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Michel Platini (June 21, 1955, Jœuf, Département Meurthe-et-Moselle) is a
former French football player, regarded as one of the most elegant
midfielders of his generation and arguably the best French player of all
time.
Born in Lorraine of mainly French and part Italian descent, Michel Platini's
grandfather Francesco having immigrated from Italy in search of his fortune
in France. Platini (nickname: 'platoche') started his career as a teenager
at French club AS Nancy-Lorraine before moving on to Saint-Etienne, where he
won the league title in 1981. In 1982 he moved to Italian club side Juventus,
scoring an astonishing 68 goals in 147 league games as a midfielder, and was
Serie A's top goalscorer three years in a row. Platini helped the club win
two league titles, the Italian Cup, the European Cup and the Cup Winners'
Cup.
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Platini captained the French national team to European Championship honours
in 1984, becoming the top scorer of the tournament with nine goals: the
opening score of the tournament against Denmark, hat-tricks against Belgium
and Yugoslavia, a last-minute winner against Portugal in the epic semi-final
in Marseilles, and a free-kick against Spain in the final in Paris.
Platini was one of the greatest passers of the ball in the 1980s, and,
despite nominally being a midfielder, was also an outstanding goalscorer.
Platini was an integral part of the "carré magique" that included Alain
Giresse, Luis Fernandez and Jean Tigana. This group of four sumptiously
talented players formed the heart of the France team throughout the 1980s
and nearly brought success in 1982 and 1986 to go along with the European
Championship of 1984. In the words of Bobby Charlton, "he could thread the
ball through the eye of a needle as well as finish." Platini was also a
master of the free kick, which he practised using a row of dummies during
training.
He was voted European footballer of the year (Ballon d'or) an unprecedented
three times in succession, in 1983, 1984 and 1985. Platini was also voted
World Soccer Player of the Year in 1984 and 1985.
Platini was, together with François-Cyrille Grange, the lighter of the
Olympic Flame at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. He was
also the head of the organizing committee for the 1998 World Cup, held in
France. Platini has continued to climb the UEFA and FIFA football
administration hierarchies and is presently (2006) chairman of the FIFA
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