Lilian Thuram
Lilian Thuram (born Ruddy, Lilian Thuram-Ulien,
January 1, 1972 in Pointe-ŕ-Pitre, Guadeloupe) is a French football
player. With the French national team, Thuram won 1998 World Cup and
Euro 2000. He is currently considered one of the best defenders in
the world.
Thuram's soccer career began with Monaco of the French Ligue 1 in
1991. Later stops included Parma (1996-2001) and Juventus - his
current club - in Italian Serie A. Thuram has won the scudetto three
times with Juventus.
For France, Thuram has been capped 104 times (as of September 2005)
and scored two goals. Amazingly, both of those goals came in one
game—the 1998 World Cup semifinal against Croatia, as France won 2-1
to advance to the final. He also played in the 2002 World Cup, Euro
96, and Euro 2004. After a brief international retirement, he
returned to the French team on August 17, 2005.
Thuram was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living
footballers in March 2004.
Teams
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Monaco (1991-1996)
French Cup 1990/91
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Parma (1996-2001)
UEFA Cup 1998/99
Italian Cup championships 1998/99
Italian SuperCup 1998/99
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Juventus (2001-2006 )
Serie A Championships: 2001/02 2002/03 2004/05 2005/06
Italian SuperCup 2002 2003
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France national team
World Cup appearances: 1998 -(Scorer of both goals in the 2-1 defeat
of Croatia in the Semi-Final) 2002 2006
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European Championship appearances: 1996 2000 2004
Credits
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