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VAUXHALL STATS PACK: NORTHERN IRELAND NO.21
ROMANIA VS NORTHERN IRELAND
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER, GROUP F, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2014,
ARENA NATIONALA, BUCHAREST, KICK-OFF: 19.45 GMT (20.45 CET)
WELCOME
WELCOME TO THE LATEST ISSUE OF THE VAUXHALL STATS PACK FOR
THOSE WHO FOLLOW AND COVER NORTHERN IRELAND IN THE MEDIA.
NORTHERN IRELAND BEGAN THEIR 2016 EURO QUALIFIERS IN
THE PERFECT MANNER WITH A WIN OVER HUNGARY IN BUDAPEST,
THEN FOLLOWED THAT WITH VICTORIES OVER THE FAROE ISLANDS
AND GREECE.
MICHAEL O’NEILL’S MEN ARE IN A TOUGH GROUP BUT THIS PERFECT
START HAS SET NORTHERN IRELAND UP PERFECTLY. NOW ANOTHER
HARD TEST AWAITS…
WE HAVE INCLUDED SOME USEFUL STATS, FACTS AND TRIVIA THAT
WE HOPE WILL ASSIST YOUR COVERAGE.
WE HAVE ALSO INCLUDED A CHALLENGING QUIZ: THREE TEASERS
ABOUT THE COUNTRY YOU COVER.
SEE IF YOU CAN ANSWER THE QUESTIONS –
BUT NO SNEAKING A LOOK AT WIKIPEDIA FOR HELP!
ISSUE
IN THIS
2 SQUAD ANNOUNCE
MENT
3 VIDEO DIARIES
4 HOME NATIONS
FOOTBALL SHOW
5 VAUXHALL HERITAG
E
6 TE AM NE WS
7 DID YOU KNOW? / VA
UXHALL
TE ASER
8 HISTORY V ROMANIA
9 RECENT GAMES
10 FIX TURES & GROU
P FIX TURES
11 NI STATS
12 ROMANIA STATS
13 MANAGERS
14-15 NORTHERN
IRELAND SQUAD
16 ROMANIA SQUAD
SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT
O’Neill with ths staff at
Ballyrobert Vauxhall.
Michael O’Neill announced his Northern Ireland squad
for the European Championship qualifier with Romania
at the Ballyrobert Vauxhall in Mallusk.
Following a perfect start to his side’s campaign,
O’Neill was in great spirits at the Vauxhall Retailer as he
answered questions from journalists in attendance.
Northern Ireland have opened with three consecutive
wins, over Hungary, Faroe Islands and Greece, and sit at
the top of Group F.
After the press conference, O’Neill promoted the
fixture with a brand-new Vauxhall ADAM Rocks vehicle.
The squad was printed on a Vauxhall-branded prop
board, which has been signed and will be used for a
Twitter competition on @VauxhallNI.
O’Neill rounded off his visit to Ballyrobert Vauxhall by
meeting the showroom staff.
For more information, visit vauxhallfootball.co.uk
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O’Neill was in
good spirits at the
press conference.
VIDEO DIARIES RETURN TO THE
NORTHERN IRELAND CAMP
Northern Ireland fans will once again get to take an
exclusive look behind-the-scenes at the team’s training
camp thanks to Vauxhall, the sponsor of Home Nations
football.
Southampton’s Steven Davis and Aberdeen’s Niall
McGinn have already given supporters a unique look at
their preparations for the previous European qualifiers.
This time around, Fleetwood Town’s Conor McLaughlin
will be taking on the role of videographer.
McLaughlin will deliver a series of videos in the build-up
to the team’s game against Romania - not to be missed!
Vauxhall will be providing video diaries across all four
Home Nations teams during the international week.
Watch all the Video Diaries by subscribing to Vauxhall
Football TV at youtube.com/vauxhallfootballtv
McLaughlin will
document life away
from the pitch.
McLaughlin is the
third Northern Ireland
player to carry out a
video diary.
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VAUXHALL HOME NATIONS
FOOTBALL SHOW LAUNCHED
A brand-new show has been launched on the Vauxhall
Football TV YouTube channel, previewing the latest
Home Nations fixtures.
The Vauxhall Home Nations Football Show looks ahead
to England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales’
upcoming games in a 30-minute special.
Filmed in partnership with popular YouTube channel
Ball Street, the Vauxhall Home Nations Football Show,
features special guests from each Home Nation.
For the first edition, Ian Wright, Iwan Roberts, Kevin
Gallagher and Keith Gillespie all appear on the show.
They discuss the Euro qualifiers and the eagerly
anticipated Vauxhall International Friendly between
Scotland and England.
Also included are interviews with current Home
Nations footballers including England’s Phil Jagielka,
Scotland’s Steven Naismith and Wales’ Joe Allen.
Over the coming editions, the panel will be deciding on
an all-time Home Nations 11, based on nominations by
supporters and the players.
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Cheryl Stibbs, Vauxhall Sponsorship Marketing
Manager, said: “This is an exciting time for Home
Nations Football and the Vauxhall Home Nations
Football Show will be at the cornerstone of our digital
output.
“There have been no shows of this type until now
and we are looking forward to bringing all of the Home
Nations teams together as part of our sponsorship.
“We have some great guests and features lined
up and it’s a great way to build up the excitement for
England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales fans
before each round of matches.”
Not to be missed, fans can subscribe to
Vauxhall Football TV by visiting youtube.com/
vauxhallfootballtv
Every episode will also be available on iTunes,
Audioboom and vauxhallfootball.co.uk
VAUXHALL IS A RELEVANT PART OF THE
BRITISH LANDSCAPE AND CULTURE
VAUXHALL IS A MAJOR PLAYER IN BRITISH BUSINESS
■ 110 year heritage in Britain
■ Continuously manufacturing cars and commercial vehicles in Britain since 1903
■ Employs c4000 people
■ C25,000 not employed by but directly affected by Vauxhall – retailers, suppliers, agencies, etc
■ Major exporter of cars and vans – over 60% of UK production
■ Voted one of ‘Britain’s Top Employers in 2013, for the 3rd consecutive year.
VAUXHALL IS A FULL SERVICE CAR COMPANY – DESIGNS , BUILDS , SELLS
■ Two efficient, productive, high quality manufacturing plants – Luton and Ellesmere Port
■ Strong network of over 400 retailers – Vauxhall on every doorstep
■ Vauxhall is encouraging the expansion of the UK supply base for automotive with £170 million worth of additional
business signed up in 2010/11
VAUXHALL IS IN THE HEARTLAND OF EMOTIONAL BRITAIN
■ Sponsors Home Nations Football – England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
■ Supports Help for Heroes charity
■ Supports emerging talent in up and coming designers and artists – Vauxhall Young Designers Award,
Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair
■ Official UK Car Partner of Liverpool FC
VAUXHALL IS AN INNOVATOR
■ First British car with Monocoque body construction
■ First in Britain with an all-synchromesh gearbox
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■ First to offer (Vauxhall) Lifetime Warranty
■ First to offer a range-extender electric car in the UK – the Vauxhall Ampera
■ Offers price match on vehicle servicing, John Lewis-style
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VAUXHALL IS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO
GM’S GLOBAL BUSINESS
■ UK is GM ’s fourth largest global market after China, US, Brazil
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TEAM NEWS
Paddy McNair has received
his first senior call-up.
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Northern Ireland go into another
difficult game buoyed by a
remarkable start to their European
Championship qualifying campaign.
A home win over the Faroes
either side of magnificent victories
in Hungary and Greece have put the
men in green in a fantastic position.
Now they go to Romania and,
for the first time, Manchester
United defender Paddy McNair is
in the squad after the 19-year-old
impressed at Old Trafford.
McNair is the only uncapped
player in Michael O’Neill’s 25-man
squad.
Defender Aaron Hughes and
striker Jamie Ward are included but
both are injury doubts for the game
in Bucharest.
McNair’s Old Trafford team-mate
Jonny Evans is out injured and
has yet to feature in the qualifying
campaign.
McNair has been brought in as
cover for Hughes, who is struggling
with an ankle injury.
“I’ve been hugely impressed with
Paddy - he’s come into a difficult
situation at Manchester United and
there is a lot of media attention,”
O’Neill said.
“The manager has come in
and spent a lot of money so it is
encouraging to see the likes of Paddy
given a chance.
“He’s played in difficult
circumstances, with the defence a bit
makeshift at times and it’s difficult
for a young player to come into that.
“But he’s acquitted himself very
well, he’s around the Manchester
United first team and I’m looking
forward to having him in the squad.”
West Bromwich Albion midfielder
Chris Brunt returns to the squad
after missing the games against
Greece and the Faroe Islands, but
Hull defender Alex Bruce has a
hamstring injury.
DID YOU KNOW?
VAUXHALL TEASER
1
Chris Brunt is
back in the
squad. But with
which team did
he spend a
time on loan
while with
Middlesbrough?
2
Billy Bingham’s
managerial
career included
games against
Romania. But
which club was
his first as
manager?
 Northern Ireland have won their first three games – their
best ever start to a competitive qualifying competition.
 Northern Ireland are five goals short of scoring 600
goals in all competitions including friendlies.
 Jimmy Quinn scored the second of 12 goals for
Northern Ireland, against Romania. It was one of only
two goals he netted away from Windsor Park.
 Steve Morrow won 39 caps for Northern Ireland but
scored just one goal – against Romania, in March 1994.
Chris Brunt is back
in the squad.
 Phil Gray scored six goals for Northern Ireland. Five
were in competitive games, the sixth came in a friendly
against Romania, in March 1994.
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 Romania captain Rasvan Rat, formerly of West Ham
United, has won exactly 100 caps, reaching the century
against Finland last month.
You can find the answers on page 16.
Kyle Lafferty has scored in Northern Ireland’s
last three games. He has also played club football
in four different countries. Name them.
Northern Ireland have
made their best ever
start to a European
qualifying campaign.
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HISTORY: NORTHERN
IRELAND V ROMANIA
Gheorghe Hagi was on
target against Northern
Ireland in 1984 but was
on the receiving end of
a 3-2 defeat.
There have been just four meetings between Northern
Ireland and Romania, and only two have been
competitive.
The first clashes were World Cup qualifiers ahead of
the 1986 World Cup finals in Mexico.
Northern Ireland were drawn against England as well
as Romania, Finland and Turkey. They started with a 1-0
defeat in Helsinki but bounced back, in September 1984,
with a 3-2 win over Romania.
Gino Iorgulescu gave Northern Ireland a boost when
he put through his own net after just 10 minutes before
the great Gheorge Hagi replied 16 minutes later.
Norman Whiteside and Martin O’Neill put the home
side in charge and though Ion Geolgau got a goal back for
the Romanians, they finished with 10 men when defender
Michael Klein was sent-off in the closing stages.
In the return, in Bucharest, Billy Bingham’s men won
1-0 with a goal from Jimmy Quinn.
The teams met again in a friendly in March 1994
at Windsor Park and again Northern Ireland were
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successful, winning 2-0 with goals from Steve Morrow
and Phil Gray.
The most recent clash came on neutral soil, at Soldier
Field, Chicago, and for the first time Romania won, with
goals from Mugurel Buga and Daniel Niculae within the
opening 11 minutes secured a 2-0 win.
PAST MEETINGS
1984
Northern Ireland 3
Romania 2
WCQ, Belfast
1985
Romania 0
Northern Ireland 1
WCQ, Bucharest
1994
Northern Ireland 2
Romania 0
Friendly, Belfast
2006
Northern Ireland 0
Romania 2
Friendly, Chicago
P
W
D
L
F
A
WCQ
2
2
0
0
4
2
Friendlies
2
1
0
1
2
2
Total
4
3
0
1
6
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LAST TEN FIXTURES
Jamie Ward and Kyle
Lafferty celebrate a
third consecutive win.
NORTHERN IRELAND
DATE
OPPONENTS
VENUE
RESULT
September 10, 2013
v Luxembourg
(WCQ, Luxembourg)
Lost 2-3
October 11, 2013
v Azerbaijan
(WCQ, Baku)
Lost 0-2
October 15, 2013
v Israel
(WCQ, Ramat Gan)
Drew 1-1
November 15, 2013
v Turkey
(Friendly, Adana)
Lost 0-1
March 5, 2014
v Cyprus
(Friendly, Nicosia)
Drew 0-0
May 31, 2014
v Uruguay
(Friendly, Montevideo)
Lost 0-1
June 5, 2014
v Chile
(Friendly, Valparaiso)
Lost 0-2
September 7, 2014
v Hungary
(ECQ, Budapest)
Won 2-1
October 11, 2014
v Faroe Islands
(ECQ, Belfast)
Won 2-0
October 14, 2014
v Greece
(ECQ, Piraeus)
Won 2-0
ROMANIA
DATE
OPPONENTS
VENUE
RESULT
October 11, 2013
v Andorra
(WCQ, Andorra la Vella)
Won 4-0
October 15, 2013
v Estonia
(WCQ, Bucharest)
Won 2-0
November 15, 2013
v Greece
(WCQ Play-Off, Piraeus)
Lost 1-2
November 19, 2013
v Greece
(WCQ Play-Off, Bucharest)
Drew 1-1
March 5, 2014
v Argentina
(Friendly, Bucharest)
Drew 0-0
May 31, 2014
v Albania
(Friendly, Yverdon-led-Baines)
Won 1-0
June 4, 2014
v Algeria
(Geneva, Switzerland)
Lost 1-2
September 7, 2014
v Greece
(ECQ, Piraeus)
Won 1-0
October 11, 2014
v Hungary
(ECQ, Bucharest)
Drew 1-1
October 14, 2014
v Finland
(ECQ, Finland)
Won 2-1
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FIXTURES
NORTHERN IRELAND
DATE
OPPONENTS
VENUE
March 29, 2015
v Finland
(ECQ, Belfast)
June 13, 2015
v Romania
(ECQ, Belfast)
September 4, 2015
v Faroe Islands
(ECQ, Torshavn)
September 7, 2015
v Hungary
(ECQ, Belfast)
October 8, 2015
v Greece
(ECQ, Belfast)
October 11, 2015
v Finland
(ECQ, Helsinki)
OPPONENTS
VENUE
November 18, 2014
v Denmark
(Friendly, Bucharest)
March 29, 2015
v Faroe Islands
(Bucharest)
June 13, 2015
v Northern Ireland
(Belfast)
September 4, 2015
v Hungary
(Budapest)
September 7, 2015
v Greece
(Bucharest)
October 8, 2015
v Finland
(Bucharest)
October 11, 2015
v Faroe Islands
(Torshavn)
ROMANIA
DATE
GROUP F TABLE
P
W
D
L
F
A
PTS
N IRELAND
3
3
0
0
6
1
9
ROMANIA
3
2
1
0
4
1
7
FINLAND
3
1
1
1
4
4
4
HUNGARY
3
1
1
1
3
3
4
GREECE
3
0
1
2
1
4
1
FAROE ISLANDS
3
0
0
3
1
6
0
Michael O’Neill celebrates
Kyle Lafferty scoring the
second goal for Northern
Ireland against Greece.
GROUP F FIXTURES
DATE
FIXTURES
September 7, 2014
Hungary 1 Northern Ireland 2 (Budapest)
Faroe Islands 1 Finland 3(Torshavn)
Greece 0 Romania 1 (Piraeus)
October 11, 2014
Romania 1 Hungary 1 (Bucharest)
Finland 1 Greece 1 (Helsinki)
Northern Ireland 2 Faroe Islands 0 (Belfast)
October 14, 2014
Faroe Islands 0 Hungary 1 (Torshavn)
Finland 0 Romania 2 (Helsinki)
Greece 0 Northern Ireland 2 (Piraeus)
Romania v Northern Ireland (Bucharest)
November 14, 2014
Greece v Faroe Islands (Piraeus)
Hungary v Finland (Budapest)
March 29, 2015
Northern Ireland v Finland (Belfast)
Romania v Faroe Islands (Bucharest)
Hungary v Greece (Budapest)
June 13, 2015
Finland v Hungary (Helsinki)
Faroe Islands v Greece (Torshavn)
Northern Ireland v Romania (Belfast)
September 4, 2015
Faroe Islands v Northern Ireland (Torshavn)
Greece v Finland (Piraeus)
Hungary v Romania (Budapest)
September 7, 2015
Finland v Faroe Islands (Helsinki)
Northern Ireland v Hungary (Belfast)
Romania v Greece (Bucharest)
October 8, 2015
Hungary v Faroe Islands (Budapest)
Northern Ireland v Greece (Belfast)
Romania v Finland (Bucharest)
October 11, 2015
Faroe Islands v Romania (Torshavn)
Finland v Northern Ireland (Helsinki)
Greece v Hungary (Piraeus)
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STATISTICS:
NORTHERN IRELAND
Steven Davis is
now joint ninth
in the all-time
appearance chart.
Lafferty now has 12
goals for his country and
is ranked joint fourth in
the all-time list.
ALL TIME CAPS RECORD
ALL TIME GOALS RECORD
David Healy, now retired, is the most-capped outfield
player for Northern Ireland with 95 caps. Aaron Hughes,
though, moved into third place when he made his 92nd
and 93rd appearances against the Faroe Islands and
Greece last month.
Northern Ireland skipper Steven Davis, is now 10th,
ahead of David McCreery, after making his 70th
appearance in Greece.
David Healy is by far Northern Ireland’s greatest
ever goalscorer; his 36 goals in 95 games
represents a hugely impressive return of a goal
every 2.6 games.
Kyle Lafferty continues to climb the all-time
goalscoring chart and is now joint fourth, following goals
against Greece and Faroe Islands.
1 2 3
4
5= 5= 7 8 9= 9=
1 2= 2= 4= 4= 4= 4= 4=
9 10= 10= 10= 10= Pat Jennings David Healy
Aaron Hughes Mal Donaghy Sammy McIlroy Maik Taylor Keith Gillespie Jimmy Nicholl Michael Hughes Steven Davis
1964–1986 2000–2013 1998–Present 1980–1994 1972–1987 1999–2011 1995–2008
1976–1986 1992–2004
2005-Present
119
95
93
91
88
88
86
73
71
71
David Healy Billy Gillespie Colin Clarke Joe Bambrick Gerry Armstrong Jimmy Quinn Iain Dowie Kyle Lafferty
Olphie Stanfield Billy Bingham Jimmy McIlroy Peter McParland Johnny Crossan 2000–2013
1913–1932
1986–1993 1928–1940 1977–1986 1985–1996 1990–2000 2006-Present
1887–1997 1951–1964 1952–1966 1954–1962 1960–1968 36
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
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NORTHERN IRELAND MANAGERS
Danny Blanchflower
Peter Doherty (1951-52)
Bertie Peacock (1962-67)
Billy Bingham (1967-71)
Terry Neill (1971-75)
Dave Clements (1975-76)
Danny Blanchflower (1976-79)
Billy Bingham (1980-94)
Bryan Hamilton (1994-98)
Lawrie McMenemy (1998-99)
Sammy McIlroy (2000-03)
Laurie Sanchez (2004-07)
Nigel Worthington (2007-2011)
Michael O’Neill (2012-Present)
P WD L %Win
51
9
14
28
17.6
28
11
4
13
39.3
20
83940.0
20
66830.0
1132627.3
24
6
5
13
25.0
98
32
32
34
32.7
31
8
8
15
25.8
14
43728.6
29
5
7
17
17.2
32
11
11
10
34.4
41
9
10
22
21.6
21
4
7
10
19.1
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STATISTICS:
ROMANIA
Adrian Mutu in action
against Scotland.
ROMANIA ALL TIME CAPS RECORD
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10= 10= 12
Dorinel Munteanu
Gheorghe Hagi
Gheorghe Popescu
Ladislau Boloni
Razvan Rat
Dan Petrescu
Bogdan Stelea
Michael Klein
Bogdan Lobont
Mircea Rednic
Marius Lacatus
1991–2007
1983–2000
1988–2003
1975–1988
2002–Present
1989–2000
1988–2005
1981–1991
1998–2014
1981–1991
1984–1998
ROMANIA ALL TIME TOP GOALSCORERS
134
124
115
102
100
95
91
89
85
83
83
1=
1=
3
4=
4=
6
7=
7=
7=
7=
Adrian Mutu
Gheorghe Hagi
Iuliu Bodola
Viorel Moldovan
Ciprian Marica
Ladislau Boloni
Florin Raducioiu
Dudu Georgescu
Anghel Iordanescu
Rodion Camataru
2000–2013
1983–2000
1931–1939
1993–2005
2003–Present
1975–1988
1990–1996
1973–1984
1971–1981
1978–1990
35
35
31
25
25
23
21
21
21
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THE MANAGERS
NORTHERN IRELAND:
MICHAEL O’NEILL
Born in Portadown, County
Armagh, O’Neill, now 43, played as
a midfielder or forward for Chimney
Corner and Coleraine before
moving to England, with Newcastle.
Next stop was Scotland where he
played for Dundee United and Hibs
before returning south to sign for
Coventry City.
Loan spells at Aberdeen and Reading followed
before he joined Wigan and, after two years he moved
to St Johnstone before spells with Portland Timbers,
Clydebank, Glentoran and Ayr United.
While at Newcastle in the 1987-1988 season he was
the club’s top goal scorer with 12 goals in the top flight,
playing alongside Paul Gascoigne amongst others.
He played for Northern Ireland at Under-21, Under-23,
B and full level, making 31 appearances and scoring four
goals.
O’Neill began management as assistant at
Cowdenbeath before becoming manager of Brechin City
in April 2006. He won the Second Division Manager of the
Month award in both December, 2007 and October, 2008.
O’Neill was released by Brechin City to join Shamrock
Rovers on December 2008 13, 2008.
He was awarded the Irish Soccer Writers’ Manager
of the Month award for July 2009 and eventually guided
Shamrock to second place in League of Ireland.
In October 2010, he guided Shamrock to the 2010
League of Ireland title, their first league championship
since 1994. O’Neill led Rovers to the 2011 Setanta Sports
Cup and then made history by being the first manager of
a League of Ireland team to reach the group stages of a
European competition.
Shamrock retained their league title in the 2011
season. O’Neill, who won the Soccer Writers Association
Personality of the Year award for 2011, was appointed
manager of Northern Ireland on December 28, 2011.
He led Northern Ireland to a vastly improved
performance in the 3-3 home draw with Finland and
O’Neill came close to his first win in Portugal, when
he was denied by a late equaliser from Heldar Postiga.
Another draw followed in November against Azerbaijan.
O’Neill finally got the victory he so wanted when
Northern Ireland claimed a famous 1-0 win over Fabio
Capello’s Russia at Windsor Park.
And in September he led Northern Ireland to a
memorable 2-1 win in Budapest against Hungary.
ROMANIA: ANGHEL
IORDANESCU
The 64-year-old from
Bucharest is his third spell as
manager of Romania and brings
a huge amount of experience
both as a player – a forward, he
represented his country of 57
occasions, scoring an impressive
21 goals – and a manager.
Regarded as one of Steaua
Bucharest’s greatest players, Iordanescu scored 155
goals for the club, a record which remains to this day.
In 1982 he left Romania to played in Greece for OFI in
Crete under head coach Ls Shannon, a former Burnley
striker from Liverpool. He returned to Steaua two
years later, as assistant, and helped the club with the
Romanian championship and the European Cup.
In 1986 he became Steaua’s manager and won
the Romania double three years in a row, while also
reaching a semi-final and final again of the European
Cup.
In 1990 he left for Cypriot team Anorthosis
Famagusta, returning to Steaua in 1992 and leading the
club to the last eight of the European Cup Winners’ Cup.
In the summer of 1993 he became Romania’s
manager for the first time and led the nation to the
World Cup finals, taking them to the quarter-finals in
the US.
Iordanescu succeeded in taking Romania to the finals
of Euro 1996 and the 1998 World Cup but resigned once
they were knocked out and accepted a similar role with
Greece.
His spell in Athens lasted a year before he accepted
a posting with Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal and after a
short spell back in Romania with Rapid Bucharest but
he was sacked after just three months in charge.
Al Ain, in the UAE, was his next stop, but the national
side called again and, in 2002, he replaced Gheorghe
Hagi. After a second spell with Romania, he returned to
Saudi, with Al-Ittihad, winning the league title and Arab
Champions League. Another spell with Al Ain followed
before he announced his retirement, in 2006.
Iordanescu went into politics in 2008, becoming
a member of the Romanian Senate, with the Social
Democratic Party. On December 26, 2011, he became an
independent senator, affiliated to the National Union for
the Progress of Romania.
However, in October he came out of retirement to lead
Romania for the third time, replacing Victor Piturca.
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THE SQUADS:
NORTHERN IRELAND
GOALKEEPERS
DEFENDERS
ALAN MANNUS
AARON HUGHES
(St Johnstone)
Born: May 19, 1982.
Age: 32.
Caps: 7.
Goals: 0.
First cap: v Trinidad &
Tobago, June 5, 2004.
Last cap: v Cyprus,
March 5, 2014.
ROY CARROLL
(Notts County)
Born: September 9, 1977.
Age: 38.
Caps: 38.
Goals: 0.
First cap: v Thailand,
May 21, 1997.
Last cap: v Greece,
October 14, 2014.
MICHAEL McGOVERN
(Hamilton Academical)
Born: July 21, 1984.
Age: 29.
Caps: 1.
Goals: 0.
First cap: v Chile, May 31, 2010.
(Brighton & Hove Albion)
Born: November 8, 1979.
Age: 34.
Caps: 93.
Goals: 1.
First cap: v Slovakia,
March 25, 1998.
Last cap: v Greece,
October 14, 2014.
First goal v Faroe Islands,
August 10, 2011.
CHRIS BAIRD
(West Bromwich Albion)
Born: February 25, 1982.
Age: 32.
Caps: 68.
Goals: 0.
First cap: v Uruguay,
May 31, 2014.
Last cap: v Greece,
October 14, 2014.
GARETH McAULEY
(West Bromwich Albion)
Born: December 5, 1979.
Age: 34.
Caps: 51.
Goals: 6.
First cap: v Germany,
June 4, 2005.
Last cap: v Greece,
October 14, 2014.
First goal: v San Marino,
February 11, 2009
Last goal: v Luxembourg,
September 10, 2013.
RYAN McGIVERN
(Port Vale)
Born: January 8, 1990.
Age: 24.
Caps: 22.
Goals: 0.
First cap: v Scotland,
August 12, 2008.
Last cap: v Greece,
October 14, 2014.
CRAIG CATHCART
(Watford)
Born: February 6, 1989.
Age: 25.
Caps: 19.
Goals: 0.
First cap: v Slovenia,
September 3, 2010.
Last cap: v Hungary,
September 7, 2014.
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CONOR McLAUGHLIN
(Fleetwood Town)
Born: July 26, 1991.
Age: 23.
Caps: 4.
Goals: 0.
First cap: v Italy,
October 11, 2011.
Last cap: v Greece,
October 14, 2014.
LUKE McCULLOUGH
(Doncaster Rovers)
Born: February 15, 1994.
Age: 20.
Caps: 3.
Goals: 0.
First cap: v Uruguay,
May 31, 2014.
Last cap: v Chile, June 5, 2014.
RYAN McLAUGHLIN
(Liverpool)
Born: September 14, 1994.
Age: 19.
Caps: 2.
Goals: 0.
First cap: v Uruguay,
May 31, 2014.
Last cap: v Chile, June 5, 2014.
PADDY McNAIR
(Manchester United)
Born: April 27, 1995.
Age: 19.
Caps: 0.
Goals: 0.
MIDFIELDERS
NIALL McGINN
(Aberdeen)
Born: July 20, 1987.
Age: 27.
Caps: 33.
Goals: 2.
First cap: v Hungary,
November 19, 2008.
Last cap: v Faroe Island,
October 11, 2014.
First goal: v Portugal,
October 16, 2012.
Last goal: v Hungary,
September 7, 2014.
STEVEN DAVIS
(Southampton)
Born: January 1, 1985.
Age: 29.
Caps: 71.
Goals: 5.
First cap: v Canada,
February 9, 2005.
Last cap: v Greece,
October 14, 2014.
First goal: v Russia,
August 14, 2013.
Last goal: v Israel,
October 15, 2013.
CHRIS BRUNT
(West Bromwich Albion)
Born: December 14, 1984.
Age: 29.
Caps: 47.
Goals: 1.
First cap: v Andorra,
November 16, 2002.
Last cap: v Hungary,
September 7, 2014.
First goal: February 11,
2009 v San Marino.
SAMMY CLINGAN
(Kilmarnock)
Born: January 13, 1984.
Age: 30.
Caps: 38.
Goals: 0.
First cap: v Uruguay,
May 26, 2006.
Last cap: v Chile, June 5, 2014.
THE SQUADS:
NORTHERN IRELAND
CORRY EVANS
(Blackburn Rovers)
Born: July 30, 1990.
Age: 23.
Caps: 25.
Goals: 1.
First cap: v Italy, June 6, 2009.
Last cap: v Greece,
October 14, 2014.
First goal: v Slovenia,
September 10, 2010.
OLIVER NORWOOD
(Reading)
Born: April 12, 1991.
Age: 23
Caps: 20.
Goals: 0.
First cap: v Montenegro,
August 11, 2010.
Last cap: v Greece,
October 14, 2014.
FORWARDS
KYLE LAFFERTY
(Norwich City)
Born: September 16, 1987.
Age: 27.
Caps: 40.
Goals: 12.
First cap: v Uruguay,
May 21, 2006.
Last cap: v Greece,
October 14, 2014.
First goal: v Finland,
August 16, 2006.
Last goal: v Greece,
October 14, 2014.
JAMIE WARD
(MK Dons)
Born: November 19, 1991.
Age: 22.
Caps: 1.
Goals: 0.
First cap: v Greece,
October 14, 2014.
(Derby County)
Born: May 12, 1986.
Age: 28
Caps: 13.
Goals: 2.
First cap: v Faroe Islands,
August 10, 2011.
Last cap: v Greece,
October 14, 2014.
First goal: v Portugal,
September 6, 2013.
Last goal: v Greece,
October 14, 2014.
PAT McCOURT
WILL GRIGG
BEN REEVES
(Brighton & Hove Albion)
Born: December 16, 1983.
Age: 30.
Caps: 15
Goals: 2.
First cap: Faroe Islands,
October 11, 2014.
First goals: v Faroe Islands,
August 10, 2011 (2).
Billy McKay will be hoping
to add to his 8 caps.
(Brentford, on loan to MK Dons)
Born: July 3, 1991.
Age: 23.
Caps: 5.
Goals: 0.
First cap: v Holland,
June 6, 2012.
Last cap: v Azerbaijan,
October 11, 2013.
BILLY McKAY
(Inverness Caledonian Thistle)
Born: October 22, 1988.
Age: 26.
Caps: 8
Goals: 0.
First cap: v Malta,
February 6, 2013.
Last cap: v Hungary,
September 7, 2014.
JOSH MAGENNIS
(Kilmarnock)
Born: August 15, 1990.
Age: 24.
Caps: 9.
Goals: 0.
First cap: v Turkey, May 26, 2010.
Last cap: v Greece,
October 14, 2014.
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THE SQUADS:
ROMANIA
GOALKEEPERS
DEFENDERS
MIDFIELDERS
COSTEL PANTILIMON
COSMIN MOTI
OVIDIU HOBAN
(Sunderland)
Born: February 1, 1987.
Age: 27.
Caps: 18.
Goals: 0.
(Ludogorets Razgrad)
Born: December 3, 1984.
Age: 29.
Caps: 5.
Goals: 0.
(Hapoel Be’er Sheva)
Born: December 27, 1982.
Age: 31.
Caps: 9.
Goals: 0.
GABRIEL ENACHE
(Astra Giurgiu)
Born: August 18, 1990.
Age: 24.
Caps: 2.
Goals: 0.
FORWARDS
CIPRIAN TATARUSANU
RAZVAN RAT
ALEXANDRU CHIPCIU
RAUL RUSESCU
SILVIU LUNG JR
SRDJAN LUCHIN
MIHAI PINTILII
CLAUDIU KESERU
VLAD CHIRICHES
CRISTIAN TANASE
BOGDAN STANCU
IASMIN LATOVLEVICI
GABRIEL TORJE
BOGDAN MITREA
LUCIAN SANMARTEAN
FLORIN GARDOS
ANDREI PREPELITA
DRAGOS GRIGORE
ALEXANDRU MAXIM
(Fiorentina)
Born: February 9, 1986.
Age: 28.
Caps: 27.
Goals: 0.
(Astra Giurgiu)
Born: June 4, 1989.
Age: 25.
Caps: 3.
Goals: 0.
(PAOK)
Born: May 26, 1981.
Age: 33.
Caps: 100.
Goals: 2.
(Steaua Bucharest)
Born: March 4, 1986.
Age: 28.
Caps: 10.
Goals: 1.
(Tottenham Hotspur)
Born: November 14, 1989.
Age: 24.
Caps: 28.
Goals: 0.
(Steaua Bucharest)
Born: May 11, 1986.
Age: 28.
Caps: 9.
Goals: 0.
(Viitorul)
Born: September 29, 1987.
Age: 27.
Caps: 0.
Goals: 0.
(Southampton)
Born: October 29, 1988.
Age: 26.
Caps: 13.
Goals: 0.
(Toulouse)
Born: September 7, 1986.
Age: 28.
Caps: 9.
Goals: 0.
(Steaua Bucharest)
Born: May 18, 1989.
Age: 25.
Caps: 15.
Goals: 3.
(Al-Hilal)
Born: November 9, 1984.
Age: 29.
Caps: 20.
Goals: 1.
(Steaua Bucharest)
Born: February 18, 1987.
Age: 27.
Caps: 39.
Goals: 6.
(Steaua Bucharest)
Born: July 9, 1988.
Age: 26.
Caps: 7.
Goals: 1.
(Steaua Bucharest)
Born: December 2, 1986.
Age: 27.
Caps: 1.
Goals: 1.
(Genclerbirligi)
Born: December 2, 1986.
Age: 27.
Caps: 1.
Goals: 1.
(Konyaspor)
Born: November 22, 1989.
Age: 24.
Caps: 38.
Goals: 10.
(Steaua Bucharest)
Born: March 13, 1980.
Age: 34.
Caps: 9.
Goals: 0.
(Steaua Bucharest)
Born: December 8, 1985.
Age: 28.
Caps: 1.
Goals: 0.
(Stuttgart)
Born: July 8, 1990.
Age: 24.
Caps: 2.
Goals: 0.
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