Christian Karembeu

French association football player

Christian Karembeu (born 3 December 1970) is a former French football player. He has played for France national team.

Christian Karembeu
Karembeu in 2017
Personal information
Full name Christian Lali Kake Karembeu[1]
Date of birth (1970-12-03) 3 December 1970 (age 54)[2]
Place of birth Lifou, New Caledonia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3][4]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder[5]
Club information
Current team
Olympiacos (sports director)
Youth career
Gaïtcha
1988–1990 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1995 Nantes 130 (5)
1995–1997 Sampdoria 62 (6)
1997–2000 Real Madrid 51 (1)
2000–2001 Middlesbrough 33 (4)
2001–2004 Olympiacos 68 (3)
2004–2005 Servette 23 (2)
2005–2006 Bastia 7 (0)
Total 395 (18)
National team
1992–2002 France 53 (1)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  France
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1998 France
UEFA European Championship
Winner 2000 Belgium & Netherlands
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 2001 South Korea & Japan
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career Stats

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Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
FranceLeague
1990–91 Nantes Atlantique Division 1 4 0
1991–92 28 0
1992–93 35 2
1993–94 29 0
1994–95 34 3
ItalyLeague
1995–96 Sampdoria Serie A 32 5
1996–97 30 1
SpainLeague
1997–98 Real Madrid La Liga 16 0
1998–99 20 0
1999–00 15 0
EnglandLeague
2000–01 Middlesbrough Premier League 33 4
GreeceLeague
2001–02 Olympiacos Alpha Ethniki 24 1
2002–03 22 2
2003–04 22 0
SwitzerlandLeague
2004–05 Servette 12 0
FranceLeague
2004–05 Bastia Ligue 1 7 0
Country France 169 5
Italy 62 6
Spain 51 0
England 33 4
Greece 68 3
Switzerland 12 0
Total 395 18

International career statistics

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France national team
YearAppsGoals
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 6 0
1995 4 1
1996 13 0
1997 4 0
1998 10 0
1999 4 0
2000 4 0
2001 6 0
2002 1 0
Total 53 1

References

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  1. Pitoiset, Anne; Wéry, Claudine (2011). Karembeu, un champion Kanak. Éditions Le Rayon Vert. p. 23. ISBN 978-2-953-3198-1-1.
  2. "Christian Karembeu: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Christian Karembeu (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  4. "Christian Karembeu". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  5. "Christian Karembeu". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  6. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Christian Karembeu". www.national-football-teams.com.