Ludovic Giuly

Ludovic Giuly is a Football or French born the July 10th 1976. It evolves/moves at the station of right winger and currently plays ACE Rome.

He is member of the Dream TEAM RMC since September 2006 where it coanime Luis Attack with Luis Fernandez, every Thursday at 7 p.m.

Biography

Of Corsican origin , Ludovic Giuly makes its beginnings in the small club of a.S.C.M.O today gold Azergues Monts, in the town of Chasselay located at a score of kilometers of Lyon. It enters then to the training center of the Olympique Lyonese. He plays its first match in the First division the January 21st 1995 with Lyon vis-a-vis the ACE Cannes (3-1). At the time of the season 1995-1996, it registers 4 goals in 36 matches.

The following season, that which one calls “the magic imp”, in reference to its very small size (1m 64) and to its promptness, finishes the season with 16 goals with its meter for 37 disputed matches. At beginning of the season 1997-1998, he plays 19 matches with Lyon and registers a goal.

In 1998, Ludovic Giuly, joined Jean Tigana and the ACE Monaco with the winter truce. It is the beginning of very a beautiful story. It disputes 12 matches and mark a goal. It is in 1998-1999 qu ' it becomes an essential member in the device of the ASM, on its right-sided. It is one of the determining players for the championship in 1999-2000, connecting the decisive master keys. It also marks 5 goals. On its impetus, he knows his first selection: Scotland - France (0-2) the March 29th 2000 with Glasgow, but without managing to hang the coach of the Euro 2000 at the summer. The following year is difficult for the ACE Monaco which finishes only in the eleventh place of the championship. Giuly marks 7 goals in 30 meetings. In 2001-2002, it extremely begins the season (2 goals against PSG and Lens) before being victim of a serious wound (rupture of the cross Ligament S of the right knee) which holds it far away from the grounds during almost the totality of the season and which causes to make him lose its chances to dispute the world cup 2002.

But its return at the beginning of the season 2002-2003 is decisive. Imperceptible on his right-sided, author of spectacular goals, Giuly seem to evolve/move on a level higher than that which it had before his wound. With 11 goals in 36 meetings, it is one of the large craftsmen of the return of Monaco to the first places of the championship. Its two goals against the FC Sochaux also make it possible to the Monegasques to finally be essential Cut of the league. On its impetus, it carries out its return to the Blue ones with which it gains the Cut of the Confederations 2003. Giuly confirms its resplendent form the following season, failing some encablures of Lyon in the race with the Championnat of France and taking part in the European epopee of Monaco which is finally completed Ligue of the Champions against FC Oporto of Jose Mourinho. This European final is however a painful memory for Ludovic Giuly: in addition to the severe defeat (0-3), it is wounded on the level of the supply mains at the beginning of the match, which it constrained to leave the ground, but also to give up the Euro 2004 which begins a few days later.

Ludovic Giuly is exiled then in Spain to forget these painful memories. It engages with the prestigious FC Barcelona. Under the shirt Blaugrana , it takes part in the conquest of the title of champion of Spain, which had escaped the Catalan club for 6 years. In spite of a series of wounds, and in a club where no French player had still managed to assert himself, the ex-Monegasque affirmed himself like a holder as of his first season, registering 11 goals in 29 meetings.

Again titular on the right wing of Barça during the season 2005-2006, “el little rat” (its nickname in Spain) must learn how to compose with competition of the young Argentinian wonder Lionel Messi. But it does not take a long time to recover its place, and its goal in semi-final of the League of the champions vis-a-vis Milan AC made it possible the Catalan team to be qualified for the final against the Gunners of Arsenal.

Against Arsenal, it marks a valid goal, but refused by the referee. Finally, its team gains all the same the victory, 2 goals with 1, thus realizing doubled by also gaining Liga.

In spite of its enormous performances in one of the best clubs of the world, Raymond Domenech does not retain it for the World cup 2006 in Germany. For its third season with the club, it profits from the wound of Lionel Messi to be titular then regains the bench when this one returns.

It regulates its accounts with the selector in its autobiography " GIULY BY GIULY" exit the May 15th 2007 with the Hugo editions and Co, with in particular of the revelations on its alleged connection with Estelle Denis, the current partner of Raymond Domenech.

July 17th, 2007, it signs for 3 years with the ACE Rome. The transfer rises to 3,5 million euros. One month later, it gains its first trophy with its new club, victorious of the super cut of Italy vis-a-vis inter Milan (0-1). It is not always titular but has more a time of play than reasonable.

The team of France east from now on a memory for Ludovic Giuly, since for the season 2007-2008, it does not appear in the preselection of 60 players drawn up by Raymond Domenech, as well as another " banni" , Robert Worse.

Prize list

In Club

Finalist of the Cut of the League in 1996
Champion of France in 2000
Finalist of the Cut of the League in 2001 Victorious
of the Cut of the League in 2003
Finalist of the League of the Champions in 2004
Champion of Spain in 2005 and 2006 Victorious
of the Supercoupe of Spain in 2005, 2006 Victorious
of the League of the Champions in 2006
Finalist of the Supercoupe of the UEFA in 2006
Vice Champion of Spain in 2007 Victorious
of the Supercoupe of Italy in 2007

In selection

Victorious of the Cut of the Confederations in 2003 with the team of France
17 selections and 3 goals with the team of France

Detailed statistics

See too

Red Tour and White

References

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