Vincent Candela

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Vincent Candela
Personal information
Full name Vincent Candela
Date of birth October 24, 1973 (1973-10-24) (age 34)
Place of birth    Bédarieux, France
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Left-back
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1991-1995
1995-1997
1997-2005
2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007		 Toulouse
Guingamp
AS Roma
Bolton Wanderers
Udinese
Siena
→ Messina (loan)		 056 0(3)
048 0(2)
210 (14)
010 0(0)
026 0(1)
014 0(0)
017 0(0)   
National team
1996-2003 France 040 0(5)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Vincent Candela (IPA: [vɛ̃'sɑ̃ kɑ̃də'la]) (born October 24, 1973 in Bédarieux) is a former French footballer. With the French national team, Candela won the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Candela was a skilled left and right back, playing with both feet and effective at joining the attack.

On the club level, Candela played for Toulouse (1992-95), Guingamp (1995-97), A.S. Roma (1997-2005), Bolton Wanderers (2005), Udinese (2005-2006), 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 against, 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 is of Italian descent.

He was a dubbing actor in the Italian language version of Shaolin Soccer.

[edit] Honours

[edit] References

  1. ^ Tactical Formation. Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved on February 1, 2007.
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France squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup Winners (1st Title)
1 Lama • 2 Candela • 3 Lizarazu • 4 Vieira • 5 Blanc • 6 Djorkaeff • 7 Deschamps • 8 Desailly • 9 Guivarc'h • 10 Zidane • 11 Pirès • 12 Henry • 13 Diomède • 14 Boghossian • 15 Thuram • 16 Barthez • 17 Petit • 18 Leboeuf • 19 Karembeu • 20 Trezeguet • 21 Dugarry • 22 Charbonnier • Coach: Jacquet
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France squad - UEFA Euro 2000 Winners (2nd title)
1 Lama • 2 Candela • 3 Lizarazu • 4 Vieira • 5 Blanc • 6 Djorkaeff • 7 Deschamps • 8 Desailly • 9 Anelka • 10 Zidane • 11 Pirès • 12 Henry • 13 Wiltord • 14 Micoud • 15 Thuram • 16 Barthez • 17 Petit • 18 Leboeuf • 19 Karembeu • 20 Trezeguet • 21 Dugarry • 22 Ramé • Coach: Lemerre
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France squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Ramé • 2 Candela • 3 Lizarazu • 4 Vieira • 5 Christanval • 6 Djorkaeff • 7 Makélélé • 8 Desailly • 9 Cissé • 10 Zidane • 11 Wiltord • 12 Henry • 13 Silvestre • 14 Boghossian • 15 Thuram • 16 Barthez • 17 Petit • 18 Leboeuf • 19 Sagnol • 20 Trezeguet • 21 Dugarry • 22 Micoud • 23 Coupet • Coach: Lemerre
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