- Sébastien Squillaci
Football player infobox
playername = Sébastien Squillaci
fullname = Sébastien Skillaci
height = 1.84 m, 79 kg
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|8|11
cityofbirth =Toulon
countryofbirth =France
currentclub =Sevilla FC
clubnumber = 4
position = Centre back
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1997-1998
1998-2006
2000-2002
2006-2008 2008-
clubs = Toulon
Monaco
→ Ajaccio "(loan)"
LyonSevilla FC
caps(goals) = 00600(0)
17000(15)
06900(7)
06200(3) 00600(0)
nationalyears = 2004-
nationalteam = France
nationalcaps(goals) = 13 (0)
pcupdate =18 May ,2008
ntupdate =14 September ,2008 Sébastien Squillaci (born
August 11 ,1980 inToulon ,France ) is a French footballer who is a centre back, currently playing for Sevilla.Career
AS Monaco
Squillaci began his football career playing for local club Sporting Toulon before making the move to the
Monaco -based clubAS Monaco . Unable to establish himself as a regular,Claude Puel decided to loan him toLigue 2 sideAC Ajaccio , where he became one of their most notable players.After Puel's departure and the appointment of new manager
Didier Deschamps , Squillaci decided to return to Monaco in2002 . In his first full season as a player for Monaco, he established himself as a first choicecentre back helping Monaco finish 2nd in the league and winning theCoupe de la Ligue . Squillaci then establised himself of the European stage during Monaco's remarkable run to the UEFA Champions League final in 2004. Squillaci's contribution came in Monaco's away leg tie against Spanish giantsReal Madrid when he scored a vital away goal for his side. Although they would lose 2-4, they won the return leg 3-1, thus advancing through to the semi-finals on theaway goals rule where they defeated Chelsea. Unfortunately, their remarkable run would come to an end as they suffered a 0-3 defeat to Portuguese giantsF.C. Porto in the final.Olympique Lyonnais
After the departure of Deschamps and a disappointing 10th place finish after years of European qualification, Squillaci opted to play elsewhere. He was linked to several clubs before inking a four-year deal with
Olympique Lyonnais with Lyon'sSylvain Monsoreau heading the other way as compensation for Monaco. [ [http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11806_2381057,00.html Sky Sports | Football | Ligue 1 | Olympique Lyonnais | Squillaci poised for Lyon ] ]Squillaci made his debut for Lyon in their opening match of the Ligue 1 season pairing with the
Brazil ian centre back Cris. Lyon would go on to dominate the season winning the league by an unprecedented 17 points.Squillaci has since gone on to established himself as the first choice centre back, along with Cris, at Lyon.
evilla FC
On the
15th July 2008 it was reported that Lyon had agreed a £5m deal with to sell Squillaci to Spanish sideSevilla FC . [ [http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_3823506,00.html Sky Sports | Football | Transfer Centre | Done Deal | Sevilla strike defender deal ] ] Squillaci agreed to a three-year deal. [ [http://www.mercato365.com/depeches/filinfo_251147_2514_Lyon-Squillaci-%C3%A0-Seville-mercredi.shtml Squillaci à Séville mercredi] ]International career
Squillaci is a regular France international since 2004, making his debut in a friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. He currently has 13 caps for France. [ [http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=307388&cc=5901 ESPNsoccernet - World Cup - France go for youthful line-up ] ]
Honours
* 2002
Ligue 2 Champion (AC Ajaccio )
* 2003Coupe de la Ligue Champion (AS Monaco )
* 2004 Champions League Finalist (AS Monaco )
* 2006Trophée des Champions (Olympique Lyonnais )
* 2007Ligue 1 Champion (Olympique Lyonnais )
* 2007Coupe de la Ligue Finalist (Olympique Lyonnais )
* 2008Ligue 1 Champion (Olympique Lyonnais )References
External links
* [http://www.fff.fr/servfff/historique/selec_joueurs.php?id=SQUILLACI%20Sébastien FFF.fr]
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