Gaël Givet

Personal information
Gaël Givet
Full name	Gaël Givet-Viaros
Date of birth	October 9, 1981 (1981-10-09) (age 26)
Place of birth	Arles, France
Height	1.81 m (5' 11") 80 kg
Playing position	Center-back , Leftback
Club information
Current club	Marseille
Number	32
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000–2007 2007–	AS Monaco Marseille	234 (9) 034 (0)
National team²
2004–	France	012 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 25, 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of August 16, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Gaël Givet (born 9 October 1981 in Arles) is a professional French football player. He currently plays for Olympique de Marseille as a defender. He is married and has a son named Gabriel (born May 8, 2006)

[edit] Biography

He played all his football with AS Monaco before joining l'OM, he made a name for himself in the 2003/04 season where he blossomed in the Monaco defense with the likes of Manchester United's Patrice Evra, current Marseille player Julien Rodriguez and Olympique Lyonnais rock Sebastien Squillaci.

He has 12 caps for the French national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup.

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1 Carrasso • 2 Akalé • 3 Taiwo • 4 Rodriguez • 5 Faty • 6 Ziani • 7 Cheyrou • 8 Oruma • 9 Cissé • 10 Zenden • 11 Niang • 12 Kaboré • 14 L. N'Diaye • 15 Zubar • 16 Hamel • 17 M'bami • 18 Grandin • 19 Cana • 21 Cesar • 21 Krstić • 22 Nasri • 23 Krupoviesa • 24 Bonnart • 26 Sabo • 27 M'Bow • 28 Valbuena • 29 Ayew • 30 Mandanda • 32 Givet • 40 Maté • Manager: Gerets

v • d • e France squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Runners-up

1 Landreau • 2 Boumsong • 3 Abidal • 4 Vieira • 5 Gallas • 6 Makélélé • 7 Malouda • 8 Dhorasoo • 9 Govou • 10 Zidane • 11 Wiltord • 12 Henry • 13 Silvestre • 14 Saha • 15 Thuram • 16 Barthez • 17 Givet • 18 Diarra • 19 Sagnol • 20 Trezeguet • 21 Chimbonda • 22 Ribéry • 23 Coupet • Coach: Domenech