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Marcel Desailly
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Person

Marcel Desailly

b. 1968

French footballer (born 1968)

Born
7 Sept 1968 · Accra
Part ofGhana1625 – today

Life timeline

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

Showing 67 years
  1. 7 Sept 1968BornBorn in Accra
  2. 1986 – 1992TeamFC Nantes
  3. 1992 – 1993TeamOlympique de Marseille
  4. 1993 – 1998TeamAC Milan
  5. 1993 – 2004TeamFrance men's national association football team
  6. 1998Took part1998 FIFA World Cup
  7. 1998AwardKnight of the Legion of Honour
  8. 1998 – 2004TeamChelsea F.C.
  9. 2002Took part2002 FIFA World Cup
  10. 2004 – 2005TeamAl-Gharafa SC
  11. 2005 – 2006TeamQatar SC

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1968 – today).

  1. 1968Prague Spring
  2. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  3. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  4. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  5. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  6. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  7. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  8. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  9. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  10. 1985Schengen Agreement
  11. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  12. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  13. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  14. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  15. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  16. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  17. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  18. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  19. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  20. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  21. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  22. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  23. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  24. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  25. 20112011 Norway attacks
  26. 2011Libyan civil war
  27. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  28. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  29. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  30. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  31. 2015Paris Agreement
  32. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  33. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  34. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  35. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  36. 2023Gaza war
  37. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  38. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

Marcel David Desailly (French pronunciation: [maʁsɛl dəsaji]; born 7 September 1968) is a former professional footballer, who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder. During a successful career at club level, lasting from 1986 to 2006, Desailly won several titles, including UEFA Champions League medals with both Marseille and AC Milan, and also played for Nantes and Chelsea, among other teams. At international level, he collected 116 caps between 1993 and 2004, scoring three goals, and was a member of the France international squads that won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.

Desailly is regarded by many commentators as one of the leading players of his generation and among the most accomplished defenders in the history of the sport.

Text from the Wikipedia article Marcel Desailly, CC BY-SA 4.0

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