Michel Platini

@Football Administrator, Family and Facts ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Michel François Platini is a football administrator and a former French football player and manager French Sportspersons Football Players Sports Administrators Gemini Celebrities Michel François Platini is a football administrator and a former French football player and manager. A three time winner of the Ballon d’Or Awards is regarded as one of the best footballers of all time. This French player led his country to two World Cup semi-finals. He was the top goal scorer and best player in the 1984 European Championship, which was won by the French National Team. A master of the free-kick, Platini was given the nickname of ‘Le Roi’ or ‘The King’ due to his amazing leadership qualities. He, Alain Giresse, Luis Fernández and Jean Tigana made up the ‘Magic Square’, a midfield players' group which was the crux of the French National Team. Even though he was mainly a forward midfield playmaker, he is noted for some celebrated goal scoring. He won the Serie A capocannoniere award three times straight and retired as the country’s highest goal scorer in international careers. Platini was also the coach of the French national team for four years and one of the organizers of the 1998 World Cup held in France. Apart from being the chairman of the FIFA Technical and Development Committee and vice-president of the French Football Federation, he was the president of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) till 2015. In recognition of his talent, he was included in the English and Italian Football Hall of Fame. He was banned for 8 years following an ethics investigation by the FIFA ethics committee on 21 December 2015.

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Birthday: June 21, 1955 Nationality: French Famous: Football Administrator, Former French Football Player, Sportspersons, Football Players, Sports Administrators Spouses: Christelle Platini Known as: Michel François Platini Birth Place: Jœuf, France Height: 177cm Information Detail Birthday June 21, 1955 Nationality French Famous Football Administrator, Former French Football Player, Sportspersons, Football Players, Sports Administrators Spouses Christelle Platini Known as Michel François Platini Birth Place Jœuf, France Height 177cm Gender Male Father aldo platini Mother Anna Platini Net Worth $15 Million as of Jan 2017 Sun Sign Gemini Born in Jœuf, France Famous as Former French Football Player, Football Administrator

Jœuf, France

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He married Christelle Platini in 1977 and the couple has two children. Unsplash Personal Life

The family stays in a luxurious villa, in the French port of Cassis, near Marseilles. Unsplash Personal Life

Michel Platini was born on 21 June 1955 in Jœuf,Lorraine, in the North East of France. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He is the son of Ado Platini, the former footballer and director of AS Nancy and Anna (née Piccinelli). Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He started playing very young and first caught attention in a Coupe Gambardella tournament where Jœuf was playing against Metz. He was only 16 years old then. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He could not make it to the trial with Metz and in 1972, joined his father’s club Nancy as a reserve. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1973, Platini made his French first-division debut against Nimes. Unsplash Career

Soon he established himself as an important player of Nancy and using his impressive free-kick styles, led the club to the 1975 Ligue 2 Championship. Unsplash Career

In 1976, he helped France reach the quarterfinals at the Montreal Olympics. He signed his first professional contract with a club this year only. Unsplash Career

The 1978 French Cup Final saw him captaining Nancy to triumph against Nice but he was blamed for the poor performance of the French team in the World Cup of 1978. Unsplash Career

In 1979, he joined AS Saint-Étienne and in 1981, he won the French League with ‘Les Verts’. Unsplash Career

He received three consecutive Ballon d’Or Awards in 1982, 1984 and 1985. Unsplash Awards & Achievements

He was also the recipient of the Onze d'Or awards in the same three years. Unsplash Awards & Achievements

He won a hat-trick of European Footballer of the Year awards (1983 through 1985). Unsplash Awards & Achievements

Platini was also elected Player of the Year by World Soccer magazine in 1984 and 1985. Unsplash Awards & Achievements

He appeared on the field for 72 times as a representative of the French National Team and 49 times as captain. He scored 41 times, which was a record in the legacy of the French team untill Thierry Henry broke this. Unsplash Awards & Achievements

Information	Detail
Birthday	June 21, 1955
Nationality	French
Famous	Football Administrator, Former French Football Player, Sportspersons, Football Players, Sports Administrators
Spouses	Christelle Platini
Known as	Michel François Platini
Birth Place	Jœuf, France
Height	177cm
Gender	Male
Father	aldo platini
Mother	Anna Platini
Net Worth	$15 Million as of Jan 2017
Sun Sign	Gemini
Born in	Jœuf, France
Famous as	Former French Football Player, Football Administrator

Michel Platini

French

Jun 21, 1955

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Jœuf, France