Fabien Barthez

Fabien Barthez
	Barthez with Olympique de Marseille in 2006
Personal information
Full name	Fabien Alain Barthez
Date of birth	28 June 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth	Lavelanet, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1979–1986	Stade Lavelanétien
1986–1990	Toulouse
Senior career*
Years	Team
1990–1992	Toulouse
1992–1995	Marseille
1995–2000	Monaco
2000–2004	Manchester United
2003–2004	→ Marseille (loan)
2004–2006	Marseille
2006–2007	Nantes
Total
International career
1991	France U21
1994–2006	France
Medal record
Men's football
Representing France
FIFA World Cup
UEFA European Championship
FIFA Confederations Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fabien Alain Barthez (born 28 June 1971) is a French racing driver and former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. At club level, he played football in both France and England with Toulouse, Marseille, Monaco, Manchester United and Nantes. At international level, he played for the France national team, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2000 and the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, representing his nation at a total of three editions of both the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship; he also reached the final of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, after which he retired from international football.

Nicknamed Le Divin Chauve ("The Divine Bald One"), due to his trademark shaved head,^[6]^[7]^[8] Barthez was France's most capped player in the FIFA World Cup, with 17 appearances at the finals and shares the record for the most World Cup finals clean sheets with Peter Shilton, with ten.^[6]^[7] In club football, he won the UEFA Champions League with Olympique Marseille in 1993 as well as several Ligue 1 and Premier League titles. After retiring from football in 2007, Barthez began a career in motorsport in 2008.

^ "Entreprise Lap à Toulouse (31200)" [Company Lap in Toulouse (31200)]. Figaro Entreprises (in French). 7 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
"Fabien Barthez". BFM Business (in French). NextInteractive. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
^ "Fabien Barthez". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
^ "Fabien Barthez". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
^ "Fabien Barthez: Height Was No Barrier For A Goalkeeper Living Life In The Fast Lane". The Sportsman. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
^ "Barthez, Fabien Barthez - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
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[1] "Entreprise Lap à Toulouse (31200)" [Company Lap in Toulouse (31200)]. Figaro Entreprises (in French). 7 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
"Fabien Barthez". BFM Business (in French). NextInteractive. Retrieved 25 December 2020.

[2] "Fabien Barthez". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 September 2018.

[3] "Fabien Barthez". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 February 2021.

[4] "Fabien Barthez: Height Was No Barrier For A Goalkeeper Living Life In The Fast Lane". The Sportsman. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2021.

[5] "Barthez, Fabien Barthez - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 20 February 2021.

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