Uefa Nations League - 2018/19 Season Match Press Kits A
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UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE - 2018/19 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS A. Le Coq Arena - Tallinn Monday 15 October 2018 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Estonia Group C2 - Matchday 4 Hungary Last updated 15/10/2018 11:02CET Previous meetings 2 Squad list 3 Head coach 5 Match officials 6 Competition facts 7 Match-by-match lineups 10 Legend 12 1 Estonia - Hungary Monday 15 October 2018 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn Previous meetings Head to Head FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Klavan 11 (og), Hajnal 21, Böde 41, Németh 10/09/2013 QR (GS) Hungary - Estonia 5-1 Budapest 69, Dzsudzsák 85; Kink 48 12/10/2012 QR (GS) Estonia - Hungary 0-1 Tallinn Hajnal 47 Final Qualifying Total tournament Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Total Estonia 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 - - - - 4 1 0 3 2 11 Hungary 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 - - - - 4 3 0 1 11 2 2 Estonia - Hungary Monday 15 October 2018 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn Squad list Estonia League phase No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Mihkel Aksalu 07/11/1984 33 SJK - 3 0 12 Sergei Lepmets 05/04/1987 31 Levadia - 0 0 22 Marko Meerits 26/04/1992 26 VPS - 0 0 Defenders 2 Gert Kams 25/05/1985 33 Flora - 1 0 3 Artur Pikk 05/03/1993 25 Miedz - 1 0 4 Joonas Tamm 02/02/1992 26 Sarpsborg - 3 0 5 Madis Vihmann 05/10/1995 23 Flora - 1 0 18 Karol Mets 16/05/1993 25 NAC - 2 0 19 Ken Kallaste 31/08/1988 30 Korona - 2 0 21 Nikita Baranov 19/08/1992 26 Kristiansund * 2 0 Midfielders 6 Marek Kaljumäe 18/02/1991 27 Kemi - 1 0 7 Sander Puri 07/05/1988 30 Waterford - 2 0 11 Henrik Ojamaa 20/05/1991 27 Miedz * 3 0 13 Brent Lepistu 26/03/1993 25 Kristiansund - 0 0 14 Konstantin Vassiljev 16/08/1984 34 Piast - 3 0 15 Rauno Sappinen 23/01/1996 22 Den Bosch - 1 0 16 Ilja Antonov 05/12/1992 25 Hermannstadt - 1 0 17 Siim Luts 12/03/1989 29 Teplice - 3 0 20 Artjom Dmitrijev 14/11/1988 29 Lahti - 3 0 23 Taijo Teniste 31/01/1988 30 Brann - 2 0 Forwards 8 Henri Anier 17/12/1990 27 Lahti - 2 0 9 Ats Purje 03/08/1985 33 KuPS - 2 0 Coach - Martin Reim 14/05/1971 47 - 3 0 3 Estonia - Hungary Monday 15 October 2018 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn Hungary League phase No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Péter Gulácsi 06/05/1990 28 Leipzig - 3 0 12 Dénes Dibusz 16/11/1990 27 Ferencváros - 0 0 22 Dávid Gróf 17/04/1989 29 Honvéd - 0 0 Defenders 2 Ádám Lang 17/01/1993 25 CFR Cluj - 2 0 3 Paulo Vinícius 21/02/1990 28 Vidi - 0 0 Dynamo 4 Tamás Kádár 14/03/1990 28 * 3 0 Kyiv 5 Botond Baráth 21/04/1992 26 Honvéd - 0 0 6 Willi Orban 03/11/1992 25 Leipzig - 1 0 21 Barnabás Bese 06/05/1994 24 Le Havre - 2 0 Midfielders 7 Ádám Gyurcsó 06/03/1991 27 Hajduk Split - 0 0 8 Ádám Nagy 17/06/1995 23 Bologna * 2 0 10 István Kovács 27/03/1992 26 Vidi * 3 0 Dunajská 13 Zsolt Kalmár 09/06/1995 23 * 2 0 Streda 14 Gergő Lovrencsics 01/09/1988 30 Ferencváros * 2 0 15 László Kleinheisler 08/04/1994 24 Astana * 3 1 16 Máté Pátkai 06/03/1988 30 Vidi - 2 0 18 Dominik Nagy 08/05/1995 23 Legia - 1 0 23 Filip Holender 27/07/1994 24 Honvéd - 0 0 Forwards 9 Ádám Szalai 09/12/1987 30 Hoffenheim * 3 0 Sporting 11 Krisztián Németh 05/01/1989 29 - 1 0 Kansas City 17 Roland Varga 23/01/1990 28 Ferencváros - 3 0 19 Márton Eppel 20/11/1991 26 Kairat - 2 0 20 Roland Sallai 22/05/1997 21 Freiburg * 3 1 Coach - Marco Rossi 09/09/1964 54 - 3 0 4 Estonia - Hungary Monday 15 October 2018 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn Head coach Martin Reim Date of birth: 14 May 1971 Nationality: Estonian Playing career: Tallinna Lõvid, Tallinna Sport, Norma Tallinn, Flora (twice), Lelle, KTP Kotka, Tervis Pärnu, Viimsi Coaching career: Flora, Estonia U18, Estonia U21, Estonia U23, Estonia • Reim was a defensive midfielder whose international career spanned 17 years after his debut for the newly- independent nation in June 1992 against Slovenia, a 1-1 draw. He won his 157th cap (then a European record) in June 2009, six months after ending club career. • Took first steps in the game alongside goalkeeper Mart Poom. Began career in Soviet Estonia's top division aged 16, finishing top scorer in 1990 while playing for Norma. • Spent bulk of his club career (a combined 16 years) in two stints at Flora, retiring with seven titles and three Estonian Cups to his name. He also reached the Finnish Cup final during his only overseas spell, 18 months at KTP Kotka. • Returned to Flora as head coach in December 2009, having served as assistant to Janno Kivisild in the latter part of his playing career; won the Estonian title in 2010 and 2011. Also lifted the Estonian Cup in 2011, but left in October 2012 and established a football academy in Tallinn. • Subsequently coached Estonia at various levels – youth, U21s and U23s – with some success. Was named successor to Magnus Pehrsson as senior Estonia coach on 14 September 2016 in the wake of a 5-0 defeat away to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the first match of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying and, though Estonia ultimately finished fourth in their section, did oversee a famous friendly 3-0 win against Croatia in March 2017. Marco Rossi Date of birth: 9 September 1964 Nationality: Italian Playing career: Torino, Campania, Campania Puteolana, Catanzaro, Brescia, Sampdoria, Club América, Eintracht Frankfurt, Piacenza, Ospitaletto, Salò Coaching career: Lumezzane, Pro Patria, Spezia, Scafatese, Cavese, Honvéd (twice), DAC Dunajská Streda, Hungary • Rossi launched his playing career as a defender with Torino and made his Serie A debut in March 1984. Later played for Campania, Catanzaro and – briefly – Brescia before joining Sampdoria in 1993. Won the Coppa Italia with Samp in 1994 before moving abroad to play in Mexico for Club América and in Germany with Eintracht Frankfurt. His last professional club was Piacenza, finishing his career with lower-division outfits Ospitaletto and Salò. • In 2004, he started coaching Lumezzane, subsequently taking charge of lower-league Italian clubs Pro Patria, Spezia, Scafatese and Cavese. He considered retiring before being appointed head coach of Honvéd in August 2012. • In his first season in Budapest, the club made famous by Ferenc Puskás and Co in the 1950s finished third in the Hungarian top flight, but Rossi left in April 2014 – only to return, by popular demand, the following February. In 2016/17 the Italian defied the odds by steering Honvéd to a sensational Hungarian title triumph – the club's first league success for 24 years – but subsequently stepped down, pursuing his career instead across the border in Slovakia. • He spent 2017/18 as head coach of DAC Dunajská Streda, a club with sizeable Hungarian support, leading them to third place in the Slovakian league and into a UEFA Europa League qualification spot. • On 19 June 2018, Rossi returned to the country where he had made his name, becoming head coach of the Hungarian national team as the replacement for Belgian Georges Leekens. 5 Estonia - Hungary Monday 15 October 2018 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn Match officials Referee Halis Özkahya (TUR) Assistant referees Ceyhun Sesigüzel (TUR) , Hakan Yemisken (TUR) Additional assistant referees Ümit Öztürk (TUR) , Koray Gençerler (TUR) Fourth official Kerem Ersoy (TUR) UEFA Delegate Camelia Nicolae (ROU) UEFA Referee observer Vasyl Melnychuk (UKR) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA matches Halis Özkahya 30/05/1980 0 46 Halis Özkahya Referee since: 1997 First division: 2005 FIFA badge: 2009 Tournaments: N/A Finals N/A UEFA Nations League matches between the two teams No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 09/07/2009 UEL 1QR FC Irtysh Pavlodar Szombathelyi Haladás 2-1 Karagandy 6 Estonia - Hungary Monday 15 October 2018 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn Competition facts What is the background to the UEFA Nations League? The rejuvenation of national team football – and the UEFA Nations League – stems from the desire of UEFA and its 55 member associations to improve the quality and standing of national team football. UEFA and its associations wanted more sporting meaning in national team football, with associations, coaches, players and supporters increasingly of the opinion that friendly matches are not providing adequate competition for national teams. Extensive consultation and discussions started as far back as the 2011 UEFA Strategy Meeting in Cyprus and continued at a series of Top Executive Programme (TEP) meetings over the following three years. The UEFA Nations League was unanimously adopted at the XXXVIII Ordinary UEFA Congress in Astana on 27 March 2014.