Franck Ribéry

 

Profile Football Stars | Franck Ribéry | The previous talisman of French national team, Zinedine Zidane, has called Ribéry the "jewel of French football".  Ribéry's career began in 1989 as a youth player for Conti local hometown club Boulogne. In 1999, Ribéry joined U.S. Boulogne, where he played for two years. Ribéry spent two seasons at the club Helping the Marseillais reach the final of the Coupe de France in back-to-back seasons. In 2007, Ribéry joined German club Bayern Munich for a then club-record fee of € 25 million.  Ribery is a French international. At senior level, Ribéry has represented his nation two FIFA World Cups and UEFA Euro 2008.  Ribéry's younger brother François is also a football player, and has played for clubs in France Numerous amateur.

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In his second season with the club, Ribéry Appeared in 25 league matches converting five goals. In his only season at the club, Ribéry made 18 appearances scoring only one goal. The resulting news Ribéry led to signing with Stade Brest, another Championnat National club. At Brest, Ribéry established Himself as a premier player in the league Appearing in 35 league matches scoring three goals. Despite the success with Brest, Ribéry sought to play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football.  At Galatasaray, Ribéry was Brought in by manager Gheorghe Hagi and Appeared in 14 league matches as the club finished in 3rd place position. In the Turkish Cup, Ribéry was instrumental in the club's 5-1 thrashing of rivals Fenerbahçe in the competition's ultimate match.

Ribéry scored his first goal of the campaign in the team's next league match against Hamburger SV.  Bayern won the match 5-0. A week later, Ribéry team assisted on both goals in a shutout win over Schalke. On 3 December, Ribéry scored another set of goals in a 4-1 win against Werder Bremen. Ribéry Appeared in all three group stage matches. Following the team's opening match against Uruguay, Ribéry was Criticized for his performance by former international Just Fontaine with the former striker questioning Ribéry's leadership ability. In the team's final group stage match against the hosts South Africa, Ribéry assisted on the team's only goal of the competition scored by Florent Malouda. Ribéry did not attend the hearing due to his parent club's objection.   On the negative front, Ribéry has Often struggled with injury issues.

Personal information
Full name Franck Ribéry
Date of birth 7 April 1983 (age 28)
Place of birth Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Winger

Club information
Current club Bayern Munich
Number 7

Youth career
Conti Boulogne 1989-1996
Lille 1996-1999
Boulogne 1999-2000

Senior career
years Team
2000-2002 Boulogne 28 (6)
2002-2003 Ales 19 (1)
2003-2004 Stade Brestois 35 (3)
2004-2005 Metz 20 (1)
2005 Galatasaray 14 (0)
Marseille 2005-2007 60 (11)
2007 - Bayern Munich 118 (39)

National team
2004-2006 France U21 13 (2)
2006 - France 56 (7)

Honours

Club
Galatasaray
     Turkish Cup: 2005

Marseille
     UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2005

Bayern Munich
     Bundesliga: 2007-08, 2009-10
     DFB-Pokal: 2008, 2010
     DFB-Ligapokal: 2007


France
     FIFA World Cup Runners Up: 2006

Individual
     UNFP Young Player of the Year: 2005-06
     Ligue 1 Goal of the Year: 2005-06
     UNFP Player of the Month: August 2004, October 2005, November 2005, April 2006
     French Player of the Year: 2007, 2008
     ESM Team of the Year: 2007-08
     German Footballer of the Year: 2008
     UEFA Team of the Year: 2008