Éric Abidal
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| Éric Abidal | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 11, 1979 | |
| Place of birth | Lyon, France | |
| Height | 1.80 m (5' 11") | |
| Position | Left back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Olympique Lyon | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 2000-2002 2002-2004 2004-present |
AS Monaco FC Lille OSC Olympique Lyon |
23 (0) 62 (0) 51 (0) |
| National team** | ||
| 2004- | France | 18 (0) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Éric Abidal (born July 11, 1979 in Lyon) is a football (soccer) player from France whose parents come from Martinique, France. He plays as a left back and central defender with Olympique Lyonnais and the French national team. He has two daughters named Meliana (*2004) and Camélia (*2006).
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[edit] Clubs
- 1999 – 2000 : Lyon-La Duchère (France)
- 2000 – 2002 : AS Monaco FC (France)
- 2002 – 2004 : Lille OSC (France)
- 2004 – 2006 : Olympique Lyonnais (France)
Abidal was trained in Lyon-La Duchère, a team playing in the suburbs of Lyon. He started his professional career with AS Monaco on September 16, 2000, where he earned 22 first-team appearances. He moved to Lille OSC where he was reunited with his former manager Claude Puel and earned 62 first-team appearances. At the end of 2004, he returned to his native region by joining Olympique Lyonnais, which had just won its second successive Ligue 1 championship.
He is currently considered one of the best fullbacks in the Ligue 1. He is an athletic player (186 cm and 75 kg). In the Lyon defence, he plays with two French internationals (Grégory Coupet and Anthony Réveillère) and three Brazilian internationals (Juninho, Cris and Caçapa).
[edit] National team
He has earned seventeen caps with the French national team, having earned his début cap on August 18, 2004. Despite numerous injuries and disagreements with FIFA in the past few seasons, Abidal played on the French team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, starting at left back and playing every minute of the tournament with the exception of France's match against Togo which he was suspended from after earning two yellow cards over the previous two games. Mikaël Silvestre filled Abidal's left back slot for that game. When France and Italy were forced into a penalty shootout in the Final, he was placed third in France's five shooters. Abidal made his shot, putting it past Yashin Award winning Gianluigi Buffon, but the French team lost the shootout 5-3.
[edit] Personal life
Abidal married Hayet and they have two daughters, Meliana and Camelia.
[edit] Honours
- French Ligue 1 championship in 2005 and 2006 with Olympique Lyonnais.
- Trophée Des Champions in 2005 with Olympique Lyonnais.
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France squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Runners-up | |
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1 Landreau | 2 Boumsong | 3 Abidal | 4 Vieira | 5 Gallas | 6 Makélélé | 7 Malouda | 8 Dhorasoo | 9 Govou | 10 Zidane | 11 Wiltord | 12 Henry | 13 Silvestre | 14 Saha | 15 Thuram | 16 Barthez | 17 Givet | 18 Diarra | 19 Sagnol | 20 Trézéguet | 21 Chimbonda | 22 Ribéry | 23 Coupet | Coach: Domenech |
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| Olympique Lyonnais - Current Squad |
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1 Coupet | 2 Clerc | 3 Cris | 4 Müller | 5 Caçapa | 6 Källström | 8 Juninho | 9 Carew | 10 Malouda | 11 Fred | 12 Réveillère | 14 Govou | 15 Diarra | 18 Ben Arfa | 19 Benzema | 20 Abidal | 21 Tiago | 22 Wiltord | 23 Berthod | 25 Hartock | 28 Toulalan | 29 Squillaci | 30 Vercoutre | 31 Hima | 34 Remy | 36 Idangar | 38 Benhamida | 39 Bettiol | Coach: Houllier |
