Portuguese National Football Team (U-21 Men)

This article is about the Portugal national football team (U-21 men) . For the A national team, see Portuguese national soccer team .

Portugal

Association	Federação Portuguesa de Futebol
confederacy	UEFA
Technical sponsor	Nike
Head coach	Rui Jorge
captain	Sérgio Oliveira
Record scorer	Hugo Almeida (16)
Record player	Manuel Fernandes (30)
FIFA code	POR
home Away
Balance sheet
162 games 102 wins 35 draws 25 losses
statistics
First international game Spain 0-0 Portugal ( Vigo , Spain ; April 21, 1971)
Biggest win Portugal 8-1 Armenia ( Estoril , Portugal ; August 19, 1997)
Biggest defeat Italy 6-0 Portugal ( Piacenza , Italy ; December 2, 1987)
Successes in tournaments
European Championship
Participation in the finals	7 ( first : 1994 )
Best results	1994, 2015 (final)
(As of June 2015)

The Portugal U-21 national soccer team is a selection team of Portuguese soccer players . She belongs to the Federação Portuguesa de Futebol and represents them at the U-21 level , in friendly matches against the national teams of other national associations, but also at the European Championship of the continental association UEFA . Eligible to play are players who have not yet reached the age of 21 and who are Portuguese citizens . In tournaments, the age at the first qualifying game is decisive.

history

Portugal played their first U-21 international against Spain on April 21, 1971 . In the goalless game, the later A-team players Manuel Bento and Toni played . The team's first official game ended with a 2-1 victory over Luxembourg in qualifying for the first U-21 European Championship in 1978 .

Up to and including 1992, Portugal's U-21 selection could not qualify for any European championship. The first participation was not possible until the Euro 1994 . In the quarterfinals, the team had to play against Poland and could clearly win in two games with an overall result of 5-1. In the semi-finals, the southern Europeans then met their neighbor Spain , with the Portuguese prevailing 2-0. On April 20, 1994 in Montpellier , the team then faced the defending champion Italy . After 90 minutes it was 0-0. It was only in extra time that the Italians won 1-0.

In 1996, at the European Championships in Spain , the Portuguese qualified for the second time in a row. In the quarter-finals, the team had to face the final opponent from Italy. The team won the first leg 1-0, but lost the second leg 2-0, so that the dream of a renewed participation in the final broke early on.

The Portuguese missed the two tournaments in 1998 and 2000 and already failed in their qualifying rounds.

The Iberians only qualified again for the 2002 European Championship . Together with Italy, the hosts Switzerland and England , the team was drawn into Group A. In the opening game against Italy, the team achieved a 1-1 draw against long-term rivals Italy. Due to a 2-0 defeat against Switzerland on the second matchday, they were forced to hope for Italian help before the final matchday against England. They played in their third game against Switzerland. Although Portugal won 3-1, this result was not enough. The Swiss parted from Italy 0-0 and only qualified for the quarter-finals because of the better goal difference.

In 2006 the Portuguese were already qualified as hosts. In group A, Germany , Serbia and Montenegro and France were drawn. After just one 1-0 win against Germany from three games, the southern Europeans were already over after the preliminary round.

One year later, in 2007 , and not every two years as usual, the next European Championship took place. With four points and a goal difference of 5: 2, the quarter-finals were missed and only reached third place in the preliminary round.

Participation in U-21 European Championships

1978	not qualified
1980	not qualified
1982	not qualified
1984	not qualified
1986	not qualified
1988	not qualified
1990	not qualified
1992	not qualified
1994	final
1996	Quarter finals
1998	not qualified
2000	not qualified
2002	Preliminary round
2004	3rd place
2006	Preliminary round
2007	Preliminary round
2009	not qualified
2011	not qualified
2013	not qualified
2015	final
2017	Preliminary round
2019	not qualified

Note : Between 1978 and 1992, the final round of a U-21 European Championship was not played in one country, but instead was played back and forth in the respective participating nations.

The way to the U-21 European Football Championship 2017

International matches

All international matches that have taken place and are planned beyond the U-21 European Football Championship 2015 are listed . The results are given from a Portuguese perspective.

date	Venue	opponent	Result	Type of game	Portugal goalscorers
08 Sep 2015	Tirana	Albania	6: 1 (4: 0)	European Championship qualification	Rúben Neves (32 '), Rony Lopes (36'), André Silva (43 ', 45', 62 '), Ricardo Horta (70')
0Oct 9, 2015	Penafiel	Hungary	2: 0 (1: 0)	European Championship qualification	Bruno Fernandes (34 '), Gonçalo Paciência (56')
Oct 13, 2015	Xanthi	Greece	4: 0 (1: 0)	European Championship qualification	Gonçalo Guedes (45 '), Gelson Martins (50'), João Cancelo (86 '), Gonçalo Paciência (90' + 3)
Nov 12, 2015	Arouca	Albania	4: 0 (1: 0)	European Championship qualification	Ricardo Horta (42 '), Carlos Mané (47'), Rúben Vezo (60 '), Gonçalo Paciência (82')
Nov 17, 2015	Israel	Israel	3: 0 (2: 0)	European Championship qualification	Bruno Fernandes (28 '), André Silva (35'), Ricardo Horta (87 ')
24 Mar 2016	Portugal	Liechtenstein		European Championship qualification
Oct 11, 2016	Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein		European Championship qualification

• red background color = defeat of the Portuguese team
• green background color = victory of the Portuguese team
• yellow background color = tie

Current squad

The squad includes those players who were nominated for the U21 qualifier against Liechtenstein on March 24, 2016. (As of games + goals: March 21, 2016 )

Surname	society	birth date	International matches	Länderspiel- gates
goalkeeper
Bruno Varela	SL Benfica	0Nov 4, 1994	6th	0
Miguel Silva	Vitória Guimarães	0Apr 7, 1995	0	0
Diogo Costa	FC Porto	19 Sep 1999	0	0
Defense
Tobias Figueiredo	Sporting CP	0Feb. 2, 1994	9	0
Rafa	FC Porto	0May 9, 1995	8th	0
Edgar Ié	Villarreal CF	0May 1, 1994	4th	1
Ruben Semedo	Vitória Setúbal	0Apr 4, 1994	0	0
Leandro Silva	Académica Coimbra	0May 4, 1994	0	0
midfield
Rúben Neves	FC Porto	13 Mar 1997	10	2
Rony Lopes	AS Monaco	Dec 28, 1995	9	1
Bruno Fernandes	Udinese Calcio	08 Sep 1994	7th	2
Francisco Ramos	FC Porto	Apr 10, 1995	3	0
Tomas Podstawski	FC Porto	Jan. 30, 1995	2	0
attack
Carlos Mané	Sporting CP	11th Mar 1994	13	3
Iuri Medeiros	Moreirense FC	July 10, 1994	11	0
Ricardo Horta	Málaga CF	Sep 15 1994	11	4th
Gonçalo Paciência	Académica Coimbra	0Aug 1, 1994	10	4th
Bruma	Real Sociedad	Oct. 24, 1994	6th	1
Gelson Martins	Sporting CP	May 11, 1995	3	1
André Silva	FC Porto	0Nov 6, 1995	2	4th
Gonçalo Guedes	SL Benfica	Nov 29, 1996	2	1
Hélder Costa	AS Monaco	Jan. 12, 1994	1	0
Diogo iota	FC Paços de Ferreira	0Dec. 4, 1996	1	0

Extended squad

The following players are not part of the current squad, but have been nominated at least in the last twelve months.

Surname	society	birth date	International matches	Länderspiel- gates	Last nomination
goalkeeper
Rui Silva	Nacional Funchal	0Feb 7, 1994	1	0	November 17, 2015 (vs. Israel )
André Moreira	União Madeira	0Dec 2, 1995	0	0	November 17, 2015 (vs. Israel )
Joel Pereira	Manchester United	June 28, 1996	0	0	September 8, 2015 (vs. Albania )
Defense
Nurio Fortuna	Sporting Braga	24 Mar 1995	0	0	November 17, 2015 (vs. Israel )
Pedro Rebocho	SL Benfica	Jan. 23, 1995	0	0	November 17, 2015 (vs. Israel )
João Cancelo	Valencia CF	May 27, 1994	8th	1	November 17, 2015 (vs. Israel )
Ruben Vezo	Valencia CF	Apr 25, 1994	5	2	November 17, 2015 (vs. Israel )
Fábio Cardoso	FC Paços de Ferreira	Apr 19, 1994	0	0	October 13, 2015 (vs. Greece )
Mauro Riquicho	Sporting CP	0Apr 7, 1995	1	0	September 8, 2015 (vs. Albania )
midfield
Raphael Guzzo	SL Benfica	0Jan. 6, 1995	3	0	November 17, 2015 (vs. Israel )
João Teixeira	SL Benfica	0Feb 6, 1994	2	0	September 8, 2015 (vs. Albania )
attack
Nuno Santos	SL Benfica	Feb 13, 1995	2	0	November 17, 2015 (vs. Israel )

Trainer

• Jesualdo Ferreira : 1996-2000
• Agostinho Oliveira : 2001-2002
• José Romão : 2002-2004
• Agostinho Oliveira : 2004-2006
• José Couceiro : 2006-2007
• Rui Caçador : 2007-2009
• Oceano Cruz : 2009-2010
• Rui Jorge : 2010-

Records

Record player

June 10, 2019

#	Surname	Games	Gates	first game	last game
1	Manuel Fernandes	30th	7th	0Sep 7 2004	0Sep 9 2008
2	Silvestre Varela	28	6th	Oct 12, 2004	June 21, 2007
	Ricardo Quaresma	28	6th	06 Sep 2002	May 28, 2006
	João Pereira	28	1	Feb 17, 2004	May 28, 2008
	Fernando Brassard	28	0	03rd Sep 1991	Apr 20, 1994
6th	Hugo Almeida	27	16	Nov 19, 2002	June 16, 2007
7th	Ednilson	26th	2	28 Mar 2000	Oct 10, 2003
	Raúl Meireles	26th	2	Apr 29, 2003	May 28, 2006
9	Cândido Costa	25th	5	Aug 15, 2000	30th Mar 2004
	Edgar	25th	3	Nov 17, 1993	Oct 10, 1995

• Names in bold can still be called up for the U-21 national team

Record goal scorers

June 10, 2019

#	Surname	Gates	Games	Quota	first game	last game
1	Hugo Almeida	16	27	0.59	Nov 19, 2002	June 16, 2007
2	Hélder Postiga	12	16	0.75	0Oct 5, 2001	Nov 18, 2003
3	Toni	12	21st	0.57	Feb 11, 1992	Apr 20, 1994
4th	Paulo Costa	9	20th	0.45	Jan 25, 2000	May 22, 2002
5	Diogo Gonçalves	8th	13	0.62	05th Sep 2017	Nov 20, 2018
6th	Simão	8th	15th	0.53	25th Mar 1998	Nov 13, 2001
7th	Diogo iota	8th	20th	0.40	Nov 17, 2015	Nov 20, 2018
8th	Rui Fonte	8th	22nd	0.36	Nov 18, 2008	Sep 10 2012
9	Orlando Sá	7th	6th	1.16	Oct 14, 2008	Aug 11, 2010
10	Miguel Bruno	7th	11	0.63	May 25, 1992	Apr 19, 1994
	Dani	7th	11	0.63	Aug 13, 1995	Dec 13, 1996

• Names in bold can still be called up for the U-21 national team

Former and well-known players

(Selection)

• Vítor Baía
• Nuno Capucho
• Sérgio Conceição
• Jorge Costa
• Rui Costa
• Fernando Couto
• Dimas
• Domingos
• Luís Figo
• João Moutinho
• João Pinto
• Sá pinto
• Ricardo Quaresma
• Cristiano Ronaldo
• Carlos Secretario
• Simão
• Paulo Sousa
• Miguel Veloso
• Abel Xavier
• Bebé

See also

• U-21 European Football Championship
• Portuguese National Football Team (U-20 Men)
• Portuguese National Football Team (U-19 Juniors)
• Portuguese National Football Team (U-18 Juniors)
• Portuguese National Football Team (U-17 Juniors)

Web links

• Official site on fpf.pt
• Profile on uefa.com
• Profile on zerozero.pt
• Profile on transfermarkt.de
• Profile on weltfussball.de

Individual evidence

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