Christian Karembeu

Christian Karembeu (known as the insane horse by its fellow-members of the team of France in 1998) is a Football French or born the December 3rd 1970 with Lifou in New Caledonia (France).

It occupies the station of defender or defensive medium ground according to the configurations of team. He announces his retirement of player the October 13rd 2005.

Of a family Kanak of ten eight children, married with the Slovak mannequin Adriana Sklenaříková, its dream was to mark a goal by a wing of pigeon (i.e. to fold the leg on the level it knee to carry the foot on the side with an aim of striking the balloon). Failing to have carried out this dream, he plays for the Real Madrid of 1997 to 2000 whole while contributing to the victory of the team of France of football at the time of the World cup 1998, in France, and with the championship of Europe of the Nations 2000, two major tests of world football.

In spite of its many selections in Team of France, he always refused to sing the Marseillaise , in reference to the colonial past of France in his country, New Caledonia. Its paternal great-grandfather formed in particular part of the kanaks exhibés with the Zoological gardens at the time of the colonial Exposition of 1931.

He finishes his professional path with SC Bastia. He made a few months in England in Birmingham.

In October 2006, it becomes consulting for the comment of the matches diffused by France Televisions.

Reference mark

First Match in D1: Nantes 2-3 Auxerre on May 4th, 1991
First selection: France 2-1 Finland on November 14th, 1992

Career in clubs

1990 - 1995:
1995 - 1997 (Dec.):
1997 (Dec.) - 2000:
2000 - 2001:
2001 - 2004:
2004 - 2005 (janv.):
2005 (janv.) - 2005:
2005 - 2006: month England

Prize list

Christian Karembeu is one of the most titrated French players:

1 selection equips FIFA with it, in 1999 vis-a-vis the team of Africa de Mandela in Johannesbourg.

Equip with France

Victorious of the World cup 1998 (France).
Victorious of the Cut of the Confederations 2001 (France).
Victorious of the Euro 2000 (France).
Victorious of the Cut Kirin 1994 (France).
53 selections and 1 goal in Team of France (1992 - 2002).

Clubs

Victorious of the League of the Champions: 1998 and 2000 (Real Madrid)
Champion of France: 1995 (FC Nantes)
Champion of Greece: 2002 and 2003 (Olympiakos Pirée)
Finalist of the Supercoupe of the UEFA: 1998 (Real Madrid)
Finalist of the Coupe de France: 1993 (FC Nantes)
Finalist of the Cut of Greece: 2002 and 2004 (Olympiakos Pirée)

(Various seasonal worker: trophy Vincenzo Spagnolo (1996 - Genoa), of Cartagène (1998 and 1999 - Real), Real Balompédica Linense (1999 - Real), cut Pirelli (1999 - Real), tournament Santiago Bernabéu (1998 - Real))

Distinctions

Better player of the championship of Greece 2002
Player océanien of the year 1995 and 1998
3rd player océanien of XXe century (IFFHS)
Legion of Honor 1998

Notice

According to the rules of FIFA, Christian Karembeu can theoretically play for the New Caledonia, since which he did not play of international match since the creation of this team in 2004.

Reprocess

Christian wishes to become trainer of football. He travels much in company of his wife Adriana Karembeu, and invested in industrial bakery.

References

Random links: