Gaël Givet

Football player infobox
playername= Gaël Givet


fullname = Gaël Givet-Viaros
height = 1.81 m (5' 11") 80 kg
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|10|9
cityofbirth = Arles
countryofbirth = France
currentclub = Marseille
clubcrest =
clubnumber = 32
position = Center-back , Leftback
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2000–2007 2007–
clubs = AS Monaco Marseille
caps(goals) = 234 (9) 039 (0)
nationalyears = 2004–
nationalteam = France
nationalcaps(goals) = 013 (0)
pcupdate = August 25, 2007
ntupdate = August 16, 2006

Gaël Givet (born 9 October 1981 in Arles) is a professional French football player. He currently plays for Marseille as a defender. He is married and has a son named Gabriel (born May 8, 2006)

Biography

He played all his football with AS Monaco before joining l'OM, he made a name for himself in the 2003/04 season where he blossomed in the Monaco defense with the likes of Manchester United's Patrice Evra, current Marseille player Julien Rodriguez and Olympique Lyonnais rock Sebastien Squillaci.

He captained Monaco after Ludovic Giuly left for FC Barcelona. He signed for Olympique de Marseille on 21 June 2007. He is rumoured to be signing with Panathinaikos of the Greek Super League before season's transfer deadline. He has also been linked with West Ham United of the English Premier League and Scottish giants Rangers.

He has 12 caps for the French national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup.

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