Fabien Barthez
Fabien Alain Barthez (born 28 June 1971) is a French racing driver and former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. At club level, he played football in both France and England with Toulouse, Marseille, Monaco, Manchester United and Nantes. At international level, he played for the France national team, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2000 and the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, representing his nation at a total of three editions of both the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship; he also reached the final of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, after which he retired from international football.
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Barthez with Olympique de Marseille in 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Fabien Alain Barthez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1971 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lavelanet, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1979–1986 | Stade Lavelanétien | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1990 | Toulouse | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1992 | Toulouse | 26 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1995 | Marseille | 106 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2000 | Monaco | 143 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2004 | Manchester United | 92 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | → Marseille (loan) | 20 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Marseille | 54 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Nantes | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 457 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | France U21 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–2006 | France | 87 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicknamed Le Divin Chauve ("The Divine Bald One"), due to his trademark shaved head, Barthez was France's most capped player in the FIFA World Cup, with 17 appearances at the finals and shares the record for the most World Cup finals clean sheets with Peter Shilton, with ten. In club football, he won the UEFA Champions League with Olympique Marseille in 1993 as well as several Ligue 1 and Premier League titles. After retiring from football in 2007, Barthez began a career in motorsport in 2008.