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Marcel Desailly
Chelsea (Eng) |
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Position: Defence
Date of birth: 9/7/1968
Birthplace: Accra, Ghana
International Caps: 67
International Goals: 2
Euro 2000 Qualifying appearances: 8
Euro 2000 Qualifying goals: 0
International Debut: 22/08/1993 v Sweden(drew 1-1)
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| Born in Ghana, Desailly made his name in France with Marseille. He was part of the side that won the European Cup in 1993, but was subsequently stripped of the title. He moved to Italy and AC Milan in 1993 where he appeared in two further European Cup Finals in 1994 and 1995, scoring the final goal in AC Milan's 4-0 drubbing of Barcelona in 1994.
After five success-filled seasons at the San Siro he moved to Stamford Bridge for £4.6million in June 1998, after helping France win the World Cup. Forms a solid defensive wall with Laurent Blanc for Les Bleus, while his all-French partnership with Frank Leboeuf at Chelsea has helped the Blues make an impact in European competitions.
A regular for France, he has clocked up over 60 appearances since his debut in 1993 against Sweden.
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