Germany selects squad for Euro 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008
Germany has selected their squad for Euro 2008 today.
The biggest surprise is Borussia Mönchengladbach's 19 year-old winger Marko Marin and Bayer Leverkusen's goalkeeper Rene Adler who replaced Valencia's Goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand. Both Marin and Adler currently don't have any caps between them.
| Euro 2008 Squad List | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | |
| Goalkeepers | ||
| Jens Lehmann | Arsenal F.C. | |
| Robert Enke | Hannover 96 | |
| Rene Adler | Bayer Leverkusen | |
| Defenders | ||
| Christoph Metzelder | Real Madrid | |
| Per Mertesacker | Werder Bremen | |
| Philipp Lahm | Bayern Munich | |
| Arne Friedrich | Hertha BSC Berlin | |
| Marcell Jansen | Bayern Munich | |
| Clemens Fritz | Werder Bremen | |
| Heiko Westermann | Schalke | |
| Midfielders | ||
| Michael Ballack | Chelsea F.C. | |
| Thomas Hitzlsperger | VfB Stuttgart | |
| Simon Rolfes | Bayer Leverkusen | |
| Torsten Frings | Werder Bremen | |
| Bastian Schweinsteiger | Bayern Munich | |
| Piotr Trochowski | Hamburger SV | |
| Tim Borowski | Werder Bremen | |
| Jermaine Jones | Schalke | |
| David Odonkor | Real Betis | |
| Marko Marin | Borussia Mönchengladbach | |
| Forwards | ||
| Miroslav Klose | Bayern Munich | |
| Lukas Podolski | Bayern Munich | |
| Mario Gomez | VfB Stuttgart | |
| Kevin Kuranyi | Schalke | |
| Oliver Neuville | Borussia Mönchengladbach | |
| Patrick Helmes | FC Köln | |
Sources
- "Surprises as Germany's Euro 2008 Team Named" — Deutsche Welle, May 16, 2008
- "Hilderbrand left out of Low's Germany squad" — ESPN Soccernet, May 16, 2008
