title: Football at the 1997 Mediterranean Games – Men's team squads
text: # Football at the 1997 Mediterranean Games – Men's team squads
  
  Below are the squads for the Football at the 1997 Mediterranean Games, hosted in Bari, Italy, and took place between 8 and 25 June 1997. Teams were national U-23 sides.
  
  ## Group A
  
  ### Algeria
  
  Head coach: Mustapha Aksouh
  
  | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1GK | Fouad Cheriet | (1977-01-10)10 January 1977 (aged 20) | CA Batna |
  | 1GK | Hichem Mezaïr | (1976-10-16)16 October 1976 (aged 20) | WA Tlemcen |
  | 2DF | Nassim Bounekdja | (1976-10-23)23 October 1976 (aged 20) | JS El Biar |
  | 2DF | Ouahid Fatahine | | MC Alger |
  | 2DF | Tarek Ghoul | (1975-01-09)9 January 1975 (aged 22) | USM Alger |
  | 2DF | Moulay Haddou | (1975-06-14)14 June 1975 (aged 21) | MC Oran |
  | 2DF | Mohamed Hamdoud | (1976-06-09)9 June 1976 (aged 20) | USM Alger |
  | 2DF | Samir Khati | | JS Kabylie |
  | 2DF | Samir Kherbouche | (1976-01-28)28 January 1976 (aged 21) | WA Tlemcen |
  | 2DF | Slimane Raho | (1975-10-20)20 October 1975 (aged 21) | MC Oran |
  | 3MF | Hocine Azizane | (1976-08-21)21 August 1976 (aged 20) | USM El Harrach |
  | 3MF | Hakim Boubrit | (1974-08-09)9 August 1974 (aged 22) | JS Kabylie |
  | 3MF | Rafik Diab | | USM El Harrach |
  | 3MF | Farid Djahnine | (1976-08-18)18 August 1976 (aged 20) | USM Alger |
  | 3MF | Mourad Foudhili | | MC Alger |
  | 3MF | Kheireddine Madoui | (1977-03-27)27 March 1977 (aged 20) | ES Sétif |
  | 4FW | Ryad Benchikha | (1975-03-05)5 March 1975 (aged 22) | USM El Harrach |
  | 4FW | Farès El Aouni | (1977-08-09)9 August 1977 (aged 19) | WA Tlemcen |
  | 4FW | Hamid Merakchi | (1976-01-28)28 January 1976 (aged 21) | ES Mostaganem |
  | 4FW | Fouad Smati | | USM Alger |
  
  ### Slovenia
  
  Head coach: Drago Kostanjšek
  
  | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 3MF | Milenko Ačimovič | (1977-02-15)15 February 1977 (aged 20) | Olimpija |
  | 2DF | Samir Balagić | (1975-03-13)13 March 1975 (aged 22) | Rudar Velenje |
  | 2DF | Ingmar Bloudek | (1975-11-27)27 November 1975 (aged 21) | Mura |
  | 3MF | Danijel Brezič | (1976-02-15)15 February 1976 (aged 21) | Mura |
  | 2DF | Spasoje Bulajič | (1975-11-24)24 November 1975 (aged 21) | Maribor |
  | 3MF | Nastja Čeh | (1978-01-26)26 January 1978 (aged 19) | Maribor |
  | 4FW | Sebastjan Cimirotič | (1974-09-14)14 September 1974 (aged 22) | Olimpija |
  | 3MF | Robert Cugmas | (1975-10-02)2 October 1975 (aged 21) | Celje |
  | 4FW | Oskar Drobne | (1975-02-06)6 February 1975 (aged 22) | Maribor |
  | 3MF | Jernej Javornik | (1975-05-09)9 May 1975 (aged 22) | Rudar Velenje |
  | 2DF | Aleksander Knavs | (1975-12-05)5 December 1975 (aged 21) | Olimpija |
  | 1GK | Dino Lalič | (1974-07-12)12 July 1974 (aged 22) | Mura |
  | 4FW | Milan Osterc | (1975-07-04)4 July 1975 (aged 21) | Gorica |
  | 4FW | Ermin Rakovič | (1977-09-07)7 September 1977 (aged 19) | Olimpija |
  | 3MF | Andrej Razdrh | (1976-10-28)28 October 1976 (aged 20) | Primorje |
  | 4FW | Aljoša Sivko | (1977-01-18)18 January 1977 (aged 20) | Celje |
  | 3MF | Anton Žlogar | (1977-11-24)24 November 1977 (aged 19) | Primorje |
  
  ### Turkey
  
  Head coach: Cem Pamiroğlu
  
  | No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1GK | Hakan Çalışkan | (1978-01-01)1 January 1978 (aged 19) | 2 | 0 | Beşiktaş (loan to Muğlaspor) |
  | 2 | 2DF | Emrah Eren | (1978-11-13)13 November 1978 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Adanaspor |
  | 3 | 2DF | Fatih Akyel | (1977-12-26)26 December 1977 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Bakırköyspor |
  | 4 | 2DF | Ali Eren Beşerler | (1975-10-25)25 October 1975 (aged 21) | 7 | 0 | Gençlerbirliği |
  | 5 | 2DF | Ümit Özat | (1976-10-30)30 October 1976 (aged 20) | 6 | 0 | Gençlerbirliği |
  | 6 | 2DF | Sinan Demircioğlu | (1975-04-23)23 April 1975 (aged 22) | 2 | 0 | Beşiktaş |
  | 7 | | İdris Gümüşdere | (1976-11-25)25 November 1976 (aged 20) | | | Gençlerbirliği (loan to Adanaspor) |
  | 8 | 3MF | Serdar Topraktepe | (1976-08-25)25 August 1976 (aged 20) | | | Beşiktaş |
  | 9 | 4FW | Mustafa Özkan | (1975-02-21)21 February 1975 (aged 22) | | | Beşiktaş |
  | 10 | 4FW | Serkan Aykut | (1975-02-24)24 February 1975 (aged 22) | | | Samsunspor |
  | 11 | 4FW | Çetin Güner | (1977-12-28)28 December 1977 (aged 19) | | | Trabzonspor |
  | 12 | | Kubilay Aydın | (1975-12-30)30 December 1975 (aged 21) | | | Gençlerbirliği |
  | 13 | | Hakkı Daş | (1977-02-01)1 February 1977 (aged 20) | | | Kayseri Erciyesspor |
  | 14 | | Erdal Eraslan | (1977-09-17)17 September 1977 (aged 19) | | | Trabzonspor |
  | 15 | 3MF | Hasan Yiğit | (1975-01-02)2 January 1975 (aged 22) | | | Gaziantepspor |
  | 16 | | Sinan Tanış | (1976-06-01)1 June 1976 (aged 21) | | | Gaziantepspor |
  | 17 | 3MF | Yıldıray Baştürk | (1978-12-24)24 December 1978 (aged 18) | | | SG Wattenscheid 09 |
  | 18 | 3MF | Altan Aksoy | (1976-02-05)5 February 1976 (aged 21) | | | Adanaspor |
  | 19 | 2DF | Nuri Çolak | (1975-08-17)17 August 1975 (aged 21) | | | Kocaelispor |
  | 20 | | Ziya Şahin | (1976-04-06)6 April 1976 (aged 21) | | | Vanspor |
  | 21 | 4FW | Selahattin Kınalı | (1978-05-15)15 May 1978 (aged 19) | | | Gümüşhanespor |
  | 22 | 2DF | Ramazan Tunç | (1975-09-17)17 September 1975 (aged 21) | | | Ankaragücü |
  
  ## Group B
  
  ### Italy
  
  Head coach: Marco Tardelli
  
  | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1GK | Gianluigi Buffon | (1978-01-28)28 January 1978 (aged 19) | Parma |
  | 1GK | Matteo Gianello | (1976-05-07)7 May 1976 (aged 21) | Chievo |
  | 1GK | Matteo Sereni | (1975-02-11)11 February 1975 (aged 22) | Sampdoria |
  | 2DF | Alessandro Birindelli | (1974-11-12)12 November 1974 (aged 22) | Empoli |
  | 2DF | Francesco Coco | (1977-01-08)8 January 1977 (aged 20) | Milan |
  | 2DF | Alessandro Dal Canto | (1975-03-10)10 March 1975 (aged 22) | Venezia |
  | 2DF | Alessandro Grandoni | (1977-07-22)22 July 1977 (aged 19) | Lazio |
  | 2DF | Duccio Innocenti | (1975-09-20)20 September 1975 (aged 21) | Lucchese |
  | 2DF | Emanuele Pesaresi | (1976-12-01)1 December 1976 (aged 20) | Sampdoria |
  | 2DF | Fabio Rustico | (1976-05-20)20 May 1976 (aged 21) | Atalanta |
  | 2DF | Marco Zamboni | (1977-12-07)7 December 1977 (aged 19) | Chievo |
  | 3MF | Roberto Baronio | (1977-12-11)11 December 1977 (aged 19) | Lazio |
  | 3MF | Jonathan Binotto | (1975-01-22)22 January 1975 (aged 22) | Verona |
  | 3MF | Diego De Ascentis | (1976-07-31)31 July 1976 (aged 20) | Bari |
  | 3MF | Stefano Fiore | (1975-04-17)17 April 1975 (aged 22) | Chievo |
  | 3MF | Giuliano Giannichedda | (1974-09-21)21 September 1974 (aged 22) | Udinese |
  | 3MF | Raffaele Longo | (1977-09-06)6 September 1977 (aged 19) | Napoli |
  | 4FW | Marcello Campolonghi | (1975-02-15)15 February 1975 (aged 22) | Brescia |
  | 4FW | Alessandro Iannuzzi | (1975-10-09)9 October 1975 (aged 21) | Lazio |
  | 4FW | Cristiano Lucarelli | (1975-10-04)4 October 1975 (aged 21) | Padova |
  | 4FW | Francesco Totti | (1976-09-27)27 September 1976 (aged 20) | Roma |
  | 4FW | Nicola Ventola | (1978-05-24)24 May 1978 (aged 19) | Bari |
  
  ### FR Yugoslavia
  
  Head coach: Milan Živadinović
  
  | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1GK | Dragoslav Jevrić | (1974-07-08)8 July 1974 (aged 22) | Red Star Belgrade |
  | 2DF | Milan Milijaš | (1976-10-12)12 October 1976 (aged 20) | Zemun |
  | 2DF | Nenad Džodić | (1977-01-04)4 January 1977 (aged 20) | Zemun |
  | 2DF | Ivica Dragutinović | (1975-11-13)13 November 1975 (aged 21) | Gent |
  | 3MF | Darko Ljubojević | (1975-01-08)8 January 1975 (aged 22) | Red Star Belgrade |
  | 4FW | Mihajlo Pjanović | (1977-02-13)13 February 1977 (aged 20) | OFK Beograd |
  | 3MF | Slobodan Slović | (1975-02-09)9 February 1975 (aged 22) | Železnik |
  | 3MF | Goran Trobok | (1974-09-06)6 September 1974 (aged 22) | Budućnost Podgorica |
  | 3MF | Goran Bošković | (1976-10-11)11 October 1976 (aged 20) | Red Star Belgrade |
  | 2DF | Mićo Vranješ | (1975-09-08)8 September 1975 (aged 21) | Vojvodina |
  | 4FW | Nenad Jestrović | (1976-05-09)9 May 1976 (aged 21) | OFK Beograd |
  | 3MF | Nikola Lazetić | (1978-02-09)9 February 1978 (aged 19) | Red Star Belgrade |
  | 3MF | Ivan Tomić | (1976-01-05)5 January 1976 (aged 21) | Partizan |
  | 4FW | Dragan Isailović | (1976-01-12)12 January 1976 (aged 21) | Zemun |
  
  ## Group C
  
  ### France
  
  Head coach: Raymond Domenech
  
  | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1GK | Tony Heurtebis | (1975-01-15)15 January 1975 (aged 22) | Rennes |
  | 2DF | Stéphane Pichot | (1976-09-02)2 September 1976 (aged 20) | Laval |
  | 2DF | Franck Jurietti | (1975-03-30)30 March 1975 (aged 22) | Gueugnon |
  | 3MF | Laurent Batlles | (1975-09-23)23 September 1975 (aged 21) | Toulouse |
  | 4FW | Kaba Diawara | (1975-12-16)16 December 1975 (aged 21) | Bordeaux |
  | 4FW | Frédéric Née | (1975-04-18)18 April 1975 (aged 22) | Caen |
  | 3MF | Ludovic Asuar | (1976-10-26)26 October 1976 (aged 20) | Marseille |
  | 3MF | Laurent Robert | (1975-05-21)21 May 1975 (aged 22) | Montpellier |
  | 2DF | François Grenet | (1975-03-08)8 March 1975 (aged 22) | Bordeaux |
  | 2DF | Romain Ferrier | (1976-02-24)24 February 1976 (aged 21) | Cannes |
  | 2DF | Djibril Diawara | (1975-01-03)3 January 1975 (aged 22) | Le Havre |
  | 3MF | Marc Zanotti | (1975-11-13)13 November 1975 (aged 21) | Bordeaux |
  | 2DF | Sébastien Schemmel | (1975-06-02)2 June 1975 (aged 22) | Nancy |
  | 4FW | Frédéric Machado | (1975-11-11)11 November 1975 (aged 21) | Lille |
  | 2DF | Olivier Tébily | (1975-12-19)19 December 1975 (aged 21) | Niort |
  | 2DF | Jean-Christophe Devaux | (1975-05-16)16 May 1975 (aged 22) | Lyon |
  | 3MF | Henri Savini | (1975-05-08)8 May 1975 (aged 22) | Nice |
  | 2DF | Bruno Calegari | (1975-05-13)13 May 1975 (aged 22) | Nice |
  
  ### Greece
  
  Head coach: Ioannis Kollias
  
  | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1GK | Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos | (1976-08-07)7 August 1976 (aged 20) | Olympiacos |
  | 1GK | Sotiris Liberopoulos | (1977-06-29)29 June 1977 (aged 19) | Kalamata |
  | 2DF | Athanasios Kostoulas | (1976-03-24)24 March 1976 (aged 21) | Kalamata |
  | 2DF | Georgios Koulakiotis | (1977-05-05)5 May 1977 (aged 20) | Veria |
  | 2DF | Traianos Dellas | (1976-01-31)31 January 1976 (aged 21) | Aris |
  | 2DF | Pantelis Konstantinidis | (1975-08-16)16 August 1975 (aged 21) | Apollon |
  | 2DF | Paraskevas Antzas | (1976-08-18)18 August 1976 (aged 20) | Xanthi |
  | 2DF | Giannis Goumas | (1975-05-24)24 May 1975 (aged 22) | Panathinaikos |
  | 2DF | Dimitris Mavrogenidis | (1975-02-15)15 February 1975 (aged 22) | Aris |
  | 2DF | Lazaros Semos | (1975-07-18)18 July 1975 (aged 21) | Iraklis |
  | 3MF | Giorgos Karagounis | (1977-03-06)6 March 1977 (aged 20) | Apollon |
  | 3MF | Vassilis Lakis | (1976-09-10)10 September 1976 (aged 20) | Paniliakos |
  | 3MF | Stelios Sfakianakis | (1976-03-19)19 March 1976 (aged 21) | Olympiacos |
  | 3MF | Vaggelis Koutsoures | (1975-02-02)2 February 1975 (aged 22) | Kalamata |
  | 3MF | Giorgos Koltzos | (1976-09-13)13 September 1976 (aged 20) | Athinaikos |
  | 3MF | Mike Panopoulos | (1976-10-09)9 October 1976 (aged 20) | Aris |
  | 3MF | Kostas Kiassos | (1975-12-13)13 December 1975 (aged 21) | OFI |
  | 3MF | Ieroklis Stoltidis | (1976-02-02)2 February 1976 (aged 21) | Iraklis |
  | 4FW | Sotiris Konstantinidis | (1977-04-19)19 April 1977 (aged 20) | Iraklis |
  | 4FW | Nikos Liberopoulos | (1975-08-04)4 August 1975 (aged 21) | Panathinaikos |
  
  ## Group D
  
  ### Bosnia and Herzegovina
  
  Head coach: Besim Šabić
  
  | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1GK | Almir Tolja | (1974-10-25)25 October 1974 (aged 22) | Đerzelez |
  | 2DF | Dženan Hošić | (1976-03-13)13 March 1976 (aged 21) | FK Sarajevo |
  | 3MF | Hasan Salihamidžić | (1977-01-01)1 January 1977 (aged 20) | Hamburger SV |
  
  ### Croatia
  
  Head coach: Ivo Šušak
  
  | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 3MF | Mario Bazina | (1975-09-08)8 September 1975 (aged 21) | Hrvatski Dragovoljac |
  | 3MF | Ivan Bulat | (1975-06-24)24 June 1975 (aged 21) | Osijek |
  | 4FW | Nino Bule | (1976-03-19)19 March 1976 (aged 21) | NK Zagreb |
  | 2DF | Mario Cvitanović | (1975-05-06)6 May 1975 (aged 22) | Dinamo Zagreb |
  | 2DF | Toni Grdić | (1975-05-23)23 May 1975 (aged 22) | Šibenik |
  | 3MF | Ivan Jurić | (1975-08-25)25 August 1975 (aged 21) | Hajduk Split |
  | 3MF | Domagoj Kosić | (1975-11-11)11 November 1975 (aged 21) | Inker Zaprešić |
  | 4FW | Petar Krpan | (1974-07-01)1 July 1974 (aged 22) | Osijek |
  | 3MF | Ivan Leko | (1978-02-07)7 February 1978 (aged 19) | Hajduk Split |
  | 2DF | Mario Tokić | (1975-07-23)23 July 1975 (aged 21) | Rijeka |
  | 4FW | Goran Tomić | (1977-03-18)18 March 1977 (aged 20) | Šibenik |
  | 2DF | Igor Tudor | (1978-04-16)16 April 1978 (aged 19) | Hajduk Split |
  | 1GK | Vladimir Vasilj | (1975-07-06)6 July 1975 (aged 21) | Hrvatski Dragovoljac |
  | 4FW | Davor Vugrinec | (1975-03-24)24 March 1975 (aged 22) | Varteks |
  | 2DF | Tonči Žilić | (1975-02-26)26 February 1975 (aged 22) | Osijek |
  | 2DF | Boris Živković | (1975-11-15)15 November 1975 (aged 21) | Hrvatski Dragovoljac |
  
  ### Spain
  
  Head coach: Javier Clemente
  
  | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 4FW | Iván Pérez | (1976-01-29)29 January 1976 (aged 21) | Extremadura |
  | 1GK | Francesc Arnau | (1975-03-23)23 March 1975 (aged 22) | FC Barcelona |
  | 2DF | Luis Cuartero | (1975-08-17)17 August 1975 (aged 21) | Zaragoza |
  | 2DF | Felipe Vaqueriza | (1975-01-23)23 January 1975 (aged 22) | Real Madrid |
  | 2DF | Gerardo García León | (1974-12-07)7 December 1974 (aged 22) | Lleida |
  | 2DF | Quique Álvarez | (1975-07-20)20 July 1975 (aged 21) | FC Barcelona |
  | 2DF | Sergio Ballesteros | (1975-09-04)4 September 1975 (aged 21) | Tenerife |
  | 4FW | Dani García | (1974-12-22)22 December 1974 (aged 22) | Zaragoza |
  | 3MF | Felipe Guréndez | (1975-11-18)18 November 1975 (aged 21) | Athletic Bilbao |
  | 3MF | Óscar Arpón | (1975-04-09)9 April 1975 (aged 22) | Real Betis |
  | 3MF | Juan Carlos Valerón | (1975-06-17)17 June 1975 (aged 21) | Las Palmas |
  