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Olivier Giroud Personal information Full name Olivier Giroud Date of birth 30 September 1986 Place of birth Chambéry, France Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)[1] Playing position Striker Club information Current club Montpellier Number 17 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2005–2007 Grenoble 26 (2) 2007–2008 Istres 34 (14) 2008–2010 Tours 69 (38) 2010– Montpellier 50 (20) National team‡ 2011– France 2 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2011Olivier Giroud (born 30 September 1986 in Chambéry, Savoie) is a French footballer. He currently plays as a striker for the Ligue 1 side Montpellier.
Career
Giroud is one of Tours FC's 2009/2010 season discoveries, and was the team's top-scorer.[2]
On 26 January 2010 signed for Montpellier HSC, and scored the winning goal against Hungarian side Győri ETO in the Europa League Third Qualifying Round, first leg in Hungary on 29 July 2010.
On 14 August, Giroud scored the winning goal against holding Ligue 1 champions Lille.
Following some fine performances for his club, Giroud was called up to the France national football team on November 3, 2011 by manager Laurent Blanc.[3] He came on for his debut as a substitute on November 11, 2011 in the 1:0 win over United States.
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Montpellier HSC – current squad 1 Pionnier · 2 Bocaly · 3 Yanga-Mbiwa · 4 Hilton · 5 Bedimo · 6 Marveaux · 7 Utaka · 9 Kabze · 10 Belhanda · 11 Lacombe · 12 Dernis · 13 Estrada · 14 Pitau (c) · 15 Tinhan · 16 Jourdren · 17 Giroud · 18 Aït-Fana · 19 Camara · 20 Cabella · 21 El Kaoutari · 22 Stambouli · 23 Saihi · 24 Koita · 25 Deplange · 27 Jeunechamp · 28 Martin · 30 Ligali · 34 Džodić · 40 Valette · Manager: Girard
Categories:- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Chambéry
- French footballers
- Grenoble Foot 38 players
- FC Istres players
- Tours FC players
- Montpellier HSC players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- France international footballers
- French football forward, 1980s birth stubs
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