Franck Bilal Ribéry
Name: Franck Bilal Ribéry
Nationality: French
Date and Place of Birth: Born April 1st, 1983 in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Playing Position: Attacking midfielder / winger
Current Club:
Bayern Munich (German Bundesliga)
Club Career:
2001 - 2002 US Boulogne
2002 - 2003 Olympique Alès
2003 - 2004 Stade Brestois 29
2004 - 2005 FC Metz
2005 Galatasaray S.K.
2005 - 2007 Olympique de Marseille
2007 - present FC Bayern Munich
International Career: 2006 - present - France
About Franck Ribery:
Franck Ribery was born in Boulogne-sur-Mer in France on 1st April 1983 and played his early football at a succession of lower league French clubs before joining FC Metz in 2004. Having seen enough promise in Ribery's twenty games and two goals for Metz, Turkish giants Galatasaray took the young Frenchman to Istanbul on a three year contract in 2005 and he went to win the Turkish Cup that year, scoring a goal in the final against rivals Fenerbahce.
Ribery won the hearts of the enthusiastic Turkish fans but after going four months without pay at Galatasaray he invoked a FIFA ruling to cancel his contract and moved without a transfer fee to Olympique Marseille in his native France. Galatasaray were infuriated and appealed to the Court of Arbitration of Sport but they defended Ribery's actions and vindicated his right to move without a fee being paid to the Turks.
It was in Southern France that Franck Ribery really began to shine on the European stage, playing over sixty games in two seasons for L'OM and helping them to second place in the French Ligue 1 championship. Ribery made his French international debut in May 2006 and represented his country with distinction in the 2006 World Cup in Germany, scoring his first international goal in the 3-1 second round victory over Spain. He also played in the World Cup final which heartbreakingly ended in defeat for France at the hands of Italy.
Ribery's Champion's League performances for Olympique Marseille and World Cup exploits with France drew envious glances from many top European clubs and in June 2007 he completed a €26m transfer to German giants Bayern Munich.
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