Marcel Desailly
Marcel Desailly is a French football player and a former star for its national team, with whom he won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.
After Euro 2004, he retired from international football as the second all-time leader in appearances for France (116).
Desailly is considered one of the most accomplished players of the game and one of the best players of the past two decades, having won virtually every major team award.
Desailly moved to Chelsea for a reported 4.6 million pounds prior to the 1998 World Cup. It has been said that if Chelsea bought Desailly after the World Cup, they would have paid double, such were his displays in helping the side to its first World Cup victory.
Playing Career
• FC Nantes Atlantique (1986-92)
• Olympique de Marseille (1992-94)
• AC Milan (1994-98)
• Chelsea F.C. (1998-2004) – Captain (2001-2004)
• France National Football Team (1993- 2004) – Captain (2001-2004)
• Al Gharafa (2004-2005)
• Qatar League (2004/2005)
• Qatar Sports Club (2005) – Captain
Honours
• 1998 World Cup winner (France)
• 2001 Confederations Cup winner (France)
• 2003 Confederations Cup winner (France)
• 2000 European Championship winner (France)
• 1994 European SuperCup winner (Milan AC)
• 1998 European SuperCup winner (Chelsea)
• 1993 Champions League winner (Marseille)
• 1994 Champions League winner (Milan AC)
• 1994 Serie A Champions (Milan AC)
• 1996 Serie A Champions (Milan AC)
• 2000 FA Cup winner (Chelsea)
• 2000 Charity Shield winner (Chelsea)
• 1993 European SuperCup Finals (Milan AC)
• 1995 Champions League Finals (Milan AC)
• 1998 Italian Cup Finals (Milan AC)
• 2002 FA Cup Finals (Chelsea)
• 1998 Légion d'Honneur.(French Government)
• Member of the Laureus Sport Foundation
• UNICEF CAN 2008 Ambassador
• Ambassador - Ghana Beach Sports Association