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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 2006-06-27 | |||
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 a lethal left or right-sided winger. At an early age he was involved in a car crash that resulted in scars on the right side of his face and his forehead.
Ribéry follows the Muslim faith along with his wife who is of Algerian descent.
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: Galatasaray claims Ribéry's contract was still good, but Ribéry claimed the contract was void because the club's management owed him back wages. The case is under FIFA arbitration as of June 2006. 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, Ribéry 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, according to a Sky Sports News report, Ribéry has said that he wants to leave Marseille for Lyon this summer.
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. His first international goal proved to be a crucial one, levelling France at 1-1 with Spain in the 41st minute of their knockout round match after calmly rounding the Spanish keeper, Iker Casillas. Though Spain were the favourites, France went on to win that game 3-1 to book a quarterfinal slot against Brazil.
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.
- Scored 1st goal against Spain in the one-eighth-finals of FIFA World Cup 2006 (June 27, 2006)
- Set to play against Brazil in the quarter-finals of FIFA World Cup 2006 (July 1, 2006)
- Was born to a family of Roman Christianity
- Has a child on the way
External link
| Olympique de Marseille – current squad | |
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| France squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup runners-up | ||
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