Vincent Candela
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Vincent Philippe Antoine Candela | ||
| Date of birth | October 24, 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Bédarieux, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left wingback | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1991–1995 | Toulouse | 56 | (3) |
| 1995–1997 | Guingamp | 48 | (2) |
| 1997–2005 | Roma | 210 | (14) |
| 2005 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Udinese | 26 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Siena | 14 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Messina (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| Total | 381 | (20) | |
| National team | |||
| 1996–2003 | France | 40 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Vincent Philippe Antoine Candela (French pronunciation: [vɛ̃sɑ̃ kɑ̃dəˈla]; born October 24, 1973, is a former French footballer. With the French national team, Candela won the 1998 FIFA World Cup, as well as Euro 2000.
Candela was a skilled right-footed left wingback, effective at joining the attack as well as being able in defence.
On the club level, Candela played for Toulouse (1992–95), Guingamp (1995–97), A.S. Roma (1997–2005), Bolton Wanderers (2005), Udinese (2005–2006) and Siena (2006–2007). He won one scudetto with Roma.
On January 28, 2007 he played his last Serie A match for Messina against Ascoli.[1]
For France, Candela was capped 40 times, scoring five goals. His playing time was often limited by Bixente Lizarazu, but he did play in one match during the 1998 triumph. During the winning Euro 2000 Candela did play two matches, both as a starter. He also played at the 1996 Olympic Games and the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Candela is married. He and his wife, Mara, welcomed their first child, Angelica, in April 2005.
He was a dubbing actor in the Italian language version of Shaolin Soccer.
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[edit] International career
[edit] International goals
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| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | October 14, 1998 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France |  Andorra |
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UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying |
| 2. | October 6, 2001 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France |  Algeria |
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Friendly match |
[edit] Honours
- World Cup: 1998
- European Championship: 2000
- Serie A: 2001
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2001
- He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 1998[2][3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups.com. http://www.football-lineups.com/wiki/_match3615.php. Retrieved February 1, 2007.
- ^ "France honors World Cup winners - Government gives Legion of Honor to players, coaches". CNN/SI. 1 September 1998. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/news/1998/09/01/france_legionhonor. Retrieved 2006-07-20.
- ^ "Décret du 24 juillet 1998 portant nomination à titre exceptionnel". JORF 1998 (170): 11376. 1998-07-25. PREX9801916D. http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/WAspad/UnTexteDeJorf?numjo=PREX9801916D. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
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- 1973 births
- Living people
- People from Bédarieux
- French people of Spanish descent
- French footballers
- France international footballers
- France under-21 international footballers
- Ligue 1 players
- Toulouse FC players
- EA Guingamp players
- A.S. Roma players
- Premier League players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- A.C. Siena players
- F.C. Messina Peloro players
- Udinese Calcio players
- Serie A footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- French expatriate footballers
- Olympic footballers of France
- Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 2000 players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- FIFA World Cup-winning players
- UEFA European Football Championship-winning players
- Association football fullbacks
- Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur
