Sidney Govou
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| Sidney Govou | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | July 27, 1979 | |
| Place of birth | Le Puy-en-Velay, France | |
| Height | 1.75 m (5' 9") | |
| Position | Forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Olympique Lyonnais | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1999-present | Olympique Lyonnais | 194 (38) |
| National team** | ||
| 2002- | France | 25 (5) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Sidney Govou (born July 27, 1979 in Le Puy-en-Velay) is a football player from France of Beninese descent. He plays for Olympique Lyonnais and France national team. Govou is a naturally attacking player but rarely plays as a striker; he is more commonly deployed as an attacking midfielder, winger or in the 'second striker' rôle.
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[edit] Clubs
- 1999 – present: Olympique Lyonnais (France)
Govou has been trained by Olympique Lyonnais and played all his professional games with this team, starting in French Ligue 1 championship on January 15, 2000.
[edit] National team
He has 25 caps with the France national team (5 goals).
He was not selected initially for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but he joined the French team to replace Djibril Cissé, injured a few days before the start of the competition.
Sidney scored two goals in France's 3-1 win over World Champions Italy in a Euro 2008 qualifier. The game was the first meeting for the two teams since Italy beat France in the 2006 World Cup Final. Govou scored his first goal, just 1 minute and 7 seconds into the game. His second came in the 55th minute.
[edit] Honours
- French Ligue 1 championship in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 with Olympique Lyonnais.
- Trophée Des Champions in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 with Olympique Lyonnais.
- Coupe de la Ligue (French League Cup) in 2001 with Olympique Lyonnais
- Confederation Cup in 2003 with France national team
- FIFA World Cup finalist in 2006 with France
[edit] Personal
He and his wife Pascale have a daughter named Naomy (born February 11, 2005).
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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 |
