EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2016/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Telia Parken - Copenhagen Sunday 4 September 2016 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Denmark Group E - Matchday 1 Armenia Last updated 26/10/2016 13:15CET EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS OFFICIAL SPONSORS Head coach 2 Legend 3 1 Denmark - Armenia Sunday 4 September 2016 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Telia Parken, Copenhagen Head coach Åge Hareide Date of birth: 23 September 1953 Nationality: Norwegian Playing career: IL Hødd, Molde FK, Manchester City FC, Norwich City FC, Molde FK, Norway Coaching career: Molde FK, Helsinborgs IF (twice), Brøndby IF, Rosenborg BK, Norway, Örgryte IS, Viking FK, Malmö FF • Having trained as a tax accountant before turning professional, Hareide was a physical defender who represented his country 50 times between 1976 and 1986. His club career took him from Molde to Manchester City and then Norwich in the English top flight. • Hareide made the transition to coaching before hanging up his boots. After returning from England he acted as player-coach for Molde during two seasons. From 1987 he focused solely on coaching and a second spell as Molde boss brought his first silverware – the 1994 Norwegian Cup. His first trophy in Sweden was also the cup, with Helsingborg in 1998. In 2003, Hareide added one more Norwegian Cup as coach of Rosenborg. • Hareide is the only coach to win league titles in Sweden (Helsingborg 1999, Malmö 2014), Denmark (Brøndby 2001/02) and Norway (Rosenborg 2003). • Coached Norway from January 2004 until December 2008. Under Hareide, Norway made it to the play-offs for the 2006 FIFA World Cup but lost 2-0 on aggregate to the Czech Republic. • Returned to Helsingborg in 2012 for a six-month spell and steered the side to the UEFA Champions League play- offs. In January 2014 he was appointed by Malmö, leading them to the Swedish title and into the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time at the start of 2014/15. He repeated the feat when Malmö progressed via the play-offs in 2015/16, before being appointed Denmark coach in December 2015. Varuzhan Sukiasyan Date of birth: 5 August 1956 Nationality: Armenian Playing career: FC Kotayk Coaching career: FC Kotayk (twice), FC Lori, FC Banants, FC Van Yerevan, Homenetmen Beirut FC (twice), FC Spartak Yerevan (three times), FC Ararat (three times), Impulse FC, Armenia U-21 (twice), Armenia (twice) • Sukiasyan spent all nine seasons of his playing career in central midfield for Kotayk, scoring 74 goals in 219 matches. He established himself as a leader at the club and remained as part of the coaching staff after hanging up his boots. • Started coaching in 1987 and after a year at Kotayk moved to Lori though his first success arrived in 1992 with Banants, helping the capital side win the inaugural Armenian Cup after the nation gained independence. • His most noteworthy successes came with Tsement - later renamed Araks and Spartak Yerevan - who he enjoyed three spells with and guided to two league titles and the Armenian Cup. • Worked as coach of Armenia's Under-21 outfit twice and enjoyed his first spell in charge of the senior national team from June 2000 to October 2001. He returned to the Armenia helm in December 2015 to relieve caretaker boss Sargis Hovsepyan, who had stepped in after Bernard Challandes' resignation. 2 Denmark - Armenia Sunday 4 September 2016 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Telia Parken, Copenhagen 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. 3.