Patrick Vieira

Patrick Vieira (born the June 23rd 1976 with Dakar, Senegal) is a Football or French which evolves/moves at the station of relay runner medium.

Biography

Left the Senegal at 8 years with its family, it begins in 1993 with the ACE Cannes where there remain two seasons and a few months. In 1995, it joined the Milan AC where it makes only one season and eight matches before leaving for Arsenal, club of First League English. After nine years of good and faithful services in the team of Arsenal, it signed on July 14th, 2005 with the team of the Juventus of Turin for 5 years and an amount of 20 million euros. It finds there in particular the other French of the team, Lilian Thuram, Jonathan Zebina and David Trezeguet. Following a business of matches faked in the Italian championship during the year 2005-2006, it signs a contract of 9,5 million euros in favor of the club of the Inter Milan

It takes part in the World cup 1998 in France which it gains. In 2000, it also gains the Championnat of Europe of the nations with the team of France.

He has been regarded for several years as one of the pillars of the team of France, from which he is the captain since the failure with the Euro 2004, replaced however by Zinedine Zidane at the time of the return of this last in 2005-2006 in team of France.

Criticized at the beginning of the Football world cup 2006 for performances in on this side its capacities. Stalemate is captain at the time of the match France/Togo (2-0, Vieira 55 ' and Henry 61 ') in the absence of Zidane where he is elected man of the match. He repeats into 1/8 of finale vis-a-vis in Spain, match during which he achieves for the second consecutive time doubled the goal - passes decisive. He leaves on wound during the final Italy-France, replaced by Alou Diarra.

The November 15th 2006, at the time of France/Greece (1-0), it disputes its 100e match with the blue ones.

Prize list

Victorious of the World cup 1998 with the France.
Finalist of the World cup 2006 with the France
Championship of Europe of the nations 2000 with the France.
Victorious of the Cut of the Confederations 2001 with the France.
Champion of Italy 1996 with Milan AC and 2007 with the Inter Milan.
Champion of England 1998, 2002 and 2004 with Arsenal.
Victorious of the F Cup 1998, 2002 and 2005 with Arsenal.
Victorious of the Cut Gambardella 1995 with the ACE Cannes.
Victorious of the Supercoupe of Italy 2006 with the Inter Milan.
(Various seasonal worker: Trophy Joan Gamper (2005 - Juventus).)

Statistics

Distinctions

Legion of honor in 1998
Named with FIFA 100 in 2004

External bonds

Patrick Vieira.com, site entirely devoted to Patrick Vieira
Patrick Vieira, biography and comments

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