Emmanuel Petit
Emmanuel Petit ( in the middle) as a player at FC Barcelona in 2000
Emmanuel " Manu " Laurent Petit ( born September 22, 1970 in Dieppe ) is a French former football player at the position of midfielder. He played for clubs AS Monaco, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona and Chelsea and the French national team, with whom he became World Champion in 1998.
Club career
Petit began his career in 1977 with ES Arques -la -Bataille in Normandy and moved from there in 1985 in the youth department of AS Monaco. At the age of 18 years can be used as defense and midfielder Petit Arsène Wenger was brought into the senior squad. On March 18, 1989, he made his debut against FC Sochaux, and even played in the same year in the French Cup final. In 1991, he was then able to win the French Cup with Monaco and failed a year later in Europe Cup Winners' Cup in 1991/92 only in the finale at Werder Bremen. In his last season at Monaco he led the team in 1996/97 as captain of the French championship. In June 1997, he left his former manager Arsène Wenger - who had been dismissed in Monaco in 1994 - committed by Arsenal FC. This could play as a defensive midfielder alongside Patrick Vieira him now. Immediately in the first year they could win the championship in the Premier League and the FA Cup. The following two years were Titellos. Overall, Petit had achieved eleven goals in his three years at Arsenal 118 missions, he could. In the summer of 2000, he joined together with Marc Overmars to Barcelona. Here he again played on the defensive, but could not prevail due to multiple injuries. In 2001 he played again - as a regular player at Chelsea - in England. In 2002, he lost the FA Cup final against his former club Arsenal. After several knee injuries he had only a few appearances in the following years and was released in summer 2004. On January 20, 2005 after he unsuccessfully sought a new club six months, he announced his retirement from professional football due to persistent knee pain and a pulling operation by itself.
National players
For the French national team played Petit 63 times, scored six goals and won the 1998 World Cup and two years later the Euro 2000 In the 1998 World Cup, he twice met. Against Denmark the game deciding goal with a shot and in the final against Brazil, 3: 0 in injury time. In the 2002 World Cup, he was also in the squad of the French national team, which, however, did not survive the group stage. His last international match played Petit in February 2003. During his resignation in September 2003, he complained that although he was in top form, the Équipe Tricolore will but out of the wrong man.
Statistics
- European Cup Winners' Cup: 14 games
- UEFA Cup: 33 games
- Champions League: 21 games
Achievements
- World Champion: 1998
- European Championship: 2000
- French Champion: 1997 (AS Monaco)
- English Champion: 1998 ( Arsenal FC )
- French Cup Winners: 1991 (AS Monaco)
- English Cup Winners' Cup: 1998 ( Arsenal FC )
Private
Emmanuel Petit was married to actress Agathe de La Fontaine since 3 July 2000. In March 2002 their daughter was born; this marriage ended in divorce in 2007. Previously Emmanuel Petit was married in 1993 with his former partner Leily. In April 2007, Petit was a second time the father of a daughter; in October 2009 came a third daughter to.