- Born
- Birth nameOdenke Abbey
- Nickname
- Marcelo
- Height6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Marcel Desailly is a French former professional footballer, widely considered to be among the greatest center-backs and defensive midfielders to ever play football. During a successful career at club level, lasting from 1986 to 2006, Desailly won several titles, including UEFA Champions League medals with both Marseille and AC Milan, and also played for Nantes and Chelsea, among other teams. At international level, he collected 116 caps between 1993 and 2004, scoring 3 goals, and was a member of the France international squads that won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.
- IMDb mini biography by: Bonitao
- SpouseVirginie(? - present) (3 children)
- World and European Champion honours with the French team in July 1998 and July 2000. He also played for France in the 2002 World Cup.
- He began his soccer career with the French club "FC Nantes Atlantique", in 1986, and stayed there until 1992. He played for French club "Olympique Marseille" 1992-1994. Then, he played for Italian club "AC Milan" 1994-1998. After that, he played for English club "Chelsea FC" from 1998 to 2004.
- Took the place of Didier Deschamps when he left as captain of the French Soccer Team
- Has his look-alike puppet in the French show Les Guignols de l'info (1988).
- Retired from international football after the Euro 2004 Championships. He had won a record 116 caps for France.
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