EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Groupama Aréna - Budapest Sunday 29 March 2015 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Hungary Group F - Matchday -8 Greece Last updated 19/02/2016 03:11CET EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS OFFICIAL SPONSORS Head coach 2 Legend 3 1 Hungary - Greece Sunday 29 March 2015 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Groupama Aréna, Budapest Head coach Hungary: Pál Dárdai Date of birth: 16 March 1976 Nationality: Hungarian Playing career: Pécsi MFC, BVSC Budapest, Hertha BSC Berlin Coaching career: Hungary (caretaker) • A central midfielder, Dárdai won 61 caps for Hungary and scored five goals, spending the best of his playing days with German club Hertha. • Started out at home-town club Pécs in 1991, moving on to BVSC four years later. In 1996 he was a runner-up in both the Hungarian league and cup with BVSC before beginning a long association with Hertha the following year. • While in Berlin, Dárdai finished third in the Bundesliga in 1999, was twice a League Cup winner in 2001 and 2002, and won the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2006. • Unable to prevent Hertha's relegation in 2010, Dárdai retired at the end of the following, promotion-winning, campaign, as Hertha's record appearance holder with 286 Bundesliga matches to his name. • Replaced Attila Pintér as Hungary coach on 18 September 2014 as part of an initial three-match agreement on a voluntary basis until the end of the year. In doing so, he became Hungary's youngest national team coach since Mihály Pataki in 1930. • In December signed a contract to lead Hungary for the rest of UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying, retaining his role with Hertha's academy. Greece: Sergio Markarián Date of birth: 1 November 1944 Nationality: Uruguayan Coaching career: Club Sol de América, Club Olímpia, Club Cerro Porteño, Paraguay (twice), Club Universitario de Deportes, Club Sporting Cristal, Ionikos FC, Panathinaikos FC, Iraklis FC, Club Libertad, Cruz Azul FC, Club Universidad de Chile, Danubio FC, Peru, Greece • A youth player but never a professional, Markarián studied at university and was working at a fuel distribution company in his native Uruguay when, aged 30, he decided on a new direction. • He began his football coaching career with the Sol de América B team in 1974. It would be nine years before he got his first professional contract, in Paraguay with Club Olímpia. • Won four league titles in Paraguay (two each with Club Olímpia and Club Libertad), two in Peru (Universitario de Deportes and Sporting Cristal) and the Apertura championship in Chile (Universidad de Chile). • Moved to Greece in 1998 for a season at Ionikos. Returned in December 2001 to take charge of Panathinaikos, guiding the Greens to back-to-back quarter-finals in Europe – the 2001/02 UEFA Champions League and 2002/03 UEFA Cup. • Under Markarián, Paraguay (1992–93, 1999–2002) and Peru (2010–13) both achieved their highest FIFA rankings. That success and his knowledge of local football prompted his appointment as Greece coach in February 2015, Markarián tasked with salvaging their UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying bid. 2 Hungary - Greece Sunday 29 March 2015 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Groupama Aréna, Budapest Legend :: Previous meetings Goals for/against: Goal totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (e.g. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended in a draw :: Squad list Qual.: Total European Qualifiers appearances/goals for UEFA EURO 2016 only. FT: Total UEFA EURO 2016 appearances/goals in final tournament only. Overall: Total international appearances/goals. DoB: Date of birth Age: Based on the date press kit was last updated D: Disciplinary (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended) :: Team facts EURO finals: The UEFA European Championship was a four-team event in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 (when the preliminary round and quarter-finals were considered part of qualifying). From 1980 it was expanded to an eight-team finals and remained in that format in 1984, 1988 and 1992 until 1996, when the 16-team format was adopted. UEFA EURO 2016 is the first tournament to be played as a 24-team finals. Records of inactive countries A number of UEFA associations have been affected by dissolution or splits of member associations. For statistical purposes, the records of these inactive countries have been allocated elsewhere: therefore, all Soviet Union matches are awarded to Russia; all West Germany – but not East Germany – matches are awarded to Germany; all Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro matches are awarded to Serbia; all Czechoslovakia matches are allocated to both the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Abandoned/forfeited matches For statisical purposes, when a match has been started and then abandoned but later forfeited, the result on the pitch at the time of abandonment is counted. Matches that never started and were either cancelled or forfeited are not included in the overall statistics. Competitions 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 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.