David Trezeguet

David Trezeguet
Personal information
Full name	David Sergio Trezeguet
Date of birth	October 15, 1977 (1977-10-15) (age 32)
Place of birth	Rouen, France
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Juventus
Number	17
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1993–1995 1995–2000 2000–	Platense Monaco Juventus	005 00(0) 114 0(60) 218 (130)
National team2
1997 1998–2008	France U21 France	005 00(5) 071 0(34)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 17 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of March 26 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

David Sergio Trezeguet (pronounced [david sɛʀʒjo tʀezeˈgɛ]; born 15 October 1977 in Rouen) is a French football striker who plays for Juventus and played for France. He is the son of Jorge Trezeguet, an Argentine football player of French ancestry (the name Trézéguet is from Gascogne).

Club career

At club level, Trézéguet has played for Platense in Argentina (1994), AS Monaco in France (1995-2000), and Juventus in Italy (since 2000). On 16 September 2006, before Juventus' league match against Vicenza, Trézéguet was awarded a commemorative plate in recognition of his 125 career goals.

After the match, his tally came to 128 goals making him the highest scoring foreigner in Juventus history. He is now the fifth highest scorer for Juventus, with 160 goals as of 18 May 2008, seven goals behind Omar Sivori.

In 1997, Trézéguet scored the fastest goal ever in terms of velocity in UEFA Champions League history in a quarter-final match against Manchester United. The shot that resulted in a goal was clocked at 97.76 mp/h (157.33 km/h). He also scored the 3000th goal in UEFA Champions League history by netting against Olympiakos in 2004.

Trézéguet caused controversy in Juventus' final match of the 2006-07 season against Spezia by making a gesture towards the club president, making a number 15 with his fingers – the number of goals he scored throughout the Serie B season – and then a gesture which, in Italian, means “I’m out of here.” However, Juventus announced on 25 June 2007 that Trézéguet had renewed his contract until 2011.^[1][2] During the 2007-08 season, Trezeguet scored twenty goals in the league, second only to teammate Alessandro Del Piero for Serie A scoring honors.

International career

Trézéguet first competed internationally on the French youth squad alongside senior squad teammates Thierry Henry, Willy Sagnol and William Gallas, and played in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship. In the 1998 World Cup, younger players such as Trézéguet, Henry and Patrick Vieira were given a chance to display their talent, gaining roster spots in place of many longtime French national veterans. They went on to win the World Cup that year, as well as the Euro 2000 competition, which was won when Trézéguet himself scored a golden goal in the final against Italy. He also played for France in the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups and Euro 2004. Trezeguet was named one of the 125 greatest living footballers in 2004.

On 9 July, 2006, Trézéguet took part in the final of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The match, against Italy, went to penalty kicks after a 1-1 tie and Trezeguet was the sole player from either team to miss a penalty kick, hitting the crossbar, as Italy won 5-3.

On 19 October, 2007, Trézéguet threatened to quit France after being overlooked for two Euro 2008 qualifying matches by French manager Raymond Domenech. ^[3]Trezeguet was selected to the French team in March 2008 for a friendly against England to replace the injured Karim Benzema, but then was not chosen for the French team that competed in Euro 2008.^[4]

On 9 July, 2008, Trézéguet announced his retirement from international football.^[5] He cited 'the awful Euros and the reappointment of the coach' being the main reasons for this decision. He also added 'I see football differently from how they see it in France. The Euros were very negative but what annoys me more is that Domenech is staying'. ^[6]

Personal life

Trezeguet and Barcelona's Thierry Henry are good friends. Their friendship started while they were both playing for Monaco. In an interview David stated that Thierry was like a big brother to him when they were team-mates. ^[7] David and his wife Béatrice have two children, Aaron (born on 18 May, 2000) and Noraan (born on 28 May 2008). ^[8]

Career statistics

Honours

International

• FIFA World Cup: 1998
• UEFA European Championship: 2000

Individual

• Serie A Footballer of the Year: 2002
• Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year: 2002

References

External links

• Official website
• David Trezeguet Photos and Statistics at sporting-heroes.net
• David Trezeguet Career Statistics on Juventus Official Website
• Trezeguet's career stats and timeline

David Trezeguet - Navigation boxes and awards 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 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 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 France squad – UEFA Euro 2004 1 Landreau • 2 Boumsong • 3 Lizarazu • 4 Vieira • 5 Gallas • 6 Makélélé • 7 Pirès • 8 Desailly • 9 Saha • 10 Zidane • 11 Wiltord • 12 Henry • 13 Silvestre • 14 Rothen • 15 Thuram • 16 Barthez • 17 Dacourt • 18 Pedretti • 19 Sagnol • 20 Trezeguet • 21 Marlet • 22 Govou • 23 Coupet • Coach: Santini 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 Awards and achievements Preceded by Zinedine Zidane Serie A Footballer of the Year 2002 Succeeded by Pavel Nedvěd and Francesco Totti Preceded by Zinedine Zidane Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year 2002 Succeeded by Pavel Nedvěd Preceded by Hernán Crespo Serie A top scorer (Shared with Dario Hübner) 2001-02 Succeeded by Christian Vieri