Jonathan Zebina
Zebina training with Toulouse in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jonathan Zebina | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back, Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Cannes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | Cannes | 27 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Cagliari | 48 | (0) |
| 2000–2004 | Roma | 88 | (1) |
| 2004–2010 | Juventus | 98 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Brescia | 28 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Brest | 28 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Toulouse | 27 | (0) |
| 2014 | Arles-Avignon | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 350 | (2) | |
| National team | |||
| 2005 | France | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Jonathan Zebina (born 19 July 1978) is a French retired footballer. Having started his career as a striker, he played right back for much of his career before being increasingly used as a centre back. An athletic defender, with good man-marking skills, he was however criticised at times throughout his career for being error-prone.
He also owns a large collection of contemporary art. and owns an art gallery in Milan.
Zebina began his career with Cannes in the French Championnat National in 1996 making his professional debut in Ligue 1 in a home game against Metz which ended 0–0. The 1996–97 season saw him make 6 league appearances. The following year he continued to develop and he made 21 league appearances as Cannes were relegated to Ligue 2.
Zebina was then signed by Cagliari, whose president had spotted him during a match against Marseille while scouting Cyril Domoraud. He was given a chance at right-back after injuries to two other defenders and soon made the position his own, in the process establishing a reputation as one of the most promising defenders in Europe. Zebina made 48 appearances for the Sardinian club between 1998 and 2000, at which point Cagliari were relegated to Serie B.
In 2000, Zebina moved to Roma in a co-ownership deal for 9.5 billion Italian lire, linking up with countryman and fellow full-back Vincent Candela. In his first season with the Rome club, he played 22 games and won the Scudetto, followed by the Italian Supercup at the beginning of the next season. Manager Fabio Capello saw his skill and he soon became Roma's first-choice right-back. Roma bought him outright in July 2001. Between 2001 and 2004, he made 94 appearances for Roma in both domestic and European competitions. While at Roma, he was involved in a minor car crash, but escaped with cuts and bruises.
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