Marcel Desailly
Marcel Desailly (French pronunciation: [maʁsɛl dəzaji]; born Odenke Abbey; 7 September 1968) is a French former professional footballer, widely considered to be among the greatest centre-backs and defensive midfielders of all-time. 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.
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Desailly in 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Marcel Desailly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Odenke Abbey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1992 | Nantes | 162 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Marseille | 47 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1998 | AC Milan | 137 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2004 | Chelsea | 158 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Al-Gharafa | 28 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Qatar SC | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 539 | (23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–2004 | France | 116 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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