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unusual facts about England national under-23 football team



2010 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship

The following two championships, held in Lille, France in 2005 and again in Treviso in 2006, were won by England.

Abdelhakim Omrani

After previously representing France at the under-19 level, Omrani switched his allegiance to Algeria in September 2011 after being called up to the Algerian Under-23 National Team by coach Azzedine Aït Djoudi for a four day training camp in Sidi Moussa.

Abelardo Fernández

He was also an essential member of the squad that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, netting in both the semifinals (2–0, Ghana) and the final (3–2 over Poland).

Afghanistan national under-23 football team

The team won Silver in 2010 South Asian Games, the first time Afghanistan reached the final of the tournaments.

Balal Arezou of Afghanistan was named one of the most valuable player of the tournament.

Akram Djahnit

On September 23, 2011, Djahnit was called up by Azzedine Aït Djoudi to the Algerian Under-23 National Team for a two week training camp at the Algerian Football Federation's training facilities in Sidi Moussa.

Arindam Bhattacharya

He made his Debut for India U23 team on December 5, 2009 vs Afghanistan in Dhaka in 2009 SAFF Championship.

Arthur Papas

Papas then had his position switched by the AIFF on 22 May 2012 after Raymond Libregts declined the offer to coach the India national under-23 football team and Pailan Arrows of the I-League, the team that grooms young players for professional careers.

Ashley Sammons

As a 15-year-old, Sammons played three matches for the England under-17 team in the 2007 Nordic Tournament, against their Icelandic, Finnish and Swedish counterparts.

B. Sathianathan

He is the former head coach for Malaysia national football team and Malaysia U-23 football team.

Branimir Petrović

He was part of the Serbia and Montenegro team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where they exited in the first round, finishing last in Group C behind gold-medal winners Argentina, Australia and Tunisia.

Brian Eastick

He returned to Stuart Pearce's coaching staff, assisting with the under-21 team and with the Great Britain Olympic team.

Brian Greenhoff

Greenhoff played four times for the England under 23 team, scoring once and made his debut for England on 8 May 1976 in a 1-0 win at Ninian Park, Cardiff against Wales.

Charyl Chappuis

Chappuis won the 2013 Southeast Asian Games with Thailand U23

Chappuis played his first game for Thailand U23 in the 2013 Southeast Asian Games against Indonesia U23.

Chris Casper

He also appeared for the England Under 21 side in Toulon in 1996.

Chris Smalling

Smalling made his debut for the England Under–20 team 31 March 2009, playing 45 minutes in a 2-0 win against Italy at Loftus Road.

Czechoslovakia national under-23 football team

Czechoslovakia Olympic football team, which competes in the Olympic football tournament, an under-23 competition

Dale Gordon

Gordon was capped by England under 21s towards the end of the campaign, but hampered his chances of future selection when he and his Norwich City team mate Robert Rosario broke curfew while away with the under 21s and went to a nightclub.

Denny Antwi

Antwi once attended a national training camp with the Ghana national under-23 football team for the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship qualification.

East Germany national under-23 football team

East Germany Olympic football team, which competes in the Olympic football tournament, an under-23 competition

England national under-16 football team

The England under-16 team compete in the annual Victory Shield tournament against Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

In 2005, the team made their debut in the annual Montaigu Tournament, held in Montaigu, France.

England national under-19 football team

The following players were named in the squad for the friendly match against Hungary.

Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

Spain, Switzerland and Belarus qualified for the Olympic tournament.

Germany national under-23 football team

Germany Olympic football team, which competes in the Olympic football tournament, an under-23 competition

Hamilton Bobby

He also represented India at under-16, under-23 and full international level, playing at the President's Cup.

Heaton Stannington F.C.

In July 2012, Heaton Stannington played a match against the Gabon national under-23 football team as part of their preparations for the Olympics.

Iñigo Martínez

In the following year, he was picked by manager Luis Milla for his squad that appeared in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London: in the first game against Japan, he was sent off late into the first half for bringing down Kensuke Nagai thus denying a clear goalscoring opportunity, in an eventual 0–1 loss.

James Ward-Prowse

At the age of 18, Ward-Prowse received his first call-up to the England under-21 team from Gareth Southgate in August 2013, for the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Moldova and Finland.

Joe Ralls

Ralls received his first international call for the England Under-19s to replace the injured Robert Hall to play Czech Republic in February.

Jordy Croux

He played again two days later in a 2–1 loss against the England U-17 squad.

José Villalobos

He was a member of Costa Rica U23 team who competed at 2004 Summer Olympics, playing the full 90 minutes in all matches as Costa Rica lost to Argentina on the quarterfinals and scoring in the group stage match against Portugal.

Lee Kyung-Soo

He was also a squad member of the South Korea under-23 football team (which participated at the 1996 Olympics), even though at the time of the 1996 Olympics, he was still at Soongsil University.

Mahatma Otoo

In September 2011, Otoo played for Black Meteors of Ghana in the 2011 All-Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique.

Maxwell Konadu

On 10 July 2012, Konadu was appointed as the manager of the Ghana national under-20 football team, succeeding Orlando Wellington and in January 2013, Konadu was appointed as the manager of the Ghana national under-23 football team.

Mohamad Zbida

He plays against Argentina, Spain and Honduras in the group-stage of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007 and against England in the Round of 16.

Mohd Nizam Jamil

He also played for Malaysia under-23 under the charge of Allan Harris.

Nelo Vingada

After assisting Carlos Queiroz and the Iran national football team to 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, he is set to become manager of the Iran Olympic team after 2013 AFC U-22 Championship.

Nor Farhan Muhammad

He also played in 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar represented Malaysia U-23 team.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

In July 2012, Aubameyang represented Gabon at the 2012 Olympic Games held in London.

Rashid Yussuff

Rashid Yussuff made his only appearance for England under-18s on 27 March 2007 in a 4–1 win over Netherlands under-18s, coming on as an 87th minute substitute for Daniel Sturridge.

Raúl Ruiz Matarín

On 10 February 2009, also from the bench and in a friendly (he took the place of Fran Mérida at half-time), Raúl scored the third and final goal for the U19s in a 3–0 win over England, in Bournemouth.

Raymond Libregts

On 15 May 2012 it was announced that Libregts had arrived in India to take charge of the India U23 team and Pailan Arrows, the AIFF's development team.

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.

Sattar Zare

He was a little-known player beyond the Hafezieh Stadium in his native city of Shiraz, until his selection for the Iranian national under-23 football team.

Sebastian Lletget

Lletget has played for the United States at under 17, under 20 and under 23 levels.

Srđan Radonjić

Radonjić was part of the Serbia and Montenegro team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, which finished fourth in Group C, behind gold-medal winners Argentina, Australia and Tunisia.

Wahyu Wijiastanto

He played for Indonesia U-23 in the Asian Games with Ahmad Bustomi, Tony Sucipto, Zulkifli Syukur, Fandy Mochtar, and Irfan Bachdim.


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