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UEFA European Championship–winning players

  • Horst-Dieter HöttgesHorst-Dieter Höttges was born on the 10th of September 1943 in the city of Mönchengladbach. He started playing football at local sides named Blau-Weiß Dahl…
  • Didier DeschampsDidier Claude Deschamps arrived in Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques on the 15th of October 1968. He began his athletic life playing rugby for Biarritz Olympique…
  • Jürgen GrabowskiJürgen Grabowski entered the world on the 7th of July 1944 in Wiesbaden, West Germany. He began his football journey with local clubs SV Biebrich 1919 and FV…
  • Gerd MüllerGerd Müller was born on the 3rd of November 1945 in Nördlingen, Germany. He began playing football for his hometown club TSV 1861 Nördlingen youth ranks in…
  • Cristiano RonaldoCristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born on the 5th of February 1985 in the São Pedro parish of Funchal, the capital of the Portuguese island of Madeira.
  • Sepp MaierJosef Dieter Maier entered the world on the 28th of February 1944 in the small Bavarian town of Metten. He began his journey with Bayern Munich's youth sides…
  • Zinedine ZidaneZinedine Yazid Zidane was born on the 23rd of June 1972 in La Castellane, a neighbourhood in the 16th arrondissement of Marseille.
  • Manuel AmorosManuel Amoros arrived in the world on the 1st of February 1962. His parents fled Francisco Franco's regime in Spain to find safety in France.
  • Lev YashinLev Yashin was born on the 22nd of October 1929 in Moscow. He grew up in a Russian family of industrial workers during a time when World War II forced him to…
  • Jürgen KlinsmannJürgen Klinsmann was born on the 30th of July 1964 in Göppingen, Germany. His family moved to Stuttgart when he was a teenager.
  • Oliver KahnOliver Kahn joined the Karlsruher SC Junior team in 1975 at the age of six. His father Rolf had played for that same club from 1962 to 1965 before Oliver…
  • Franz BeckenbauerFranz Anton Beckenbauer was born on the 11th of September 1945 at a clinic in the Maxvorstadt borough of Munich. He grew up in the working-class district of…
  • Iker CasillasIker Casillas Fernández was born on the 20th of May 1981 in Móstoles, a town in the province of Madrid. His father José Luis worked as a civil servant for…
  • Lothar MatthäusLothar Herbert Matthäus entered the world on the 21st of March 1961 in Erlangen, Bavaria. His father Heinz worked as a canteen manager after fleeing across…
  • Michel PlatiniMichel François Platini was born on the 21st of June 1955 in the small town of Jœuf, Meurthe-et-Moselle. His parents were Aldo and Anna Platini, both of…
  • Fabien BarthezFabien Alain Barthez entered the world on the 28th of June 1971 in the small town of Lavelanet, located within the Ariège department of France.