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Christian Karembeu

This article is about the footballer.

Karembeu biography youtube Karembeu retired from international football after playing 53 matches and scoring one goal for the French national team. Blonde [ 1 ]. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. At 33 years old, this footballer from exotic New Caledonia continues to play at a high level.

For his former wife, see Adriana Karembeu.

Christian Lali Kake Karembeu (born 3 December ) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently the sporting director for Olympiacos.

Karembeu represented Nantes, Sampdoria, Real Madrid, Middlesbrough, Olympiacos, Servette, and Bastia.

He found much success on the national stage as well representing France, having been born in the overseas territory New Caledonia, and was a vital part of the squad that won the FIFA World Cup on home soil and featured in one match in France's victorious UEFA Euro campaign.[6]

Early life

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Karembeu was born in Lifou, New Caledonia, a French overseas territory in the Pacific Islands.[7] He played youth football for Nouméa-based Gaïtcha FCN.[8][9] At the age of 17, he moved to France on a scholarship to study and play football.[10] He was recruited as a youth player by FC Nantes and signed a professional contract with the club in [9]

Club career

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During his career Karembeu played for Nantes (–95), Sampdoria (–97), Real Madrid (–), Middlesbrough (–01), Olympiacos (–04), Servette Genève (–05), Bastia (–06).

With Real Madrid, he won the Champions League in and , 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 He last played midfield for Bastia in the French Ligue 1. He announced his retirement on 13 October , 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.

International career

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Born in the French territory of New Caledonia, he was able to represent France on the international stage.

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    • He compiled 53 caps in his career, earning his first one on 14 November against Finland in a 2–1 victory.

    Karembeu was a member of the French team that won the World Cup. He played in 4 matches in the tournament, including starts in the quarter-final, semi-final, and final, totalling minutes.[6]

    He was also part of the victorious French team at Euro [6]

    Style of play

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    Described as a "complete midfielder" by Paul Sarahs of FourFourTwo, Karembeu was a physically imposing, energetic, and technically gifted two-way midfielder, who was known for his range of passing, dribbling skills, stamina, and hard-tackling playing style;[11][12][13] he usually played in a holding role in midfield, although he was also capable of playing in various other positions, including in a box-to-box role, as a right–sided midfielder, or even as a right-back.[13][14] Regarding his playing style and role in France's victory in the World Cup final, Michael Cox of ESPN FC described him as "a peculiar hybrid of a wing-back and a box-to-box midfielder," who "shuttled up and down on the right of a very defensive three-man midfield."[15]

    Post-retirement career

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    On 9 December , Karembeu represented the Oceania Football Confederation at the draw for the World Cup which took place in Leipzig, Germany.

    In May Karembeu became a scout for English Premiership side Portsmouth Football Club. In , he was appointed as non-executive director of Birmingham International Holdings.[16] He left after annual general meeting.[17] However, in August , Karembeu decided to join Arsenal's ever expanding scouting network.[18]

    In June , Karembeu was handed an administrative role at Greek club Olympiacos along with former South African footballer Pierre Issa.[19]

    Commitment

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    Karembeu is a member of the 'Champions for Peace' club, a group of 54 famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization.[20]

    Deeply involved in Peace and Sport's activities, Karembeu visited Haiti in August with Founder and President of Peace and Sport, Joel Bouzou, to strengthen the role of sport in the country's reconstruction efforts and attract the attention of the international community to urgent needs that prevail there.

    He went to meet sports instructors and young beneficiaries of the emergency program that the Haitian Olympic Committee has set up in survivor camps.[21]

    Personal life

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    The great-grandfather of Karembeu, who came from New Caledonia, was one of a hundred Kanaks taken to Paris in for the Paris Colonial Exposition and exhibited there as "cannibals".

    Later the "cannibals" were swapped with Germany for some crocodiles.[22] Karembeu refuses to sing France's national anthem, La Marseillaise, due to the colonial past of the country.[23]

    Karembeu was married to Slovak model Adriana Sklenařiková, whom he met on an aeroplane.[24] The couple split in March and divorced in December [25] Their marriage was childless.

    In May , Karembeu married Jackie Chamoun, a Lebanese skier, in Greece, followed by a wedding ceremony in Lebanon.[26] The couple announced the birth of their daughter on 27 September [27]

    Following the World Cup, he was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour in [28]

    Television

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    Karembeu is the host of French TV series "Des Îles et des Hommes" (Of Islands and Men), aired on Planète in and , a travel programme visiting among 6 of the most beautiful islands of the world.

    He also became part of the ITV broadcast team for Euro

    Career statistics

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    International

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    National teamYearAppsGoals
    France10
    00
    60
    41
    130
    40
    100
    40
    40
    60
    10
    Total531

    Honours

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    Nantes[30]

    Real Madrid[6][31]

    Olympiacos[30]

    France[6][31]

    Individual

    Orders

    References

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      Karembeu, un champion Kanak. Éditions Le Rayon Vert. p. ISBN.

    2. ^"Christian Karembeu: Profile". . HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 28 December
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      "Christian Karembeu: The Outsider Who Divided France". These Football Times.

      Karembeu biography wife: He grew up in a family with several brothers and sisters. Despite his reputation for being one of the toughest players in football, Karembeu's wife enjoys the image it creates. Retrieved 18 March Aram Ohanian.

      Retrieved 12 April

    10. ^"From New Caledonia to Stade de France". Pacific Islands Report. Archived from the original on 13 March Retrieved 14 October
    11. ^Sarahs, Paul (24 May ). "Where are they now? Real Madrid's Champions League winners". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 21 February
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    13. ^ abCox, Michael W. (). Zonal Marking: From Ajax to Zidane, the Making of Modern Soccer. Bold Type Books. ISBN. Retrieved 21 February
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      Archived(PDF) from the original on 17 December Retrieved 17 December

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    30. ^France Today. "France Today". Archived from the original on 15 February Retrieved 15 February
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      Karembeu biography wikipedia Slovak fashion model and actress. Karembeu is a member of the 'Champions for Peace' club, a group of 54 famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by Peace and Sport , a Monaco -based international organization. Real Madrid. Blue [ 1 ].

      "Christian Karembeu papa : l'ex-footballeur présente sa fille sur Instagram". . Retrieved 10 April

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      Real Madrid's Champions League winners". Four Four Two. 24 April Retrieved 12 February

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