2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup team squads

This article lists the confirmed national futsal squads for the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup tournament held in Brazil, between 30 September and 19 October 2008.

Group A

 Brazil

Head coach: Paulo de Oliveira

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Rogério	20 September 1973		JEC/Krona/DalPonte
2	1GK	Tiago	9 March 1981		Malwee Futsal
3	1GK	Franklin	18 May 1981		Malwee Futsal
4	3MF	Ari	6 March 1982		Malwee Futsal
5	2DF	Ciço	16 October 1981		ElPozo Murcia
6	3MF	Gabriel	17 November 1980		Inter Movistar
7	3MF	Vinícius	31 December 1977		ElPozo Murcia
8	2DF	Schumacher	31 August 1975		Inter Movistar
9	4FW	Betão	2 September 1978		Inter Movistar
10	4FW	Lenísio	23 October 1976		Malwee Futsal
11	3MF	Marquinho	7 October 1974		Inter Movistar
12	3MF	Falcão	8 June 1977		Malwee Futsal
13	4FW	Wilde	14 April 1981		ElPozo Murcia
14	2DF	Carlinhos	26 August 1981		Lobelle de Santiago

 Cuba

Head coach: Elddys Valdes

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Wilfredo Carbo	1 December 1969		Ciudad de La Habana
2	4FW	Jhonnet Martínez	3 July 1982		Ciudad de La Habana
3	3MF	Yoandy Guevara	2 May 1978		Matanzas
4	3MF	Yulier Olivera	2 April 1981		Sancti Spíritus
5	2DF	Eduardo Morales	5 March 1981		Matanzas
6	1GK	Carlos Madrigal	21 October 1981		Sancti Spíritus
7	3MF	Yampier Rodríguez	18 May 1977		Pinar del Río
8	4FW	Yosniel Mesa	11 May 1981		Cienfuegos
9	2DF	Fernando Chapman	16 March 1980		Holguín
10	2DF	Isven Román	3 September 1983		Ciudad de La Habana
11	4FW	Boris Saname	2 June 1974		Ciudad de La Habana
12	1GK	Francis López	4 October 1976		Ciudad de La Habana
13	3MF	Luis Enrique Dumas	2 April 1973		Pinar del Río
14	3MF	Raudel Rodríguez	21 February 1980		Pinar del Río

 Japan

Head coach: Sergio Sapo

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Hisamitsu Kawahara	24 November 1978		Bardral Urayasu
2	2DF	Yoshifumi Maeda	25 April 1977		Nagoya Oceans
3	2DF	Wataru Kitahara	2 August 1982		Nagoya Oceans
4	2DF	Yusuke Komiyama	22 December 1979		Bardral Urayasu
5	3MF	Ricardo Higa	4 May 1973		Deução Kobe
6	3MF	Nobuya Osodo	28 June 1983		Vasagey Ōita
7	3MF	Yuki Kanayama	2 September 1977		Pescadola Machida
8	3MF	Kenta Fujii	3 August 1976		Bardral Urayasu
9	4FW	Daisuke Ono	25 January 1980		Bardral Urayasu
10	4FW	Kenichiro Kogure	11 November 1979		Gestesa Guadalajara
11	4FW	Kotaro Inaba	22 December 1982		Bardral Urayasu
12	1GK	Hisao Sasanaga	17 January 1977		Nagoya Oceans
13	4FW	Yusuke Inada	2 August 1977		Bardral Urayasu
14	1GK	Keisuke Aoyagi	22 January 1986		Vasagey Ōita

 Russia

Head coach: Oleg Ivanov

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Pavel Stepanov	4 October 1974		Dinamo Yamal
2	4FW	Vladislav Shayakhmetov	25 August 1981		Dinamo Yamal
3	3MF	Nikolay Pereverzev	15 December 1986		MFK Tyumen
4	3MF	Dmitry Prudnikov	6 January 1988		Viz-Sinara Ekaterinburg
5	2DF	Pavel Kobzar	23 March 1980		Dinamo Yamal
6	1GK	Leonid Klimovskiy	22 March 1983		TTG-Java Yugorsk
7	3MF	Pula	2 December 1980		Dinamo Yamal
8	4FW	Marat Azizov	20 December 1985		CSKA Moscow
9	2DF	Konstantin Dushkevich	20 July 1981		Spartak Shchyolkovo
10	2DF	Konstantin Maevskiy	5 October 1979		Dinamo Yamal
11	4FW	Sirilo	20 January 1980		Dinamo Yamal
12	1GK	Sergey Zuev	20 February 1980		Viz-Sinara Ekaterinburg
13	3MF	Konstantin Agapov	18 October 1986		Viz-Sinara Ekaterinburg
14	3MF	Damir Khamadiev	30 July 1981		Viz-Sinara Ekaterinburg

 Solomon Islands

Head coach: Victor Waiia

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Junior Kogua	28 April 1990		Brisocana
2	2DF	Philip Houtarau	9 November 1986		Brisocana
3	3MF	Elliot Ragomo	28 May 1990		Brisocana
4	3MF	Jenan Kapu	22 February 1991		Brisocana
5	3MF	Lenson Bisili	19 May 1990		Marist
6	2DF	Moffat Sikwaae	30 June 1990		Makuru
7	2DF	James Egeta	10 August 1990		Marist
8	3MF	Francis Lafai	21 October 1990		Koloale
9	4FW	Micah Lea'alafa	1 June 1991		Kossa
10	4FW	Samuel Osifelo	15 March 1991		Kossa
11	4FW	Ron Ginio	24 February 1990		Kossa
12	3MF	Jack Wetney	4 March 1990		Kossa
13	4FW	Stanley Puairana	24 August 1990		Brisocana
14	1GK	Alick Lioka	2 February 1989		Brisocana

Group B

 Italy

Head coach: Alessandro Nuccorini

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Alexandre Feller	28 September 1971		Arzignano Grifo
2	2DF	Grana	26 August 1979		Lazio Colleferro
3	2DF	Pellegrini	16 December 1975		Luparense
4	3MF	Jocimar Jubanski	7 July 1977		Luparense
5	4FW	Clayton Baptistella	7 December 1983		Arzignano Grifo
6	3MF	Edgar Bertoni	24 July 1981		Napoli Barrese
7	3MF	Marcio Forte	23 April 1977		Città di Montesilvano
8	3MF	Saad Assis	26 October 1979		Barcelona Senseit
9	2DF	Fabiano	5 January 1980		Fisiomedia Manacor
10	4FW	Adriano Foglia	25 April 1981		Città di Montesilvano
11	4FW	Morgado	19 June 1981		Città di Montesilvano
12	1GK	Farina	28 May 1973		ElPozo Murcia
13	4FW	Sandro Zanetti	20 January 1976		Napoli Barrese
14	2DF	Patrick Nora	16 May 1979		Luparense

 Paraguay

Head coach: Rubén Subeldía

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Mario Gazolli	26 October 1986		Napoli Barrese
2	3MF	Oscar Jara	30 January 1981		UAA
3	4FW	Fabio Alcaraz	7 January 1982		Napoli Barrese
4	4FW	Rodolfo Román	27 June 1987		Coronel Escurra
5	4FW	Carlos Chilavert	5 August 1976		Napoli Barrese
6	4FW	José Luis Santander	10 April 1981		UAA
7	3MF	Oscar Velázquez	26 May 1984		Ponzio Pescara
8	4FW	José Rotella	22 June 1983		Levinsson Roma
9	4FW	Robson Fernández	9 February 1973		Palmeiras
10	3MF	Walter Villalba	22 October 1977		Atletico Teramo
11	3MF	Horacio Osorio	26 January 1984		UAA
12	1GK	Carlos Espínola	6 April 1981		UAA
13	1GK	Pedro Ortiz	5 March 1983		Coronel Escurra
14	3MF	René Villalba	8 July 1981		Luparense

 Portugal

Head coach: Orlando Duarte

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	João Benedito	7 October 1978		Sporting CP
2	3MF	Ricardinho	3 September 1985		Benfica
3	3MF	Marinho	30 March 1985		FJ Antunes
4	3MF	Pedro Costa	18 December 1978		Benfica
5	2DF	Bibi	28 May 1980		Sporting CP
6	3MF	Pedro Cary	10 May 1984		CF Belenenses
7	4FW	Cardinal	26 June 1985		AR Freixieiro
8	3MF	Israel	31 January 1977		Burela Pescados Rubén
9	2DF	Gonçalo	1 July 1977		Benfica
10	3MF	Arnaldo	16 June 1979		Benfica
11	4FW	Leitão	3 January 1981		Lobelle de Santiago
12	1GK	Bébé	19 May 1983		Benfica
13	3MF	Jardel	9 November 1979		CF Belenenses
14	1GK	Cristiano	20 August 1979		Sporting CP

 Thailand

Head coach: Jose María Pazos

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Somkid Chuenta	5 October 1978		Aktobe BTA
2	1GK	Parinya Pandee	4 April 1984		TOT
3	2DF	Natthapon Suttiroj	27 January 1983		Chonburi Blue Wave
4	2DF	Panuwat Janta	14 February 1979		Chonburi Blue Wave
5	4FW	Lertchai Issarasuwipakorn	2 November 1982		Chonburi Blue Wave
6	3MF	Panomkorn Saisorn	31 December 1981		TOT
7	3MF	Anucha Munjarern	19 October 1979		CAT Telecom
8	2DF	Tanakorn Santanaprasit	11 June 1979		Royal Thai Navy
9	3MF	Prasert Innui	31 July 1978		Chonburi Blue Wave
10	4FW	Ekkapong Suratsawang	27 June 1986		Chonburi Blue Wave
11	4FW	Ekkapan Suratsawang	27 June 1986		Chonburi Blue Wave
12	1GK	Surapong Tompa	25 November 1978		Royal Thai Navy
13	2DF	Sermphan Khumthinkaew	1 October 1981		TOT
14	2DF	Narongsak Khongkaew	17 January 1979		CAT Telecom

 United States

Head coach: Keith Tozer

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Nick Vorberg	10 February 1975		Milwaukee Wave
2	2DF	Joe Hammes	9 May 1979		Milwaukee Wave
3	4FW	Mike Apple	22 June 1977		Detroit Ignition
4	4FW	Jamar Beasley	11 October 1979		Detroit Ignition
5	3MF	Denison Cabral	26 January 1974		Baltimore Blast
6	3MF	Andy Rosenband	27 April 1981		Chicago Storm
7	3MF	Ptah Myers	25 May 1982		Philadelphia KiXX
8	4FW	Carlos Farias	15 May 1976		Chicago Storm
9	4FW	Andrew Jacobson	25 September 1985		Philadelphia Union
10	3MF	Sandre Naumoski	3 July 1979		Philadelphia KiXX
11	3MF	Matthew Stewart	17 September 1976		Chicago Storm
12	1GK	Jeff Richey	6 February 1977		Chicago Storm
13	2DF	Pat Morris	6 June 1981		Philadelphia KiXX
14	4FW	Brett Wiesner	12 May 1983		Milwaukee Wave

Group C

 Argentina

Head coach: Sergio López

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Javier Guisande	15 December 1975		Boca Juniors
2	2DF	Leandro Planas	28 November 1975		Città di Montesilvano
3	2DF	Sebastián Corazza	3 August 1981		Napoli Vesevo
4	2DF	Diego Giustozzi	1 August 1978		Caja Segovia
5	2DF	Carlos Sánchez	31 January 1975		Napoli Barrese
6	4FW	Fernando Wilhelm	5 April 1982		Arzignano Grifo
7	3MF	Maximiliano Rescia	29 October 1987		Pinocho
8	3MF	Hernan Garcias	2 June 1978		Città di Montesilvano
9	3MF	Matías Lucuix	20 November 1985		Caja Segovia
10	3MF	Marcelo Giménez	29 January 1977		Napoli Barrese
11	4FW	Esteban González	13 May 1977		Jorge Newberry
12	1GK	Santiago Elías	2 February 1983		Pinocho
13	4FW	Cristian Borruto	7 May 1987		Independiente
14	4FW	Martín Amas	25 October 1984		Ferro Carril Oeste

 China

Head coach: Farinha

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Zheng Tao	15 April 1982		Wuhan Dilong
2	2DF	Liang Shuang	8 November 1983		Wuhan Dilong
3	2DF	Wang Wei	19 October 1983		Wuhan Dilong
4	2DF	Huang He	23 January 1988		UESTC
5	2DF	Li Jian	9 February 1982		Shanghai Xufang
6	4FW	Zhang Xi	22 January 1983		Wuhan Dilong
7	3MF	Zhang Jiong	2 December 1985		Shanghai Xufang
8	3MF	Liu Xinyi	27 May 1985		UESTC
9	3MF	Zhang Xiao	20 August 1985		Beijing University of Technology
10	3MF	Wu Zhuoxi	18 January 1983		Petrojet
11	4FW	Chen Fangjing	6 January 1986		Shanghai Xufang
12	1GK	Li Xin	9 April 1983		Wuhan Dilong
13	4FW	Hu Jie	13 March 1987		Wuhan Dilong
14	4FW	Tian Lei	25 March 1986		Beijing University of Technology

 Egypt

Head coach: Moafak El-Sayed

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Hema	28 May 1975		El Shams
2	2DF	Ahmed El-Agouz	21 May 1978		El Shams
3	2DF	Mohamed Roshdy	30 July 1978		El Shams
4	4FW	Adel Fathy	4 February 1976		Egypt Telecom
5	2DF	Ibrahim Bougy	18 March 1987		El Shams
6	4FW	Wael Abo El-Komsan	17 January 1976		Al-Rayyan
7	2DF	Ahmed Abou Serie	30 October 1979		Mit Oqba
8	3MF	Mizo	15 October 1985		El Shams
9	4FW	Sameh Saleh	19 August 1980		El Maqassa
10	3MF	Abdel-Hakim Mohamed	19 April 1978		Police
11	4FW	Ramadan Samasry	11 July 1982		El Shams
12	1GK	Mohamed Sayed	16 December 1976		Police
13	3MF	Amr El-Malah	12 February 1976		El Shams
14	4FW	Ahmed Hussein	1 February 1984		Arab Contractors

 Guatemala

Head coach: Carlos Estrada

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Carlos Mérida	27 March 1978		Maya de Oro
2	1GK	Rafael Ortiz	1 September 1984		Forza Juvenil
3	4FW	Marlon Noj	13 October 1976		Glucosoral
4	2DF	José González	10 December 1986		Glucosoral
5	4FW	Manuel Aristondo	26 February 1982		Glucosoral
6	4FW	Daniel Tejada	22 November 1986		Maya de Oro
7	4FW	Jannick Ramírez	16 May 1987		Maya de Oro
8	4FW	Reinaldo Rosales	20 June 1977		Glucosoral
9	4FW	Carlos Estrada	11 December 1982		Glucosoral
10	3MF	Erick Acevedo	20 September 1980		Glucosoral
11	4FW	Luis Castro	27 December 1984		Maya de Oro
12	1GK	William Ramírez	2 February 1980		Glucosoral
13	2DF	Estuardo de León	6 July 1977		Glucosoral
14	2DF	Oliver López	2 February 1979		Glucosoral

 Ukraine

Head coach: Gennadiy Lisenchuk

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Vladyslav Lysenko	13 August 1979		Planeta-Most Kyiv
2	2DF	Mykhaylo Romanov	21 July 1983		Kontingent Zhytomyr
3	2DF	Roman Vakhula	13 July 1985		TVD Lviv
4	4FW	Dmytro Ivanov	15 December 1985		Mytischi Moscow
5	2DF	Yevgen Rogachov	30 August 1983		TVD Lviv
6	4FW	Ildar Makayev	18 August 1982		Taim Lviv
7	4FW	Sergiy Cheporniuk	18 April 1982		Taim Lviv
8	2DF	Oleksandr Khursov	1 June 1981		Enakievez Enakievo
9	4FW	Valeriy Zamyatin	5 January 1979		Enakievez Enakievo
10	4FW	Valeriy Legchanov	13 February 1980		Energy Lviv
11	4FW	Dmytro Silchenko	7 October 1982		TVD Lviv
12	1GK	Yevgen Ivanyak	28 September 1982		Taim Lviv
13	2DF	Fedir Pylypiv	8 February 1978		Urahan Ivano-Frankivsk
14	4FW	Sergiy Zhurba	14 March 1987		Lugansk

Group D

 Czech Republic

Head coach: Tomáš Neumann

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Tomáš Meller	11 November 1975		Era-Pack Chrudim
2	2DF	David Cupák	27 May 1989		Helas Brno
3	2DF	Jiří Novotný	12 July 1988		Eco Investment Prague
4	4FW	David Filinger	12 January 1978		Benago Prague
5	2DF	Tomáš Sluka	19 May 1978		Era-Pack Chrudim
6	4FW	Roman Mareš	15 March 1975		Era-Pack Chrudim
7	4FW	Martin Dlouhý	3 March 1975		Eco Investment Prague
8	4FW	Marek Kopecký	19 February 1977		Era-Pack Chrudim
9	2DF	David Frič	17 February 1983		Eco Investment Prague
10	4FW	Lukáš Rešetár	21 March 1984		Era-Pack Chrudim
11	2DF	Michal Mareš	28 April 1976		Era-Pack Chrudim
12	1GK	Libor Gerčák	22 July 1975		Vysoke Myto
13	4FW	Zdeněk Sláma	28 December 1982		Eco Investment Prague
14	2DF	Jan Janovský	20 June 1985		Jango Katowice

 Iran

Head coach: Hossein Shams

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Asghar Ghahremani	6 March 1972		Shahr Aftab Tehran
2	3MF	Morteza Azimaei	11 September 1982		Rah Sari
3	4FW	Mohammad Taheri	2 May 1985		Shahid Mansouri Gharchak
4	2DF	Mohammad Keshavarz	5 July 1982		Shahid Mansouri Gharchak
5	3MF	Mohammad Hashemzadeh	20 January 1977		Foolad Mahan Isfahan
6	4FW	Javad Asghari Moghaddam	12 August 1979		Foolad Mahan Isfahan
7	3MF	Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh	2 November 1987		Eram Kish Qom
8	3MF	Mostafa Tayyebi	9 June 1987		Elmo Adab Mashhad
9	4FW	Vahid Shamsaei	21 September 1975		Foolad Mahan Isfahan
10	2DF	Majid Latifi	21 March 1981		Eram Kish Qom
11	4FW	Ebrahim Masoudi	16 August 1982		Tam Iran Khodro
12	1GK	Mostafa Nazari	11 December 1982		Eram Kish Qom
13	4FW	Masoud Daneshvar	30 January 1988		Sadra Shiraz
14	1GK	Hamid Reza Abrarinia	29 September 1978		Foolad Mahan Isfahan

 Libya

Head coach: Mato Stanković

 Spain

Head coach: Venancio López

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Luis Amado	4 May 1976		Inter Movistar
2	2DF	Ortiz	3 October 1983		Inter Movistar
3	2DF	Javi Eseverri	28 August 1977		MRA Navarra
4	2DF	Torras	24 September 1980		Inter Movistar
5	3MF	Fernandao	16 August 1980		Barcelona Senseit
6	4FW	Álvaro	29 September 1977		ElPozo Murcia
7	4FW	Javi Rodríguez	26 March 1974		Barcelona Senseit
8	2DF	Kike	4 May 1978		ElPozo Murcia
9	4FW	Andreu	24 February 1975		Caja Segovia
10	4FW	Borja	16 November 1984		Inter Movistar
11	3MF	Marcelo	11 January 1974		ElPozo Murcia
12	1GK	Juanjo	19 August 1985		ElPozo Murcia
13	1GK	Cristian	27 August 1982		Barcelona Senseit
14	4FW	Daniel	6 July 1976		Inter Movistar

 Uruguay

Head coach: Gustavo Sánchez

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Diego Codina	31 January 1980		Nacional
2	2DF	Pablo Lanza	1 August 1986		Nacional
3	4FW	Jorge Rodríguez	15 December 1984		Nacional
4	4FW	Mauro Ruiz	14 November 1988		Nacional
5	4FW	Bernardo Rodríguez	8 August 1981		Old Christians
6	4FW	Daniel Laurino	14 April 1989		ElPozo Murcia
7	2DF	Jorge Sena	15 December 1980		Nacional
8	3MF	Diego Garrido	26 December 1984		Nacional
9	2DF	Juan Custódio	15 November 1985		Nacional
10	4FW	Mincho	27 December 1983		Rio Branco
11	2DF	Richard Catardo	15 December 1988		Peñarol
12	1GK	Pablo Ferragut	21 November 1983		Victoria
13	2DF	Walter Rodríguez	24 December 1986		Old Christians
14	2DF	Sebá	22 November 1978		Peñarol

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