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2007 Trophée Des Champions
The 2007 Trophée des Champions was a football match held at Stade Gerland, Lyon on 28 July 2007, that saw 2006–07 Ligue 1 champions Lyon defeat 2006–07 Coupe de France winners Sochaux 2–1 thanks to goals by Sidney Govou and Cris. Match details See also *2006–07 Ligue 1 *2006–07 Coupe de France External linksMatch Statistics 2007–08 in French football 2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ... Olympique Lyonnais matches FC Sochaux-Montbéliard matches July 2007 sports events in France Sports competitions in Lyon {{France-footy-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trophée Des Champions
The Trophée des Champions (, ) is a French association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of Ligue 1 and the winners of the Coupe de France. It is equivalent to the Super cup, super cups found in many other countries. History The match, with its current name, was first played in 1995, but the format in French football has existed since 1949 when the French football Division 1 1948–49, 1948–49 first division champions, Stade de Reims, defeated the winners of the 1948–49 edition of the Coupe de France, RCF Paris, 4–3 at the Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir in Colombes. The match is co-organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) and the Union Syndicale des Journalistes Sportifs de France (UJSF). From 1955 to 1973, the French Football Federation (FFF) hosted a similar match known as the ''Challenge des champions''. The match returned in 1985, but was eliminated after only two seasons due to its unpopularity. In 1995, the FFF offici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Clerc
François Jacques Clerc (born 18 April 1983) is a French former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Club career Born in Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, Clerc joined Olympique Lyonnais at the age of 14. After spending his first years as a senior with the reserves, he was loaned to Toulouse FC with which he first appeared in Ligue 1, making his debut in the competition on 14 August 2004 in a 4–1 away win against RC Strasbourg. Returned to ''L'OL'' for the 2005–06 season, Clerc went on to become and important first-team member as the club won three national championships in a row, contributing with 62 league appearances combined in that timeframe. He battled with Anthony Réveillère for first-choice status during his tenure, appeared in 20 UEFA Champions League games but was also banned for four matches and fined €150,000 by the French Professional Football League, after he incurred in an illegal transfer agreement to Olympique de Marseille in 2006. In the fall of 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatem Ben Arfa
Hatem Ben Arfa (, ; born 7 March 1987) is a French former professional association football, footballer who played as a Midfielder#Winger, winger and attacking midfielder. Known for his flair and Dribbling#Association football, dribbling ability, Ben Arfa is regarded as a fan favourite with a cult following and one of the most talented dribblers of all time. He was once described as "one of the best-rated talents in France", but was also criticised by the media and players alike for lacking discipline. Ben Arfa's career started in the Île-de-France (region), Île-de-France Regions of France, region, where he trained at AC Boulogne-Billancourt, Boulogne-Billancourt and FC Versailles 78, Versailles. In 1999, he was selected to attend the Clairefontaine (football), Clairefontaine academy. He spent three years there before leaving for Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon, where he won four Ligue 1 titles. In his early career at Lyon, he played as a centre forward but moved into a striker role du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathieu Bodmer
Mathieu Alain Daniel Bodmer (born 22 November 1982) is a French former professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ... who played as a midfielder. A former French youth international, he is known for his technique, playmaking skills and striking ability. Club career Early career Bodmer began his professional career at Évreux AC (now Évreux FC) at the age of 14. In 1998, he moved to Stade Malherbe Caen, a club in the Ligue 2, second division of French football, where he made his debut in 2000. He played in 24 matches that season and by the end of the 2002–03 season, he had played in 79 matches for the club, scoring a total of four goals. His hard-working performances helped Caen keep a mid-table position in the league. Following the season, he joined f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy Paillot
Sandy Paillot (born 27 February 1987) is a French footballer who plays for FC Fleury 91. His primary position on the pitch is defender. Club career Paillot was promoted to the Lyon first team for the 2007–08 Ligue 1 season. He was given the squad number 32, but later changed to 15. He made his club debut in Lyon's preseason tour of South Korea, as the club took part in the Peace Cup, and appeared in all four matches. In the season, Paillot appeared in Lyon's 4–0 victory over Ligue 2 side US Créteil in the French Cup, on 6 January 2008, as a substitute. He made his first team debut on 23 January, in Lyon's 2–0 win over FC Lorient, again subbing in. On 31 January, Paillot joined Ligue 2 outfit Grenoble Foot 38, on loan for the remainder of the season. After returning to Lyon, it was announced that Grenoble were looking to secure Paillot on another loan deal. After weeks of speculation, it was finally announced that Paillot would return to Grenoble on loan, this time for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabio Grosso
Fabio Grosso (; born 28 November 1977) is an Italian professional football manager and former player. He is currently the head coach of Serie B club Sassuolo. After playing for several smaller Italian clubs, such as Renato Curi, Chieti and Perugia, he made his breakthrough during his two seasons as a left-back with Palermo, which earned him a move to defending Serie A champions Inter Milan in 2006. During his only season with Inter, he helped the club defend the Serie A title and win the Supercoppa Italiana. He later also won titles with Lyon in France and with Juventus. Grosso retired in 2012 after winning the ''Scudetto'' with Juventus. At international level, Grosso made 48 appearances for Italy and scored the decisive late first goal against Germany in the 2006 World Cup semi-final. In the 95th minute of the match vs Australia, he cut inside past Lucas Neill, who slid to block and mistiming his tackle brought Grosso down. Totti then scored the winning penalty. He also sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rémy Vercoutre
Rémy René Paul Vercoutre (born 26 June 1980) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is the goalkeeping coach of Lyon. Career Vercoutre was born in Grande-Synthe, Nord. He previously played for Montpellier, before moving to Lyon in 2002. In 2004, he joined Strasbourg on loan, but only managed to play eight games for them before returning to Lyon. He did however play as they won the 2005 Coupe de la Ligue Final. Due to Grégory Coupet's injury for the 2007 portion of the 2007–08 Ligue 1 season, Vercoutre became Lyon's first choice keeper and played in every game until Coupet's return. During that time, he made a crucial penalty save from Thomas Hitzlsperger in the UEFA Champions League against Stuttgart, which helped Lyon progress to the round of 16. After the departure of Hugo Lloris to Tottenham Hotspur in August 2012, Vercoutre became the first choice goalkeeper for Lyon. At the end of the 2012–13 season, however, he lost the first-cho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karim Benzema
Karim Mostafa Benzema (born 19 December 1987) is a French professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for and Captain (association football), captains Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah), Al-Ittihad. Regarded as one of the greatest strikers of all time, Benzema is a creative forward known for his technical skills, vision and versatility on the field. He won 25 trophies with Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid, including four La Liga, three Copa del Rey, and five UEFA Champions League titles. He has scored List of footballers with 500 or more goals, over 500 career goals for club and country, and is Real Madrid's List of Real Madrid CF records and statistics#Goalscorers, second-highest goalscorer and top assist provider. Born in Lyon to parents of Algerian descent, Benzema began his career with hometown club Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon in 2005, contributing sporadically to three Ligue 1 title wins. In 2007–08 Ligue 1, 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan Baroš
Milan Baroš (; born 28 October 1981) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a forward. In 2005, he was part of the Liverpool team which won the UEFA Champions League. He went on to win Ligue 1 with Lyon in 2007, the FA Cup with Portsmouth in 2008 and the Süper Lig with Galatasaray in 2012. He also had spells with Baník Ostrava, where he started his career, and English club Aston Villa, and retired from professional football in 2020 following his fourth spell at Baník Ostrava. Born in Valašské Meziříčí, Baroš represented the Czech Republic international team in 93 matches, scoring on 41 occasions. He won the Golden Boot as top scorer of the Euro 2004 tournament, where his nation reached the semi-finals. He went on to play in three more major international tournaments. His 41 goals for the Czech Republic is second behind only Jan Koller. Club career Early career As a boy, Baroš played for youth clubs in Vigantice and Rožnov pod Radhoštěm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kader Keïta
Kader may refer to: *Kader (film), ''Kader'' (film), a 2006 Turkish drama film *Kader Group, a toy manufacturer of Hong Kong *Kader Factory for Developed Industries, a defence manufacturer of Egypt People with the given name *Kader Abdolah (born 1954), Iranian-Dutch writer, poet and columnist. *Kader Asmal (1934–2011), South African politician *Kader Attia (born 1970), Algerian-French artist *Kader Dost (born 2000), Turkish female race walker *Kader Hançar (born 1999), Turkish women's footballer *Kader Keïta (footballer, born 2000), Kader Keïta (born 2000), Ivorian footballer *Kader Khan (1937–2018), Indian actor, screenwriter, comedian, and film director *Kader Nouni (born 1976), French tennis umpire *Kader Rahman (1938–2024), Hong Kong field hockey player *Kader, a fictional superintendent of police played by Danny Denzongpa in the 1984 Indian film ''Dharm Aur Qanoon'' *General Qadir, fictional Pakistan Army general in the 2023 Indian film Pathaan (film), ''Pathaan'', p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jérémy Toulalan
Jérémy Toulalan (born 10 September 1983) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, but was also utilized as a central defender. He is best known for his humble demeanor, simple distribution, good technique and effective tackling. Toulalan started his career at hometown club Nantes and made his debut in March 2002. His performances during the 2004–05 season earned him the UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Year award and also an appearance in the Team of the Year. In May 2006, Toulalan joined Lyon on a four-year contract and helped the team win back-to-back league titles in 2007 and 2008. In June 2011, he joined Málaga. Toulalan also played for the France national team both at senior and several youth levels. He made his senior international debut in October 2006 and represented his nation at two international tournaments: UEFA Euro 2008 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Club career Early career Born in Nantes, Toulalan is a product of the loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Källström
Kim Mikael Källström (; born 24 August 1982) is a Swedish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. He was noted for his play-making ability and free-kick taking. He started his career at several clubs in Sweden, winning consecutive Allsvenskan titles with Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, Djurgården before moving to France where he represented Stade Rennais, Rennes and Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon. Källström won a range of domestic honours with Lyon and joined FC Spartak Moscow, Spartak Moscow in 2012. He spent the second half of the 2013–14 season on loan at Arsenal F.C., Arsenal, where he won the 2013–14 FA Cup after converting a penalty in the semi-final. Källström left Spartak in 2015 to join Grasshopper Club Zürich, Grasshoppers, where he had a 49 game long spell before ending his career at Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, Djurgårdens IF together with close friend Andreas Isaksson. Källström earned List of men's footballers with 100 or more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
