Michel Platini

Michel Platini (in French: Michel Platini) for French football player (born June 21, 1955) out of proportion to the Italian Francesco and his grandfather, who emigrated from Italy to France to establish itself. Played for the French national team football. Is a ball in the legends of his time. Platini is one of the greatest and the best ball handlers in the history of football, although it plays in the midfield but it also featured heavily in the scoring. Bobby Charlton said of him, "this player can push the ball through the needle eye and ends with her to the net." Platini also features in the implementation of free-kicks.
Platini shine much in the UEFA European Football Championship 1984, where he received the French team to the cup. Platini has been made targets in all the matches played by the French team in the cup, to achieve a record in the European Championship was achieved by a player at all to make a 9 goals in one tournament of the European championships. Where he opened the winning goal against Denmark, and then followed with three goals on the Hat Trick Belgium and three other objectives on the Yugoslavia, then the winning goal in the last minute of the match against Portugal in the court of Marseilles, and finally free-kick goal against Spain in the court of Paris. The difference between him and the second-best scorer in the tournament top scorer of six goals a second with only 3 goals.
Platini was in his time plays in the midfield with Luis Fernández and Jean Tigana and Alain Geresi, where this famous quartet as the "magic diamond", which was considered one of the Oazam center lines in the history of football.
Has been voted the best European player in the years 1983 and 1984 and 1985 and was named the best player in the world and awarded by the magazine Global the ball in 1984 and 1985. Platini headed the organizing committee of the 1998 World Cup which was held in his native France.
Platini continued in progress and looked forward and behind the administrative authorities of FIFA and the Union of European Football Associations UEFA, which is currently President of the Union of European Football Associations.[Edit] clubs that belonged to it

    US Quiestede belonged to him from 1963 to 1965 and served as a trainee player.
    AS Joeuf belonged to him from 1966 to 1972 and served as a trainee player.
    Nancy-Lorraine belonged to him from 1973 to 1979.
    Club of St. Etienne and belonged to him from 1979 to 1982.
    Juventus from 1982 to 1987, a club unlike the Italian clubs are all former French clubs.
[Edit] Awards and medals

    Was agreed that the title of Platini, a knight or noble, in the year 1985 and in 1988 became the leader.

    Medals of honor with the club:
    Cup France 1978, when played with the club AS Nancy-Lorraine
    The title of the French Union in 1981 when he played with the club AS Saint-Etienne
    Common in the Cup France 1981, when it played with the club AS Saint-Etienne
    Common in the finals of the French Cup in 1982 when he played with the club AS Saint-Etienne
    Cup winner 1983, when Italy played with Juventus Club
    European Cup winner 1983, when played with Juventus
    In 1984 the series A class for the best scorer (16 goals)
    1983 with the Ballon d'or
    Winner of the Italian Federation 1984, when played with Juventus
    Who won the Confederations Cup transient when he played with Juventus Club
    In 1985 the series A class for the best scorer (18 goals)
    1985 with the Ballon d'or
    Winner of the Italian Federation in 1986 when he played with Juventus

    Medals of honor with the French national team:
    1978 World Cup first round
    1982 World Cup fourth place
    1984 European Championship first place winner
    1986 World Cup third place

    Statistics:
    Played 72 games
    Scored 41 goals
    Captain 49 times
    Is the second greatest goal scorers after the French Thierry Henry, Platini has scored 41 goals in 72 games.