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Michel François Platini (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl fʁɑ̃swa platini]; born 21 June 1955) is a French football administrator and former player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, Platini won the Ballon d'Or three times in a row, in 1983, 1984 and 1985, [5] and came seventh in the FIFA Player of the Century vote. [6]
Michel François Platini is a French former football player, manager and administrator. Nicknamed “Le Roi” (the king) for his ability and leadership, he is regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time. Platini won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1983, 1984 and 1985, and ended sixth in the FIFA Player of the Century vote.
In 2000, Platini was surpassed by Didier Deschamps, who captained France to its first FIFA World Cup title in 1998. [19] Deschamps surpassed Platini during UEFA Euro 2000 in the team's semi-final match against Portugal. France won the match, 2–1. In the final, France defeated Italy, giving Deschamps his second major honour as captain. [20]
He was known for colighting the Olympic Flame with Michel Platini at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. Grange's only alpine skiing event was in France in 2000 where he finished 21st in the giant slalom and 40th in the slalom events. His younger brother is World Champion Jean-Baptiste Grange.
Both players retired within months of each other as Bossis finished his career occupying the record, which was now at 76 caps, four more than Platini. After appearing at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, Bossis acquired the record of appearing in the most FIFA World Cup matches for France. He was surpassed by goalkeeper Fabien Barthez in 2006. [15]
Main article: List of foreign Serie A players The list of French footballers in Serie A records the association football players from France who have appeared at least once for a team in the Italian Serie A. Entries in bold denote players still active in current season. A Yacine Adli – Milan, Fiorentina – 2022– Michel Adopo – Torino, Atalanta, Cagliari – 2019–20, 2022– Lucien ...
He represented France, and as an international Tigana joined Michel Platini, Luis Fernandez and Alain Giresse in what was termed "the Magic Square" (le Carré Magique) – one of the greatest midfield foursomes of all time. [4] He was part of the France national football team that won UEFA Euro 1984 on home soil, defeating Spain in the final. [4]
Platini then doubled his personal account, giving the Greens the lead in the 99th minute. [ 8 ] [ 10 ] The Parc des Princes faithful no longer believed in their team when Dominique Rocheteau , after yet another assist from Šurjak, scored an unexpected equalizer against his former team in the last seconds of the match.