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unusual facts about 2009 South American Under-17 Football Championship



2003 South American Under-17 Football Championship

The host of the competition were the cities of Santa Cruz and Montero.

Chertanovo Education Center

11 players of Chertanovo team are members of Russiа U-17 national youth team, 6 of them are the Winners of 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in Slovakia.

Diego Biseswar

Biseswar played at the 2005 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in Italy, scoring a late group stage winner against Israel.

Geert Arend Roorda

Due to a hip injury he had to mis out on the European Championships in Italy.

Jake Forster-Caskey

During April 2011, Forster-Caskey was announced in the 18-man squad to represent England at the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in Serbia, commencing on 3 May.

Kris Renton

He spent some time away though, being named in the Ireland Under 17s for a European Under 17 Championship qualifying tournament in Baku in Autumn 2006, but made his debut at that level for Scotland Under 17s in February 2007 against Northern Ireland.

Latvia national under-17 football team

The following players have been called up for the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship matches against Northern Ireland, Turkey and Luxembourg in Belfast and Dungannon in November 2013.

Netherlands national under-17 football team

:* Second Place: 2005 , 2009

Ricardo Janota

While a youngster with Benfica, he represented his country at under-16 level, and was first-choice goalkeeper at the European under-17 championship finals, at which Portugal's under-17s beat England 3–2 on penalties to win the third-place play-off; Janota saved the decisive penalty.

Sergio Araujo

During April–May 2009, Araujo represented Argentina at the South American U-17 Championship, where he scored three goals in five appearances.

Taulant Xhaka

He was part of the Swiss U-17 squad that played in the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in Antalya, Turkey.


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