Gilles Grimandi
French footballer (born 1970) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gilles Jean-Christophe Grimandi (born 11 November 1970) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre back or midfielder.
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Full name | Gilles Jean-Christophe Grimandi | ||
Date of birth | (1970-11-11) 11 November 1970 (age 53) | ||
Place of birth | Gap, France | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back, midfielder[2] | ||
Youth career | |||
1987–1988 | Gap | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1991 | Gap | ||
1991–1997 | Monaco | 80 | (3) |
1997–2002 | Arsenal | 114 | (4) |
2003 | Colorado Rapids | 0 | (0) |
Total | 194 | (7) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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In his playing career, he went from hometown team Gap to top-flight Monaco before arriving at Arsenal of the Premier League in 1997. He won two league-and-cup doubles with them before leaving in 2002.[3]