mechelen...
Michel Renquin
Michel Renquin is a former football player and current coach. He won 55 caps for the Belgium national football team.He coached mostly in Switzerland.-Playing career:*Before 1974: JFC Wibrin*1974-1981: Standard de Liège...
Julien Cools
Julien Cools was a Belgian football player who won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1977 while at Club Brugge. Discovered as a junior at SK Retie Branddonk of Antwerp and made his name with Beringen FC. Signed by FC Bruges in 1973 where his reputation for non-stop running in the midfield made him an...
(c)
Wilfried Van Moer
Wilfried van Moer is a former Belgian football player who won the Belgian Golden Shoe three times, first in 1966 while at Antwerp then in 1969 and in 1970 while at Standard Liège....
François Van Der Elst
François J. C. van der Elst is a former Belgian footballer, who played as a striker.Nicknamed Swat, his younger brother, Leo, was also a professional footballer. Both were Belgian internationals.-Football career:...
Raymond Mommens
Raymond Mommens is a former Belgian international footballer . He made his debut for the Belgium national football team during the qualifying rounds of the 1978 FIFA World Cup. He was included in the squads for the 1982 and 1986 World Cups, and the European Championships in 1980 and 1984...
Jan Ceulemans
Jan Anna Gumaar Ceulemans is a Belgian former football player who played as a midfielder.He is his country's most capped player with 96 international appearances. Most of his time with Belgium took place under the guidance of Guy Thys...
Guy Thys