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Marcel Desailly Wiki Biography

Marcel Desailly (French pronunciation: ​[maʁ.sɛl də.sɑˈji]; born Odenke Abbey; 7 September 1968) is a retired Ghanaian born French footballer and star of the France national football team squad, with whom he won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. He also enjoyed a distinguished career at club level with several major European clubs. 

Full Name Marcel Desailly
Net Worth $12 Million
Date Of Birth September 7, 1968
Place Of Birth Accra, Ghana
Height 6′ 0¾” (1.85 m)
Weight 80 kg
Profession Actor
Spouse Virginie Desailly
Children Victoria Desailly
Parents Elizabeth Addy, Marcel Édouard Georges Desailly
Siblings Seth Adonkor
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/marceldesailly
Instagram http://www.instagram.com/marceldesaillyofficial
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1125716
Fact
1 He first met close friend and fellow France international Didier Deschamps at the FC Nantes youth programme.
2 Relocated to France with his family when he was 4 years old.
3 He moved to France after he was adopted as a young boy by a French diplomat.
4 Following his release from Chelsea in summer 2004, Glasgow Celtic FC made a last-minute attempt to secure his services before the international transfer deadline, but an agreement could not be reached in time.
5 Retired from international football after the Euro 2004 Championships. He had won a record 116 caps for France.
6 Has his look-alike puppet in the French show Les guignols de l’info (1988).
7 Took the place of Didier Deschamps when he left as captain of the French Soccer Team
8 He began his soccer career with the French club “FC Nantes Atlantique”, in 1986, and stayed there until 1992. He played for French club “Olympique Marseille” 1992-1994. Then, he played for Italian club “AC Milan” 1994-1998. After that, he played for English club “Chelsea FC” from 1998 to 2004.
9 World and European Champion honours with the French team in July 1998 and July 2000. He also played for France in the 2002 World Cup.

Actor

Title Year Status Character
Au théâtre ce soir 1977 TV Series Jean

Self

Title Year Status Character
ITV Sport: Euro 2016 2016 TV Mini-Series Himself – France 1993-2004
Match of the Day: Euro 2016 2016 TV Mini-Series Himself – France 1993-2004
93 Faubourg Saint-Honoré 2006 TV Series Himself
2002 FIFA World Cup 2002 TV Mini-Series Himself – France
Recto verso 2002 TV Series Himself – Main guest
Y a un début à tout 2002 TV Series Himself
Ombre et lumière 2002 TV Series documentary Himself
Vivement dimanche 2002 TV Series Himself – Main Guest
Vivement dimanche prochain 2002 TV Series Himself – Main Guest
En aparté 2002 TV Series documentary Himself
Thé ou café 2001 TV Series Himself
Tout le monde en parle 2001 TV Series Himself
Vie privée, vie publique 2000 TV Series Himself
2000 UEFA European Football Championship 2000 TV Mini-Series Himself
Les yeux dans les Bleus 1998 TV Movie documentary Himself
XVI FIFA World Cup 1998 1998 TV Mini-Series Himself – France
1996 UEFA European Football Championship 1996 TV Series Himself

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
Quickies, les questions brèves d’e-penser 2016 TV Mini-Series documentary Himself
The Story of Football 2002 Video documentary Himself

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