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Sylvain Wiltord (born May 10, 1974 in Neuilly-sur-Marne)
is a French football (soccer) forward. With the French national team,
Wiltord won Euro 2000.
Wiltord played for Rennes (1992-97), Girondins Bordeaux (1997-2000), Arsenal
(2000-04), and Lyon (2004-current).
For France, Wiltord is capped 76 times, scoring 24 goals. One of those goals
came in the 94th minute of Euro 2000 final, tying Italy. France then won the
title on a golden goal by David Trezeguet. Other than that tournament win,
he also played for his country at the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004.
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Wiltord signed English club Arsenal for a club-record £13,000,000 in August
2000, weeks after scoring the Euro 2000 final. He played 175 times for the
Gunners, but could never oust Dennis Bergkamp or Thierry Henry as one of the
clubs's two main strikers. Instead, Wiltord found himself either starting
from the bench or on the wing. Eventually frustrated with lack of striking
opportunities, he allowed his contract to expire without renewal, returning
to France with Lyon. The highlight of his Arsenal career was scoring the
goal at Old Trafford which clinched the 2002 FA Premier League title at the
home of arch-rivals Manchester United. He scored a total of 49 goals for the
club, and was part of Arsenal's 2003-04 unbeaten season.
Moving to Lyon, Wiltord found further success, winning two league titles and
reaching the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League in successive
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