- Vincent Candela
Football player infobox
playername= Vincent Candela
fullname = Vincent Candela
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1973|10|24
cityofbirth =Bédarieux
countryofbirth =France
height = height|ft=5|in=11
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Left-back
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1991-1995 1995-1997 1997-2005 2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007
clubs = Toulouse Guingamp
AS Roma Bolton Wanderers Udinese Siena → Messina (loan)
caps(goals) = 056 0(3) 048 0(2) 210 (14) 010 0(0) 026 0(1) 014 0(0) 017 0(0)
nationalyears = 1996-2003
nationalteam = France
nationalcaps(goals) = 040 0(5)
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ntupdate =Vincent Candela (IPA2|vɛ̃'sɑ̃ kɑ̃də'la) (born
October 24 ,1973 inBédarieux ) is a former French footballer. With the French national team, Candela won the1998 FIFA World Cup .Candela was a skilled left and right back, playing with both feet and effective at joining the attack as well as being able in defence.
On the club level, Candela played for Toulouse (1992-95), Guingamp (1995-97),
A.S. Roma (1997-2005), Bolton Wanderers (2005), Udinese (2005-2006), Siena (2006-2007). He won one "scudetto" with Roma.On
January 28 , 2007 he played his lastSerie A match for Messina against Ascoli. [ cite web|title=Tactical Formation|work=Football-Lineups.com
url=http://www.football-lineups.com/wiki/_match3615.php | accessdate=February 1 | accessyear=2007]For France, Candela was capped 40 times, scoring five goals. His playing time was often limited by
Bixente Lizarazu , but he did play in one match during the 1998 triumph. During the winning Euro 2000 Candela did play two matches against, both as a starter. He also played at the 1996 Olympic Games and the2002 FIFA World Cup .Candela is married. He and his wife, Mara, welcomed their first child, Angelica, in April 2005. He is of Italian descent.
He was a dubbing actor in the Italian language version of
Shaolin Soccer .Honours
*World Cup: 1998
*European Championship: 2000
*Serie A : 2001
*Supercoppa Italiana : 2001References
External Links
* [http://www.burndenaces.co.uk/players/profile.php?id=15 Bolton Wanderers Profile] at [http://www.burndenaces.co.uk/ Burnden Aces]
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