Bixente Lizarazu
| Bixente Lizarazu | |
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Bixente Lizarazu |
| Date of birth | 9 December 1969 |
| Place of birth | Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 61⁄2 in) |
| Playing position | Defender (retired) |
| Senior clubs | |
| Years | Club |
| 1988-1996 1996-1997 1997-2004 2004 2005-2006 |
Girondins Bordeaux Athletic Bilbao Bayern Munich Olympique Marseille Bayern Munich |
| National team | |
| 1992-2004 | France |
Bixente Lizarazu (born 9 December 1969) is a former French football player. He is one of the most successful football players in the world. He won the FIFA World Cup in 1998 and the European Football Championship in 2000. He has also won the UEFA Champions League (2001) and was champion of the Bundesliga (both with Bayern Munich) five times in a six year period (1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005).
Lizarazu was born in Saint-Jean-de Luz, a small village in Basque region of France, in 1969. His first club was Eglantins Hendaje (1977-1989). He then went to Girondins Bordeaux (1989-1996). After playing for Bordeaux, he played for the Spanish club Athletic Bilbao (1996-1997) before he went to Bayern Munich (1997-2005). For a six months, he played for Olympique Marseille (2004). He ended his career in 2005.
[change] Club career statistics
| Club performance | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| France | League | |||
| 1988/89 | Girondins Bordeaux | Division 1 | 16 | 0 |
| 1989/90 | 38 | 2 | ||
| 1990/91 | 35 | 2 | ||
| 1991/92 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 1992/93 | 35 | 4 | ||
| 1993/94 | 32 | 9 | ||
| 1994/95 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 1995/96 | 23 | 3 | ||
| Spain | League | |||
| 1996/97 | Athletic Bilbao | La Liga | 16 | 0 |
| Germany | League | |||
| 1997/98 | Bayern Munich | Bundesliga | 11 | 0 |
| 1998/99 | 18 | 2 | ||
| 1999/00 | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2000/01 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2001/02 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2002/03 | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2003/04 | 26 | 1 | ||
| France | League | |||
| 2004/05 | Olympique Marseille | Ligue 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Germany | League | |||
| 2004/05 | Bayern Munich | Bundesliga | 13 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Country | France | 258 | 22 | |
| Spain | 16 | 0 | ||
| Germany | 174 | 8 | ||
| Total | 448 | 30 | ||
[change] International career statistics
| France national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 1 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 1 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 0 |
| 2003 | 12 | 0 |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 97 | 2 |
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