Ronaldo and Co.
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These are the records of the European championships
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Can set several records at the EM 2021: Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Düsseldorf What do Michel Platini, Dmitri Kiritschenko, Cristiano Ronaldo and Berti Vogts have in common? They all hold records at the European Football Championship. But the Portuguese Ronaldo can break several records again this year.
The European Championship has already set many records, whether impressive or curious. At the EM 2020 – which will be played this year – Cristiano Ronaldo can crack several records. The Portuguese would be the first player to appear in five European championships and would also become the sole record scorer with one goal. The striker is already the only player to have scored in four tournaments.
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Most appearances at European Championships
Cristiano Ronaldo was most often used at European Championships with 21 games. This is followed by Bastian Schweinsteiger with 18 and Gianluigi Buffon with 17 appearances, but both of them – unlike Ronaldo – can no longer match.
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Most goals in European Championship finals
The record for the most goals at European Championship finals is shared by Frenchman Michel Platini and Cristiano Ronaldo with nine goals each, with England’s Alan Shearer following in third with seven. Platini scored all nine goals at the European Championship 1984 (best value in a tournament), while Ronaldo needed four tournaments for them.
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Including European Championship qualification, Ronaldo is also ahead with 40 goals. This is followed by Zlatan Ibrahimović with 25 goals for Sweden and Robbie Keane with 23 for Ireland.
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Info The venues of the EM 2021
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Particularly fast goals at a European Championship
The fastest hit was achieved by Russian Dmitri Kirichenko at the 2004 European Championships when he scored against Greece after 67 seconds.
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The fastest hat trick was achieved by Michel Platini: In 1984 he scored three times against Yugoslavia within 18 minutes.
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The youngest European Championship player
Former Frankfurt professional Jetro Willems made his European Championship debut for the Netherlands in 2012 at the age of 18 years and 71 days.
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The oldest football professional at a European Championship
At 40 years and 86 days, Gábor Király is the oldest player to have played at a European Championship. The Hungarian goalkeeper, whose trademark is sweatpants, set the record in 2016.
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The record winners after European championship titles
Germany and Spain share the record for the most tournament victories. Both could win the EM three times. Only Spain have managed to defend the title so far with their victory in 2012.
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The highest victories in European Championship games
The Netherlands, France, Denmark and Sweden got the highest victories. The Dutch won 6-1 against Yugoslavia in 2000. France beat Belgium 5-0 in 1984, as did Denmark against Yugoslavia in the same year. Sweden also beat Bulgaria 5-0 in 2004.
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Most of the goals at a European Championship came in the 4-5 between France and Yugoslavia in the 1960 semi-finals.
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These records are unique
Berti Vogts is the only one who was able to win the EM as a player and as a coach: in 1972 as a German national player and in 1996 as a national coach.
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Nine players managed to win the Champions League (or its predecessor) and the European Championship in the same year. Most recently, Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe triumphed first with Real Madrid in 2016 and then with Portugal in the summer. The opposite was achieved by Michael Ballack, who lost the final in 2008 with both Chelsea and the German national team.
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