Franck Ribéry, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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French association football player
Date of Birth: 07-Apr-1983
Place of Birth: Boulogne-sur-Mer, Hauts-de-France, France
Profession: association football player
Nationality: France
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
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About Franck Ribéry
- Franck Henry Pierre Ribéry (French pronunciation: ?[f??~k ?ibe?i]; born 7 April 1983) is a French professional footballer who plays for Serie A club Fiorentina.
- He primarily plays as a winger, preferably on the left side although being right-footed, and is known for pace, energy, skill and precise passing.
- Ribéry is described as a player who is fast, tricky and an excellent dribbler, who has great control with the ball at his feet.
- Since joining Bayern, he has been recognised on the world stage as one of the best French players of his generation.
- The previous talisman of the French national team, Zinedine Zidane, once referred to Ribéry as the "jewel of French football".Ribéry's career began in 1989 as a youth player for local hometown club Conti Boulogne.
- He left the club after seven years to join professional outfit Lille, but departed the club after three years after having difficulties adjusting.
- In 1999, Ribéry joined US Boulogne, where he played for two years.
- After spending two more years in the amateur divisions with two clubs (Alès and Brest), in 2004, Ribéry earned a move to Ligue 1 club Metz.
- After six months with the club, Ribéry moved to Turkey in January 2005 to join Galatasaray, where he won the Turkish Cup.
- After six months at Galatasaray, he departed the club in controversial fashion in order to return to France to join Marseille.
- Ribéry spent two seasons at the club, helping the Marseillais reach the final of the Coupe de France in back-to-back seasons. In 2007, Ribéry joined German club Bayern Munich for a then club-record fee of €25 million.
- With Bayern, he won nine Bundesliga titles (a Bundesliga record), six DFB-Pokal, one UEFA Champions League and one FIFA Club World Cup, which include four doubles and one treble, amounting to a club record of 24 titles over twelve seasons.
- His form for Bayern in the club's 2012–13 treble winning season saw him nominated alongside Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo on the three-man shortlist for the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or.
- Ribéry won a club record 24 titles at Bayern.
- During his long spell at Bayern, Ribéry was also known for his fruitful partnership with fellow winger Arjen Robben—together they were affectionately referred to by the nickname Robbery.
- He left Bayern in summer 2019, and subsequently joined Italian side Fiorentina, while Robben retired from football. Between 2006 and 2014, Ribéry represented the France national football team 81 times.
- Ribéry has represented his nation at two FIFA World Cups (2006, 2010) and two UEFA European Championships (2008, 2012).
- He made his international debut in May 2006 against Mexico.
- At the 2006 World Cup, Ribéry scored his first international goal against Spain and played in the final match against Italy. Individually, Ribéry is a three-time winner of the French Player of the Year award and has also won the German Footballer of the Year becoming the first player to hold both honours.
- He has also been named to the UEFA Team of the Year and declared the Young Player of the Year in France.
- In 2013, Ribéry won the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award.
- In 2013, he was also ranked fourth in The Guardian's list of the best players in the world.
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