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Michel Platini

French association football player, manager and executive

Michel François Platini (born 21 June 1955) is a retired French footballer. He was the president of UEFA between 2007 and 2015. In 2015, he was banned from football due to ethics violations.[5] He is regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time.[6][7] He was the all-time top scorer for France between June 19, 1984 (when he overtook Just Fontaine's record) and October 17, 2007 (when Thierry Henry became France's top scorer).

Michel Platini
Michel Platini 2010 (cropped).jpg
Platini in 2010
6th President of UEFA
In office
26 January 2007 – 21 December 2015
Preceded byLennart Johansson
Succeeded byÁngel María Villar (acting)
Aleksander Čeferin
Personal details
Born
Michel François Platini[1]

(1955-06-21) 21 June 1955 (age 67)[2]
Jœuf, France
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
OccupationFootballer
Manager
Football administrator
Association football career
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1966–1972 AS Jœuf
1972 Nancy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1979 Nancy 181 (98)
1979–1982 Saint-Étienne 104 (58)
1982–1987 Juventus 147 (68)
Total 432 (224)
National team
1975–1976 France Olympic 7 (4)
1976–1987 France[3] 72 (41)
1988 Kuwait[4] 1 (0)
Teams managed
1988–1992 France
Honours
Men's football
Representing  France
FIFA World Cup
Third place 1986 México
UEFA European Championship
Winner 1984 France
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

As a player, he played for Nancy-Lorraine, A.S. Saint-Étienne, and Juventus. He won 3 Ballon d'Ors as a player (1983, 1984, 1985).

Career statisticsEdit

ClubEdit

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nancy 1972–73 Division 1 4 2 – – 4 2
1973–74 21 2 3 0 – 24 2
1974–75 Division 2 32 17 6 13 – 38 30
1975–76 Division 1 31 22 7 6 – 38 28
1976–77 38 25 1 0 – 39 25
1977–78 36 18 10 7 – 46 25
1978–79 19 12 5 3 – 24 15
Total 181 98 32 29 – 213 127
Saint-Étienne 1979–80 Division 1 33 16 7 5 7 5 47 26
1980–81 35 20 10 5 7 4 52 29
1981–82 36 22 8 5 2 0 46 27
Total 104 58 25 15 16 9 145 82
Juventus 1982–83 Serie A 30 16 9 7 9 5 48 28
1983–84 28 20 7 3 8 2 43 25
1984–85 30 18 9 4 9 7 48 29
1985–86 30 12 6 1 6 3 42 16
1986–87 29 2 8 1 4 2 41 5
Total 147 68 39 16 36 19 222 103
Career total 432 224 96 60 52 28 580 312

InternationalEdit

Appearances and goals by national team and year[8][9]
National team Year Apps Goals
France 1976 5 4
1977 7 2
1978 6 4
1979 4 2
1980 6 5
1981 4 2
1982 10 4
1983 4 1
1984 10 13
1985 6 2
1986 9 2
1987 1 0
Total 72 41
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Platini goal.
List of international goals scored by Michel Platini[9]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 March 1976 Parc des Princes, Paris, France   Czechoslovakia 2–0 2–2 Friendly
2 1 September 1976 Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark   Denmark 1–1 1–1 Friendly
3 9 October 1976 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria   Bulgaria 1–0 2–2 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 17 November 1976 Parc des Princes, Paris, France   Republic of Ireland 1–0 2–0 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 23 April 1977 Charmilles Stadium, Geneva, Switzerland    Switzerland 1–0 4–0 Friendly
6 16 November 1977 Parc des Princes, Paris, France   Bulgaria 2–0 3–1 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 8 February 1978 Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy   Italy 2–2 2–2 Friendly
8 1 April 1978 Parc des Princes, Paris, France   Brazil 1–0 1–0 Friendly
9 19 May 1978 Stadium Nord, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France   Tunisia 1–0 2–0 Friendly
10 6 June 1978 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina   Argentina 1–1 1–2 1978 FIFA World Cup
11 5 September 1979 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden   Sweden 2–1 3–1 UEFA Euro 1980 qualification
12 10 October 1979 Parc des Princes, Paris, France   United States 1–0 3–0 Friendly
13 27 February 1980 Parc des Princes, Paris, France   Greece 2–1 5–1 Friendly
14 3–1
15 11 October 1980 Tsirio Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus   Cyprus 2–0 7–0 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
16 3–0
17 28 October 1980 Parc des Princes, Paris, France   Republic of Ireland 1–0 2–0 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
18 14 October 1981 Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland   Republic of Ireland 2–3 2–3 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
19 18 November 1981 Parc des Princes, Paris, France   Netherlands 1–0 2–0 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
20 23 February 1982 Parc des Princes, Paris, France   Italy 1–0 2–0 Friendly
21 21 June 1982 Estadio José Zorrilla, Valladolid, Spain   Kuwait 2–0 4–1 1982 FIFA World Cup
22 8 July 1982 Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain   West Germany 1–1 3–3(p) 1982 FIFA World Cup
23 10 November 1982 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands   Netherlands 2–1 2–1 Friendly
24 7 September 1983 Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark   Denmark 1–1 1–3 Friendly
25 29 February 1984 Parc des Princes, Paris, France   England 1–0 2–0 Friendly
26 2–0
27 12 June 1984 Parc des Princes, Paris, France   Denmark 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 1984
28 16 June 1984 Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France   Belgium 1–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 1984
29 4–0
30 5–0
31 19 June 1984 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France   Yugoslavia 1–1 3–2 UEFA Euro 1984
32 2–1
33 3–1
34 23 June 1984 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France   Portugal 3–2 3–2 UEFA Euro 1984
35 27 June 1984 Parc des Princes, Paris, France   Spain 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 1984
36 13 October 1984 Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg   Luxembourg 2–0 4–0 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
37 21 November 1984 Parc des Princes, Paris, France   Bulgaria 1–0 1–0 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
38 16 November 1985 Parc des Princes, Paris, France   Yugoslavia 1–0 2–0 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
39 2–0
40 17 June 1986 Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City, Mexico   Italy 1–0 2–0 1986 FIFA World Cup
41 21 June 1986 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico   Brazil 1–1 1(p)–1 1986 FIFA World Cup

HonoursEdit

PlayerEdit

Nancy

Saint-Étienne

Juventus

France

Individual

ManagerEdit

Individual

OrdersEdit

BibliographyEdit

  • Michel Platini, "Ma vie comme un match", 1987

References and notesEdit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Décret du 13 juillet 1998 portant promotion et nomination" [Decree of 13 July 1998 on promotion and appointment]. Journal Officiel de la République Française (in French). 1998 (161): 10831. 14 July 1998. PREX9801876D. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Michel Platini". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Michel Platini Biography". Soccer-fans-info.com. 3 May 1973. Archived from the original on 3 August 2009.
  4. ↑ "Michel Platini – Goals in International Matches". rsssf.com. 21 April 2011.
  5. ↑ "Fifa: Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini get eight-year bans". BBC Sport. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Legends Revisited: Michel Platini - France's Greatest Player?". Bleacher Report.
  7. ↑ "FourFourTwo's 100 Greatest Footballers EVER: No.12, Michel Platini". 26 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Michel Platini". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Michel Platini – Goals in International Matches". Rsssf.com. 21 April 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "France – Footballer of the Year". RSSSF. 8 January 2010. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 José Luis Pierrend (6 March 2012). ""Onze Mondial" Awards: Onze de Onze 1976–2011". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "L'Équipe World Champion of Champions". 26 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 ""Onze Mondial" Awards". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
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  16. ↑ Roberto Di Maggio; Igor Kramarsic; Alberto Novello (11 June 2015). "Italy – Serie A Top Scorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  17. ↑ Rob Moore; Karel Stokkermans (21 January 2011). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  18. ↑ "Guerin d'Oro". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  19. ↑ Anatolii Skorobahatko (25 August 2015). "Best European footballers by season" (PDF). Ukrainian Football. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017. (ukr.)
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 "Platini shines for flamboyant France". UEFA.com. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  21. ↑ Roberto Di Maggio; Roberto Mamrud; Jarek Owsianski; Davide Rota (11 June 2015). "Champions Cup/Champions League Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Jamie Rainbow (14 December 2012). "World Soccer Awards – previous winners". World Soccer. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  23. ↑ "Toyota Cup – Most Valuable Player of the Match Award". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 "World All-Time Teams". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
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  33. ↑ "Golden Foot Legends". Golden Foot.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  34. ↑ "Pele's list of the greatest". BBC Sport. 4 March 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  35. ↑ "Zinedine Zidane voted top player by fans" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  36. ↑ "Placar - 100 Craques do Século". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  37. ↑ "AFS Top-100 Players of All-Time". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  38. ↑ "Il premio Facchetti a Michel Platini Festa (con fair play) a Milano" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  39. ↑ "Hall of fame, 10 new entry: con Vialli e Mancini anche Facchetti e Ronaldo" [Hall of fame, 10 new entries: with Vialli and Mancini also Facchetti and Ronaldo] (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
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  41. ↑ "Wall of Fame". Globe Soccer.com. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  42. ↑ "#JUVE120 team announced". juventus.com. 24 November 2017. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  43. ↑ "The other two Ballon d'Or Dream Team XIs: Zidane, Cruyff, Iniesta, Di Stefano... but no Casillas". MARCA. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  44. ↑ "IFFHS ALL TIME WORLD MEN'S DREAM TEAM". IFFHS. 22 May 2021.
  45. ↑ "IFFHS". IFFHS. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  46. ↑ "IFFHS announce the 48 football legend players". IFFHS. 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  47. ↑ "The Best x Players of the Century/All-Time". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  48. ↑ "Décret du 3 décembre 1994 portant promotion et nomination" [Decree of 3 December 1994 on promotion and appointment]. Journal Officiel de la République Française (in French). 1994 (281): 17157. 4 December 1994. PREX9412415D. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

Further readingEdit

  • Tournon Philippe, Platini, le football en fête, Paris, Alta Sport, 1977
  • Collectif, Michel Platini : l'album photos, Paris, PAC, December 1982

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