Christian Karembeu

Christian Karembeu
Karembeu in 2017
Personal information
Full name Christian Lali Kake Karembeu[1]
Date of birth (1970-12-03) 3 December 1970 (age 53)[2]
Place of birth Lifou, New Caledonia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3][4]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder[5]
Team information
Current team
Olympiacos (sports director)
Youth career
Gaïtcha
1988–1990 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1995 Nantes 130 (5)
1995–1997 Sampdoria 62 (6)
1997–2000 Real Madrid 51 (1)
2000–2001 Middlesbrough 33 (4)
2001–2004 Olympiacos 68 (3)
2004–2005 Servette 23 (2)
2005–2006 Bastia 7 (0)
Total 395 (18)
International career
1992–2002 France 53 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1998 France
UEFA European Championship
Winner 2000 Belgium & Netherlands
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 2001 South Korea & Japan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christian Lali Kake Karembeu (born 3 December 1970) is a New Caledonian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder representing France. He is currently the sporting director for Olympiacos.

Karembeu represented Nantes, Sampdoria, Real Madrid, Middlesbrough, Olympiacos, Servette, and Bastia. He found much success on the national stage as well representing France, having been born in the overseas territory New Caledonia, and was a vital part of the squad that won the 1998 FIFA World Cup on home soil and featured in one match in France's victorious UEFA Euro 2000 campaign.[6]

  1. ^ Pitoiset, Anne; Wéry, Claudine (2011). Karembeu, un champion Kanak. Éditions Le Rayon Vert. p. 23. ISBN 978-2-953-3198-1-1.
  2. ^ "Christian Karembeu: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Christian Karembeu (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Christian Karembeu". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Christian Karembeu". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference titles was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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