IFFHS EURO STATISTICS 11 - THE YOUNGEST CHAMPION


Picture : Renato Sanches is always the youngest player to win the UEFA EURO Championship.


Youngest champion: Renato Sanches

At the last Euro, an 18-year-old player became the champion for the first time, the Portuguese midfielder Renato Sanches. His exact age on the day of the final match was 18 years 328 days.
At the moment, 9 players have been in the champion squads at the age of 20 or younger. 6 of them are Germans.


 YOUNGEST CHAMPIONS   
     
 PlayerCountryAge (Y-D)Edition
1Renato Sanches Portugal18-3282016
2Lothar MatthäusGermany19-0931980
3Eike ImmelGermany19-2081980
4Pietro AnastasiItaly20-0641968
5Rainer BonhofGermany20-0811972
6GallegoSpain20-1091964
7Uli HoeneßGermany20-1651972
8Bernd SchusterGermany20-1831980
9Paul BreitnerGermany20-2871972