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Bixente Lizarazu
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Person

Bixente Lizarazu

b. 1969

French footballer (born 1969)

Born
9 Dec 1969 · Saint-Jean-de-Luz

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 66 years
  1. 9 Dec 1969BornBorn in Saint-Jean-de-Luz
  2. 1988 – 1996TeamFC Girondins de Bordeaux
  3. 1992 – 2004TeamFrance men's national association football team
  4. 1993TeamBasque Country regional football team
  5. 1996 – 1997TeamAthletic Club
  6. 1997 – 2004TeamFC Bayern Munich
  7. 1998Took part1998 FIFA World Cup
  8. 1998AwardKnight of the Legion of Honour
  9. 2002Took part2002 FIFA World Cup
  10. 2004 – 2005TeamParis Saint-Germain FC
  11. 2005 – 2006TeamFC Bayern Munich
  12. 2025AwardOfficer of the Legion of Honour

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1969 – today).

  1. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  2. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  3. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  4. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  5. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  6. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  7. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  8. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  9. 1985Schengen Agreement
  10. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  11. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  12. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  13. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  14. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  15. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  16. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  17. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  18. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  19. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  20. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  21. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  22. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  23. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  24. 20112011 Norway attacks
  25. 2011Libyan civil war
  26. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  27. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  28. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  29. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  30. 2015Paris Agreement
  31. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  32. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  33. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  34. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  35. 2023Gaza war
  36. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  37. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

Bixente Jean Michel Lizarazu (Basque pronunciation: [biˈʃente liˈs̪araˌs̪u], born 9 December 1969) is a French former professional footballer who played as a left-back. Known for his pace, elite athleticism with sharp defensive intelligence; he is widely regarded as one of the greatest full-backs in the history of the sport.

He rose through the ranks at Bordeaux, where he was part of a team that finished second in the French First Division in 1989–1990, were administratively relegated to the Second Division at the end of the 1990–1991 due to financial problems, and then won promotion from the Second Division in the 1991–92 season. His Bordeaux team finished runners-up in the 1995–96 UEFA Cup. As he is a native of the French Basque Country, he was able to join Athletic Club in 1996, but did not nail down a starting spot during his one season at the club.

In 1997, he joined German giants Bayern Munich, where he enjoyed much success. He won six Bundesliga championships with the team, as well as the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League, where he scored his penalty in the shootout in the final.

In a 12-year international career from 1992 to 2004, Lizarazu earned 97 caps for the France national team. He played in three UEFA European Championships and two FIFA World Cups for France, winning the 1998 World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000.

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