Christian Karembeu
Karembeu in 2014.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Christian Lali Karembeu | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Lifou, New Caledonia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Sweeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Olympiacos (Strategic Advisor) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1995 | Nantes | 130 | (5) |
| 1995–1997 | Sampdoria | 62 | (6) |
| 1997–2000 | Real Madrid | 51 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Middlesbrough | 33 | (4) |
| 2001–2004 | Olympiacos | 88 | (5) |
| 2004–2005 | Servette | 23 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | Bastia | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 414 | (23) | |
| National team | |||
| 1992–2002 | France | 53 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Christian Karembeu (French pronunciation: [kʁistjɑ̃ kaʁɑ̃bø]; born 3 December 1970 in Lifou, New Caledonia) is a retired French international footballer and the current Strategic Advisor of Olympiacos F.C.. He is also part of a Paris-based consortium to expand the A-League with a Pacific Island team.
Karembeu was born on 3 December 1970 in Lifou, New Caledonia, a French overseas territory in the Pacific Islands. At the age of 17, he moved to France on a scholarship to study and play football.
During his career Karembeu played for Nantes (1990–95), Sampdoria (1995–97), Real Madrid (1997–2000), Middlesbrough (2000–01), Olympiakos (2001–04), Servette Genève (2004–05), Bastia (2005–06). With Real Madrid, he won the Champions League in 1998 and 2000, starting in the former but remaining on the bench for the latter. He also played for the Real Madrid Veterans against Barcelona in Qatar, on 13 November 2012. He last played midfield for Bastia in the French Ligue 1. He announced his retirement on 13 October 2006, although he added that he would "be having a kickabout from time to time". He also took part in a friendly competition for Kettering Town FC with Gianfranco Zola, Les Ferdinand and Gus Poyet.
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