Patrick Vieira
Vieira as NYCFC head coach in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Patrick Vieira | ||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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New York City FC (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1986 | FC Trappes | ||
| 1986–1991 | FC Drouais | ||
| 1991–1993 | Tours | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Cannes | 49 | (2) |
| 1995–1996 | Milan | 2 | (0) |
| 1996–2005 | Arsenal | 279 | (29) |
| 2005–2006 | Juventus | 31 | (5) |
| 2006–2010 | Internazionale | 67 | (6) |
| 2010–2011 | Manchester City | 28 | (3) |
| Total | 456 | (45) | |
| National team | |||
| 1995–1996 | France U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 1997–2009 | France | 107 | (6) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013–2015 | Manchester City Reserves | ||
| 2016– | New York City FC | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Patrick Vieira (born 23 June 1976) is a French former footballer and current head coach of New York City FC. A former midfielder, Vieira began his career with French club Cannes in 1994. He moved to Italian side Milan the following season, but was unable to break into the starting line-up, and was subsequently sold. He rose to prominence during a hugely successful spell at Arsenal from 1996 to 2005, where he eventually became club captain, and won three Premier League titles – one unbeaten – and four FA Cups. He transferred from Arsenal in 2005 and spent one season at Juventus, helping the team to the Serie A championship. Following Juventus' relegation for their part in a match-fixing scandal, Vieira moved to Internazionale and won three Serie A titles, before moving to Manchester City for two seasons, where he retired in 2011 after adding another FA Cup winners' medal to his personal honours.
At international level, Vieira obtained 107 caps for France, and was part of their 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000-winning sides; he was also a member of the French team that finished runners-up in the 2006 World Cup.
In May 2010, Vieira was nominated Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Vieira spent two seasons as Football Development Executive at Manchester City with a role to oversee aspects such as youth development, commercial partners and the club's social responsibility programme, "City in the Community". before being appointed as head coach of MLS club New York City FC on 1 January 2016.
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