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LEGENDS - ‪‪FRANCE - Patrick Vieira‬‬

‪Patrick Vieira‬
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Personal information
Full name:
Patrick Vieira
Date of birth:
23 June 1976
Place of birth.
Dakar, Senegal
Height:
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position:
Midfielder


Club information
Current team
Manchester City Reserves (manager)


Youth career

FC Trappes:
1984-1986

FC Drouais:
1986-1991

Tours:
1991-1993


Senior career*

Cannes:
1994-1996
49x apps / 2x goals

Milan:
1996
2x apps / 0x goals

Arsenal:
1996-2005
279x apps / 29x goals

Juventus:
2005-2006
31x apps / 5x goals

Internazionale:
2006-2010
67x apps / 6x goals

Manchester City:
2010-2011
28x apps / 3x goals

TOTAL:
456x apps / 45x goals


National team

France U21:
1995-1996
7x apps / 0x goals

France:
1997-2009
107x apps / 6x goals


Teams managed

Manchester City (F. D. E.):
2011-2013

Manchester City Reserves:
2013-

 

Patrick Vieira (born 23 June 1976) is a retired Senegalese-born French footballer who is the Manager of the Reserves squad at Premier League club Manchester City, known as the Elite Development Squad.

He rose to prominence during a hugely successful spell at Arsenal from 1996 to 2005, where he eventually became club captain, and won three Premier League titles - one unbeaten - and four FA Cups. 

He transferred from Arsenal in 2005 and spent one season at Juventus, helping the team to the Serie A championship. 

Following Juventus' relegation for their part in a match-fixing scandal, Vieira moved to Internazionale and won three Serie A titles. 

He has 107 caps for France, and was part of their 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000-winning sides, as well as their runner-up finish in the 2006 World Cup.

In May 2010, Vieira was nominated Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. He announced his retirement from professional football on 14 July 2011.

Vieira is currently Football Development Executive at Manchester City with a role to oversee aspects such as youth development, commercial partners and the club's social responsibility programme, "City in the Community".


Early life

Vieira's family moved from Senegal to Dreux, France, when he was eight, and he did not return to Senegal until 2003.

His parents divorced when Vieira was young, and he never met his father again.

His grandfather served in the French Army, making him eligible for French nationality at birth.

His surname Vieira, which is Portuguese, is his mother's maiden name, who is from Cape Verde.

 

 

5 May 2014
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