EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2016/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Ilie Oană - Ploiesti Thursday 5 October 2017 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Romania Group E - Matchday 9 Kazakhstan Last updated 03/10/2017 13:40CET

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1 Romania - Kazakhstan Thursday 5 October 2017 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Ilie Oană, Ploiesti

Head coach Cosmin Contra Date of birth: 15 December 1975 Nationality: Romanian Playing career: FC Politehnica Timişoara (three times), FC Dinamo Bucureşti, Deportivo Alavés, AC Milan, Club Atlético de Madrid, West Bromwich Albion FC (loan), Getafe CF Coaching career: FC Politehnica Timişoara, CF Fuenlabrada, FC Petrolul Ploieşti, Getafe CF, Guangzhou R&F FC, AD Alcorcón, FC Dinamo Bucureşti, Romania • Started and ended his playing career with his hometown club, heading to Spain in 1999 after a spell in the Romanian capital with Dinamo Bucureşti. • A major hit with Alavés, he helped the little-known club to reach the 2000/01 UEFA Cup final in their first season in European competition, scoring three goals and putting in a fine performance in the final – a 5-4 loss to Liverpool after extra time in Dortmund. • Played for Milan, Atlético, West Brom, then helped Getafe make it to the 2007/08 UEFA Cup quarter-finals. Played in his second UEFA European Championship in summer 2008, and won the last of his 73 Romania caps in 2010. • Moved from pitch to bench at Timişoara, working as player-coach briefly. After a spell in Spain, led Petrolul to 2012/13 Romanian Cup success, then returned to save Getafe from relegation in 2014 before trying his luck in China. • Hired as Romania coach in September 2017, having won the 2016/17 Romanian Cup with Dinamo Bucureşti. Aleksandr Borodyuk Date of birth: 30 November 1962 Nationality: Russian Playing career: FC Fakel Voronezh, FC Dinamo Vologda, FC Dinamo Moskva, FC Schalke 04, SC Freiburg, Hannover 96, FC Lokomotiv Moskva, FC Torpedo-ZIL Moskva, FC Krylya Sovetov Samara Coaching career: FC Krylya Sovetov Samara (assistant), Russia (assistant), Russia Under-21, Russia (caretaker), FC Torpedo Moskva, FC Kairat Almaty, Kazakhstan • A forward, Borodyuk won the 1984 and was twice top scorer during an eight-season spell at Dinamo Moskva. He also played for the USSR and Russia, striking football gold at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. • Joined Schalke in 1989, scoring the goal that earned them promotion to the Bundesliga in 1990/91, and later helped Freiburg finish third in the 1994/95 competition. • Coached Krylya Sovetov before assisting Guus Hiddink and then Dick Advocaat during their respective terms as Russia coach. Briefly Dinamo's sporting director, he returned to head-coaching by leading Torpedo Moskva to promotion in 2014. • Having lifted the Kazakh Super Cup with Kairaty in 2016, he replaced Talgat Baysufinov as Kazakhstan coach in February 2017 when his predecessor became the national association's technical director.

2 Romania - Kazakhstan Thursday 5 October 2017 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Ilie Oană, Ploiesti Legend Competitions

Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended Overall: Total appearances in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament only Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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