Willy Sagnol
Sagnol in 2007
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Willy Sagnol | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Étienne, France | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1995 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Saint-Étienne | 46 | (1) |
| 1997–2000 | Monaco | 71 | (0) |
| 2000–2009 | Bayern Munich | 184 | (7) |
| 2003–2008 | Bayern Munich II | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 304 | (8) | |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2008 | France | 58 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013–2014 | France U21 | ||
| 2014–2016 | Bordeaux | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Willy Sagnol (born 18 March 1977) is a former French international footballer who played as a defender and current manager. He spent much of his professional career playing for Bayern Munich in Germany's Bundesliga. He was also part of the French squad at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, 2002 World Cup, Euro 2004, 2006 World Cup and Euro 2008.
Willy first made his way in the world of football at his father's former club in Haute-Loire, Montfaucon-en-Velay where he developed his defensive game at right-back, as well as performing exceptionally on the right-hand side of midfield.
From there he progressed, eventually joining the region's flagship club AS Saint-Étienne. An impressive two-year spell saw him earn a transfer to AS Monaco in 1997 and he experienced his first taste of success, winning Ligue 1 in 2000. Sagnol also played in Jean Tigana's talented Monaco side which famously put Manchester United out of the Champions League in 1998 on away goals after a 1–1 draw at Old Trafford. His excellent form saw him pressing for a call up to represent Les Bleus, but he was initially overlooked by national coach Roger Lemerre.
The summer of 2000 saw Sagnol's career take on a completely different dimension. Transferred to the prestigious German club Bayern Munich, he did not take long to break into the first team. At Bayern, Sagnol consolidated his reputation as one of the best full backs of his generation. A solid defender but also equally comfortable operating in attacking positions (often as a wing-back), Sagnol's superb crossing ability marked him out as a key player in Bayern's attacking play. With the Bavarian club, he won the Bundesliga in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2008, as well as the Champions League in 2001 and the DFB-Pokal in 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2008. At international level, he had less success, often finding himself on the bench playing second fiddle to Lilian Thuram on the right-hand side of the French defense. It was not until the retirement of Marcel Desailly and Thuram's consequent move into the centre of the French defense that Sagnol finally became first choice right-back in 2004, and remained there for the next four years.
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