Guy Demel

Football player infobox
playername = Guy Demel


fullname = Guy Roland Demel
height = height|ft=6|in=3
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|6|13
cityofbirth = Orsay
countryofbirth = France
currentclub = Hamburger SV
clubnumber = 20
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1999–2000
2000–2001
2001–2005
2005–
clubs = Nîmes Olympique
Arsenal
Borussia Dortmund
Hamburger SV
caps(goals) = 01 (0)
00 (0)
33 (0)
34 (0)
nationalyears = 2004–
nationalteam = Côte d'Ivoire
nationalcaps(goals) = 09 (0)
pcupdate = 14:17, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 14:17, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Guy Roland Demel (born June 13, 1981 in Orsay, Paris) is a French born Ivorian football defender currently playing for Hamburger SV.

Demel started his professional career in the French Ligue 2 with Nîmes Olympique. He was discovered and bought by Arsenal, and spent a year there before being transferred to Borussia Dortmund. He left Arsenal claiming he was homesick and therefore observers were baffled at his move to Dortmund.Fact|date=June 2008 He debuted in the Bundesliga in 2003, and left Dortmund to join Hamburg in 2005, after struggling to hold down a first team place. [cite news
date=2005-06-28
url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11896_2340253,00.html
title=Hamburg snap up Demel
publisher=Sky Sports
accessdate=2008-06-19]

While at Hamburg, Demel has played regularly as both a right back and a midfielder. On May 4, 2006, he signed a new contract with Hamburg, tying him to the club until 2010. [cite news
date=2006-05-04
url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11896_2375727,00.html
title=Demel delight at new deal
publisher=Sky Sports
accessdate=2008-06-19] At the end of the 2007–08 season, Demel was linked with a transfer to Newcastle United, with Manchester City and Portsmouth also said to be interested. [cite news
date=2008-06-18
url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_3706969,00.html
title=Magpies reports please Demel
publisher=Sky Sports
accessdate=2008-06-19]

In 2004 Demel, a French citizen, acquired an Ivorian passport. He has since been selected for the national team, playing at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, and being named to the squad for the 2006 World Cup finals.

References

Persondata
NAME= Demel, Guy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Demel, Guy
SHORT DESCRIPTION= footballer
DATE OF BIRTH= 1981-06-13
PLACE OF BIRTH= Orsay, France
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=