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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 2 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. 3 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. 4 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 ■ First in the UK with catalytic converters ■ 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 ■ First to offer a lifetime warranty VAUXHALL IS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO GM’S GLOBAL BUSINESS ■ UK is GM ’s fourth largest global market after China, US, Brazil 5 TEAM NEWS Paddy McNair has received his first senior call-up. 6 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. 3 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. 7 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 8 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 4 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 9 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) 10 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 10 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 11 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 21 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. 13 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. 14 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. VAUXHALL MEDIA FOOTBALL CENTRE Macesport provide a full media football centre to handle all enquiries related to Vauxhall’s sponsorship of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. For any enquiries please contact: PAUL MACE E: [email protected] T: 07850 873737 BEN THOMPSON E: [email protected] T: 07932 005305 DANE VINCENT E: [email protected] T: 07887 950358 AIMEE PRESTON E: [email protected] T: 07885 459305 HANNAH LUPTON E: [email protected] T: 07896 968309 15 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. Vauxhall Teaser Answers: 1 Sheffield Wednesday, 2 Southport, 3 England, Scotland, Switzerland, Italy. 16