EURO super-subs: Éder, Trezeguet, Weghorst
Sunday, June 16, 2024
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From a Turkish lifeguard to a triple change for France via a hat-trick-scoring German debutant – we salute the EURO super-subs.
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UEFA.com looks back at super-subs who came off the bench to have a significant impact in previous EURO final tournaments.
Check out our list of nine game-changers.
Wout Weghorst (Poland vs Netherlands, 2024)
Introduced: 81 mins, 1-1
Final score: 2-1
The Netherlands had met their match in a resolute Polish side until super-sub Weghorst delivered the close-range finish just two minutes and 18 seconds after his introduction.
Éder (Portugal vs France, 2016)
Introduced: 79 mins, 0-0
Final score: 1-0 aet
Éder had only played 13 minutes at UEFA EURO 2016 prior to his introduction in the final but the injured Cristiano Ronaldo told him he would score, so score he did.
Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal vs Croatia, 2016)
Introduced: 87 mins, 0-0
Final score: 1-0 aet
Quaresma scored the only goal of the round of 16 game with spot kicks looming; in the next round, against Poland, he came off the bench to convert the winning penalty in the shoot-out.
Semih Şentürk (Turkey vs Croatia, 2008)
Introduced: 76 mins, 0-0
Final score: 1-1 aet, Turkey won on pens
Ivan Klasnić's 119th-minute strike looked to have won it for Croatia but Semih, known as 'the lifeguard', levelled with virtually the last kick of extra time and then scored in the shoot-out.
Sylvain Wiltord, David Trezeguet, Robert Pirès (France vs Italy, 2000)
Introduced: 58, 76, 85 mins, 0-1
Final score: 2-1 aet
Trezeguet helped tee up Wiltord for a dramatic 93rd-minute equaliser to take the final to extra time, where Pirès laid on the assist for Trezeguet's golden goal.
Savo Milošević (Yugoslavia vs Slovenia, 2000)
Introduced: 60 mins, 0-3
Final score: 3-3
Yugoslavia were down to ten men when the 26-year-old came on and yet he quickly pulled one back and, after Ljubinko Drulović raised hope further, tapped in the equaliser.
Oliver Bierhoff (Germany vs Czech Republic, 1996)
Introduced: 69 mins, 0-1
Final score: 2-1 aet
Bierhoff took four minutes to become the first substitute to score in a final, then squeezed in a 95th-minute clincher – senior international football's first golden goal.
Lars Elstrup (Denmark vs France, 1992)
Introduced: 66 mins, 1-1
Final score: 2-1
France were heading through at Denmark's expense in this group decider but, with 12 minutes remaining, the Odense forward drilled in to book a semi-final spot.
Dieter Müller (West Germany vs Yugoslavia, 1976)
Introduced: 79 mins, 1-2
Final score: 4-2 aet
The Köln striker scored three minutes after coming on before adding two more in extra time to complete his hat-trick and send West Germany through to the final. Oh, and it was his debut!