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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | attacking midfielder | ||
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| Current team | Olympique Marseille | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2006-06-19 | |||
Franck Ribéry (born April 1 1983, in Boulogne-sur-Mer) is a French football player who currently plays for Olympique Marseille either as an attacking midfielder or lethal left or right-sided winger.
He started his playing career at his home town club US Boulogne and then moved to Alès, Brest and FC Metz in consecutive seasons. He signed a contract with Turkish club Galatasaray in January 2005, and went on to help them win the 2005 Turkish Cup. But in June of that year, he abruptly left the Istanbul club and joined Olympique Marseille, the sixth club of his career. The move was a controversial one, especially in Turkey: Ribery was still under contract with Galatasaray, but he claimed the contract was void because the club's management owed him back wages. The move to OM has since earned him top French player honors for the months of August, October and November 2005.
He was selected for the France squad for the FIFA World Cup 2006 in Germany. Recently, Ribery has been linked with Arsenal, Manchester United and Olympique Lyonnais. He was asked during an interview whether he preferred Manchester United or Arsenal, and he answered Arsenal, however Manchester United seem to be showing more interest in him.
On June 12 2006, he was named in the starting lineup of the French team for their opener in the 2006 FIFA World Cup against Switzerland.
Honours
- Winner of Turkish Football Cup in 2005 playing for Galatasaray.
- Winner of UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2005 playing for Olympique Marseille.
- Runner-up of Coupe de France in 2006 playing for Marseille.
| France squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup runners-up | ||
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