Marcel Desailly
Marcel David Desailly is a former professional footballer, who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder. During a successful career at club level, lasting from 1986 to 2006, Desailly won several titles, including UEFA Champions League medals with both Marseille and AC Milan, and also played for Nantes and Chelsea, among other teams. Wikipedia
| Complete name | Marcel Desailly |
| Nationality |  France |
| Birth date | 07.09.1968 (age 57) |
| Country of birth |  Ghana |
| City of birth | Accra |
| Position | defender |
| Foot | right |
| Height/weight | 183 cm / 82 kg |
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UEFA European Championship 24.06.2004 |
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UEFA European Championship 20.06.2004 |
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UEFA European Championship 16.06.2004 |
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UEFA European Championship 12.06.2004 |
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Premier League 25.04.2004 |
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UEFA Champions League 20.04.2004 |
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 UEFA European Championship 2004 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Premier League 2003/2004 |
15 | 0 | 0 | 1331 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
 UEFA Champions League 2003/2004 |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 656 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
 FIFA Confederations Cup 2003 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 390 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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Premier League 2002/2003 |
31 | 2 | 0 | 2694 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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