David Ginola

David Ginola
Ginola in 2014
Personal information
Full name David Ginola-Ceze
Date of birth (1967-01-25) 25 January 1967
Place of birth Gassin, Var, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1988 Toulon 82 (4)
1988–1990 Racing Paris 61 (8)
1990–1992 Brest 50 (14)
1992–1995 Paris Saint-Germain 115 (33)
1995–1997 Newcastle United 58 (6)
1997–2000 Tottenham Hotspur 100 (13)
2000–2002 Aston Villa 32 (3)
2002 Everton 5 (0)
Total 503 (81)
International career
1990–1995 France 17 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Ginola-Ceze (born 25 January 1967) is a French former professional footballer. A television personality, he has also worked as an actor, model and football pundit.

A forward, Ginola played for ten seasons in France with Toulon, Racing Paris, Brest and Paris Saint-Germain before moving to Newcastle United in the English Premier League in July 1995. He subsequently played for Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa and Everton before retiring in 2002. At international level, he made 17 appearances, scoring three goals, for the France national team between 1990 and 1995.

Since his retirement from football, he has become involved in football punditry and acting. Ginola is a regular contributor to BBC, BT Sport and CNN. He has hosted Match of ze Day, a program which broadcasts live Premier League matches on Canal+. In January 2015, Ginola attempted to run for the FIFA presidency but withdrew after failing to receive the required backing of at least five national football associations.[2][3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference PremProfile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ BBC Sport – David Ginola: Ex-Spurs midfielder out of Fifa presidential race. Bbc.com (30 January 2015). Retrieved on 9 November 2015.
  3. ^ David Ginola out and Luis Figo in race to replace Sepp Blatter at Fifa | Football. The Guardian (30 January 2015). Retrieved on 9 November 2015.
  4. ^ BBC Sport – David Ginola plans to run for Fifa presidency against Sepp Blatter. Bbc.com (16 January 2015). Retrieved on 9 November 2015.
  5. ^ David Ginola starts campaign to replace Sepp Blatter as Fifa president | Football. The Guardian (15 January 2015). Retrieved on 9 November 2015.
  6. ^ Ginola set to announce candidacy for FIFA President | : The World Game. Theworldgame.sbs.com.au (16 January 2015). Retrieved on 9 November 2015.
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