Patrice Evra: a brief biography of the French footballer

A vivid reflection of the successful career of any football player is his biography. Patrice Evra (Patrice Evra) was no exception. During the years of his speeches, he managed to play not only in the championships of three different countries, but also in the national team of his country. Throughout his career, the athlete experienced both great triumph and bitter defeats.

Childhood and the first steps in football

The French footballer Patrice Evra, whose biography is represented in this article, was born in the Senegalese city of Dakar on May 15, 1981. His father was a diplomat at that time. When the boy was three years old, the whole family moved to France. Here he lived with his parents in the suburbs of Paris.

In his teens, Patrice appeared in the youth squad of the PSG football club. It should be noted that initially he played on the forward. At that time, the young Frenchman was seen scouting a small team "Marsala" from Italy, which subsequently signed a contract with him. In the first season in 27 fights for his new club, the player was marked with six goals scored. The following year, the player moved to the Monza team, which played in the second most important Italian division - the B. series He could not gain a foothold here, and during the season he played only three official matches.

France

Since the career of the player in Italy did not develop properly, he decided to return to France. Here he signed a contract with the club "Nice" in the second league of the national championship. Initially, he, as before, went out on the field to the place of the attacker. However, due to the succession of injuries to other players of the team, the head coach transferred him to the defense. Since that time, the position on which Evra Patrice stands is defender. He excellently showed himself here, as an additional confirmation of which was his recognition as the best player in the defensive plan in "League 2".

The young Frenchman's game impressed the coach of the "Monaco" Didier Deschamps. As a result, in 2002 the club signed a contract with him. Almost immediately the newcomer managed to win a place in its basis. In 2004, "Monaco" made it to the final of the "Champions League", which lost 3-0 to the Portuguese "Port". In the following season, Patrice Evra was appointed captain of the team. Whatever it was, the year turned out to be a disaster for the club: in the national championship, he took the place at the bottom of the final standings. As for the "Champions League", here the team flew out at the stage of the group stage.

"Manchester United"

In 2006, the footballer was acquired for 5.5 million pounds by an English grandee - the Manchester United team. The signing of the contract with the player is connected with the desire of her trainer Alex Ferguson to strengthen the defensive line. Patrice Evra made his debut as part of the new team on January 14, 2006 in a guest match against Manchester City, in which she lost 3-1. The first match on the home arena, "Manchester United" football player spent January 22 against Liverpool. Then the home team won with a score of 1: 0. The player gradually adapted to the new style of the game and, starting from the 2007/2008 season, became a key performer in the team. In his last season as part of the "Red Devils" he often performed with a captain's armband on his arm. May 23, 2014, the footballer extended the contract with the "Manchester" for another year.

Juventus

Two months after the extension of the employment agreement with the British, Patrice Evra moved to Juventus. Turintsy paid for the player the amount of 1.2 million pounds. The footballer signed a contract with the Italian champion for a period of two years. His debut match in the Turin club he held September 13, 2014 in the second round of the championship of Italy against the team "Udinese". Problems with the adaptation he did not arise, because he speaks excellent French, English, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.

National team

Speaking for the "Monaco", the football player was first invited to the youth team of France. The first match in its composition Patrice Evra held on October 11, 2002. It was a game against Slovenia. Two years later, the player took part in the game for the main team of his country. Then the friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina ended in a draw 1: 1. In March 2005, Patrice was injured, after which he lost his place among the French for a year and a half. The European Championships of 2008 for the French national team became a failure. In the first match of the group stage Evra did not take part. He appeared only in duels against the Dutch and Italians, which the team lost accordingly with a score of 4: 1 and 2: 0. As a result, the French left the tournament. Now the player is called into the national team of the country regularly.