Chelsea & France
Birthdate: September 7, 1968
Birthplace: Accra, Ghana
Height: 183 cms
Weight: 80 kgs
Position: Defender
Games & Goals with National Team: 53 caps, 2 goals (as of August 7, 1999)
Italian Serie A Debut: November 21, 1993 vs. Napoli (2-1 W)
Voted fourth in the 1998 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball poll, Marcel Desailly is used to play like defensive midfielder, position in which he is very good and sure, while in attack his mission is clear, give the ball to the team member that is closer. His resistance and capacity of sacrifice are incuestionable and another of his qualities are the good shooting to goal and the domain in the air game, where he is almost invencible. In the French national team, however, is used like central defender.
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