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Sylvain Wiltord
Wiltord training withRennesin 2008
Personal information
Full name Sylvain Claude Wiltord[1]
Date of birth (1974-05-10)10 May 1974(age 50)[2]
Place of birth Neuilly-sur-Marne,France
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3]
Position(s) Right winger[4]
Youth career
Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1996 Rennes 91 (28)
1996–1997 Deportivo La Coruña 0 (0)
1996–1997 →Rennes(loan) 35 (3)
1997–2000 Bordeaux 99 (46)
2000–2004 Arsenal 106 (31)
2004–2007 Lyon 82 (20)
2007–2009 Rennes 31 (6)
2009 Marseille 13 (1)
2010 Metz 15 (3)
2011–2012 Nantes 33 (8)
Total 505 (146)
International career
1999–2006 France 92 (26)
Medal record
Men'sfootball
RepresentingFrance
UEFA European Championship
Winner 2000
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 2001
Winner 2003
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 2006
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sylvain Claude Wiltord(born 10 May 1974) is a French former professionalfootballer.Mainly aright winger,he also played as acentre-forward,second strikerand on the left wing.[4]

Wiltord had a four-season spell atArsenal,with whom he won twoPremier Leaguetitles and twoFA Cups.He also won theLigue 1title atBordeauxand in each of his three consecutive seasons atLyon.

With theFrance national team,Wiltord earned 92 caps and scored 26 goals. He played at the 1996 Olympics, twoFIFA World Cupsand twoUEFA European Championships.Wiltord was part of the teams which wonEuro 2000(for which he scored a last minute equaliser to take the final to extra time) and reached thefinalof the2006 World Cup.

Club career

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Early career, Rennes and Bordeaux

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Wiltord joinedRennesfrom lower-league side CO Joinville[5]in 1991.[6]At Rennes, he emerged in the1993–94 seasonwith eight goals in 26 games.[citation needed]

In summer 1996, after Wiltord's excelled for France at the1996 Summer OlympicsSpanishLa LigaclubDeportivo de La Coruñareached an agreement with Rennes for him to join from 1 July 1997.[7]As part of the agreement a transfer fee of 300 millionpesetas(€1.8 million) was paid to Rennes[7]while Wiltord was loaned back to Rennes for the 1996–97 season. In the summer of 1997, at the end of his spell on loan, he returned to Spain only to request a move back to France so as to link up withBordeaux.For this transfer a fee of 375 million pesetas (€2.25 million)[7]and a 40% sell-on clause were agreed.[8]

He was ever-present in his first term at Bordeaux and went on to score 22 goals in the following1998–99season, where he won the golden boot as Bordeaux lifted theLigue 1championship.[9]

Arsenal

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Wiltord was signed by English clubArsenal,for what was then a club record fee of£13 million in August 2000, weeks after scoring the stoppage-time equaliser in theEuro 2000 Final.[10]This record fee was not surpassed until eight and a half years later when Arsenal paid£15 million for Russian wingerAndrey Arshavin.Whilst with the Gunners he was occasionally paired withThierry Henryup front or otherwise upon the wing.[11]Wiltord made his debut as a substitute againstChelseaon 6 September 2000,[12]and his first goal followed againstCoventry Cityon 16 September 2000.[13]A highlight in his first season was scoring a first half hat-trick in a win againstWest Ham United.[14]Arsenal reached the2001 FA Cup Finalwhich Wiltord started. He was substituted forRay Parlourwith Arsenal leading 1–0, however Liverpool ultimately came back and scored two late goals to win 2–1.[15]

In the 2001–02 season Wiltord scored ten goals in the league as Arsenal finished as champions.[16]He scored crucial winning goals along the way againstChelseaandEverton.[17][18]The highlight of Wiltord's Arsenal career came at the end of that season; scoring the winning goal overManchester UnitedatOld Trafford,a 1–0 win which clinched the2001–02 Premier Leaguetitle as Arsenal achievedThe Doubleon 8 May.[19]Returning to Old Trafford the following season in the FA Cup, Wiltord netted again as Arsenal saw off United 2–0 in a year where they also won the Cup.[20]Wiltord started the2002 FA Cup Finaland played as a substitute in the2003 final.[21][22]

Wiltord went on to form part of Arsenal's 2003–04"Invincibles" season,though his appearances were less frequent towards the end of the campaign. During the season he made a total of 12 league appearances, which was enough to earn a title winners' medal.[23]Altogether he played 175 times for the Gunners in all competitions, scoring a total of 49 goals.[11]

In June 2008, Wiltord was voted 33rd in a list of 50 of the greatest Arsenal players of all time.[11]

Lyon

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When his contract with Arsenal expired in the summer of 2004, Wiltord trained for two weeks with Rennes and rejected a move to newly promoted Premier League teamWest Bromwich Albion.[24]He was also reportedly keen on a move to Arsenal's rivalsTottenham Hotspur.[25]On 31 August, he signed forLyonon an initial two-year contract.[26]Moving to Lyon, Wiltord found further success, winning three Ligue 1 titles and reaching the quarter-finals of theUEFA Champions Leaguein successive seasons.[citation needed]

Rennes

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Wiltord signed forRennesin August 2007 on a two-year contract and with an opportunity to join the coaching staff when he finished his professional career.[citation needed]

Marseille

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He joinedMarseilleon 15 January 2009 for the remainder of theLigue 1 season.On 17 May 2009, he scored Marseille's only goal in a 3–1 loss to Lyon at home.[27]He was released at the end of the 2008–09 season, and was considering a possible move to either America, UAE or perhaps retirement.[28]

Metz

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On 30 January 2010, after training withUS Créteil,[29]Wiltord signed withFC Metzuntil the end of the season.[30]

Nantes

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On 18 July 2011, Wiltord came back from retirement and signed a contract atNantesuntil the end of2011–12.[31]He announced his immediate retirement on 11 June 2012.[32]

International career

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Wiltord made his debut forFrancein a 2–0 victory overEnglandon 10 February 1999 atWembley Stadium.ForFrance,Wiltord has beencapped92 times, scoring 26 goals. His most memorable goal for Les Bleus was scored in dramatic fashion in the last seconds of theUEFA Euro 2000 FinalagainstItalyto tie the match 1–1 and bring the game toextra-time.France then won the final from agolden goalscored byDavid Trezeguet.[citation needed]

Wiltord remained in the national squad for the2002 World Cup,where France endured a shocking first round exit without a single win or scoring a single goal, the worst ever performance by a defending champion at theWorld Cup.[citation needed]

Wiltord also took part atUEFA Euro 2004in Portugal, having played seven games in thequalifying campaignwith a fantastic return of six goals. However, a poor performance fromLes Bleussaw a shocking quarter-final exit at the hands of eventual surprise winnersGreece.[citation needed]

Wiltord also was a part ofRaymond Domenech'sFrance squadthat played in the2006 World Cupfinal against arch-rivals Italy. Wiltord scored France's first penalty in the ensuingpenalty shootoutfollowing the 1–1 draw, but France lost the shootout 5–3.[citation needed]

Wiltord is France's 12th highest scorer with 26 goals netted for Les Bleus.[33]

Personal life

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Wiltord's parents moved fromMartiniquetometropolitan Francebefore his birth.[citation needed]

Born inNeuilly-sur-Marne,a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, to a mother from theWest Indiesand a father he did not know.[34]he was one of eight children.[35]At the age of 14, he went to live at his 27-year-old sister's apartment where he cared for his 2-year-old niece.[36]

In 2015, he competed on theTF1reality showDropped,in which sportspeople were dropped by helicopter into inhospitable environments. The day after his elimination from the programme, there was amid-air helicopter collisionwhich killed ten, including three contestants: swimmerCamille Muffat,boxerAlexis Vastine,and sailorFlorence Arthaud.He wrote onTwitterafter the crash, "I'm sad for my friends, I'm trembling, I'm horrified, I have no words, I don't want to say anything."[37]

Media

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Wiltord was sponsored by sportswear companyNikeand appeared in Nike commercials. In a global Nike advertising campaign in the run-up to the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, he starred in a "Secret Tournament"commercial (branded" Scopion KO ") directed byTerry Gilliam,appearing alongside football players such asThierry Henry,Ronaldo,Edgar Davids,Fabio Cannavaro,Francesco Totti,Ronaldinho,Luís FigoandHidetoshi Nakata,with former playerEric Cantonathe tournament "referee".[38][39]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[40][4]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rennes 1992–93 Division 2 2 0 0 0 – – – 2 0
1993–94 26 8 1 0 – – – 27 8
1994–95 Division 1 26 5 1 0 0 0 – – 27 5
1995–96 37 15 1 0 2 3 – – 40 18
Total 91 28 3 0 2 3 – – 96 31
Rennes (loan) 1996–97 Division 1 35 3 2 0 3 0 – – 40 3
Bordeaux 1997–98 Division 1 34 11 2 4 5 1 2[c] 0 – 43 16
1998–99 33 22 0 0 1 0 8[c] 5 – 42 27
1999–2000 32 13 4 0 2 0 12[d] 4 1[e] 0 51 17
Total 99 46 6 4 8 1 22 9 1 0 136 60
Arsenal 2000–01 Premier League 27 8 6 6 1 0 13[d] 1 – 47 15
2001–02 33 10 7 2 3 4 11[d] 1 – 54 17
2002–03 34 10 7 2 0 0 12[d] 1 1[f] 0 54 13
2003–04 12 3 0 0 3 1 4[d] 0 1[f] 0 20 4
Total 106 31 20 10 7 5 40 3 2 0 175 49
Lyon 2004–05 Ligue 1 25 3 2 2 0 0 8[d] 6 – 35 11
2005–06 35 12 3 0 0 0 10[d] 2 – 48 14
2006–07 22 5 1 0 2 2 6[d] 0 – 31 7
Total 82 20 6 2 2 2 24 8 – 114 32
Rennes 2007–08 Ligue 1 25 6 2 1 1 0 4[c] 0 – 32 7
2008–09 6 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 – 9 1
Total 31 6 2 1 2 1 6 0 – 41 8
Marseille 2008–09 Ligue 1 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 14 1
Metz 2009–10 Ligue 2 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 15 3
Nantes 2011–12 Ligue 2 33 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 – 34 8
Career total 505 146 40 17 25 12 92 20 3 0 665 195
  1. ^IncludesCoupe de France,FA Cup
  2. ^IncludesCoupe de la Ligue,Football League Cup
  3. ^abcAppearances inUEFA Cup
  4. ^abcdefghAppearances inUEFA Champions League
  5. ^Appearance inTrophee des Champions
  6. ^abAppearance inFA Community Shield

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France
1999 8 2
2000 14 6
2001 13 4
2002 11 3
2003 13 5
2004 8 3
2005 9 1
2006 16 2
Total 92 26
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wiltord goal.
List of international goals scored by Sylvain Wiltord
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 31 March 1999 Stade de France,Saint-Denis,France Armenia 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
2 5 June 1999 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France Russia 2–1 2–3 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
3 29 March 2000 Hampden Park,Glasgow, Scotland Scotland 1–0 2–0 Friendly
4 6 June 2000 Stade Mohamed V,Casablanca,Morocco Morocco 5–1 5–1 2000 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament
5 11 June 2000 Jan Breydel Stadium,Bruges,Belgium Denmark 3–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2000
6 2 July 2000 Feijenoord Stadion,Rotterdam,Netherlands Italy 1–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2000
7 4 October 2000 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France Cameroon 1–0 1–1 Friendly
8 15 November 2000 BJK İnönü Stadium,Istanbul,Turkey Turkey 2–0 4–0 Friendly
9 24 March 2001 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France Japan 3–0 5–0 Friendly
10 25 April 2001 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France Portugal 1–0 4–0 Friendly
11 30 May 2001 Daegu World Cup Stadium,Daegu,South Korea South Korea 5–0 5–0 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
12 3 June 2001 Munsu Cup Stadium,Ulsan,South Korea Mexico 1–0 4–0 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
13 7 September 2002 GSP Stadium,Nicosia,Cyprus Cyprus 2–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
14 12 October 2002 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France Slovenia 4–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
15 16 October 2002 Ta' Qali Stadium,Ta' Qali,Malta Malta 3–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
16 29 March 2003 Stade Félix-Bollaert,Lens,France Malta 1–0 6–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
17 26 June 2003 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France Turkey 3–1 3–2 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup
18 20 August 2003 Stade de Genève,Genève,Switzerland Switzerland 1–0 2–0 Friendly
19 6 September 2003 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France Cyprus 2–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
20 3–0
21 28 May 2004 Stade de la Mosson,Montpellier,France Andorra 1–0 4–0 Friendly
22 2–0
23 13 October 2004 GSP Stadium,Nicosia,Cyprus Cyprus 1–0 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
24 12 October 2005 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France Cyprus 2–0 4–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
25 1 March 2006 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France Slovakia 1–1 1–2 Friendly
26 31 May 2006 Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens, France Denmark 2–0 2–0 Friendly

Honours

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Bordeaux[9]

Arsenal[41]

Lyon[9]

France[9]

Individual

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