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This article is about the footballer. For his former wife, see Adriana Karembeu.
Christian Karembeu 
Karembeu at the 2010 Cannes Film FestivalPersonal information Full name Christian Lali Karembeu Date of birth 3 December 1970 Place of birth Lifou, New Caledonia Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Playing position Defensive midfielder / Sweeper Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1990–1995 Nantes 130 (5) 1995–1997 Sampdoria 62 (6) 1997–2000 Real Madrid 51 (1) 2000–2001 Middlesbrough 33 (4) 2001–2004 Olympiacos 88 (5) 2004–2005 Servette 23 (2) 2005 Bastia 18 (1) National team 1992–2002 France 53 (1) 1990–2003 New Caledonia 0 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Christian Karembeu (born 3 December 1970 in Lifou, New Caledonia) is a retired French international footballer and current scout for Arsenal Football Club. He is also part of a Paris-based consortium to expand the A-League with a Pacific Island team.[1]
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Club career
During his career Karembeu played for Nantes (1990–95), Sampdoria (1995–97), Real Madrid (1997–2000), Middlesbrough (2000–01), Olympiakos (2001–04), Servette Genève (2004–05), Bastia (2005). With Real Madrid, he won the Champions League in 1998 and 2000, starting in the former but remaining on the bench for the latter. He last played midfield for Bastia in the French Ligue 1. He announced his retirement on 13 October 2006, although he added that he would "be having a kickabout from time to time". The France legend also took part in a friendly competition for Kettering Town FC with Gianfranco Zola, Les Ferdinand and Gus Poyet.
International career
Born in the French territory of New Caledonia, he was a vital player in the French team that won the 1998 World Cup. In Euro 2000, he was on the squad as well but played only one game. He compiled 53 caps in his career, earning his first one on 14 November 1992 against Finland in a 2–1 victory.
Managing career
In May 2006 Karembeu became a scout for English Premiership side Portsmouth Football Club. However, in August 2009, Christian decided to join Arsenal's ever expanding scouting network.[citation needed] On 9 December 2005, Karembeu represented the Oceania Football Confederation at the draw for the 2006 World Cup which took place in Leipzig, Germany.
In 2007, he was appointed as non-executive director of Birmingham International Holdings.[2] He left after 2010 annual general meeting.[3]
Commitment
Christian Karembeu is a member of the ‘Champions for Peace’ club, a group of 54 famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization.[4]
Deeply involved in Peace and Sport’s activities, Christian Karembeu visited Haiti in August 2010 with Founder and President of Peace and Sport, Joel Bouzou, to strengthen the role of sport in the country's reconstruction efforts and attract the attention of the international community to urgent needs that prevail there. He went to meet sports instructors and young beneficiaries of the emergency program that the Haitian Olympic Committee has set up in survivor camps.[5]
Personal life
Karembeu was married to Slovak model Adriana Sklenaříková, whom he met on an airplane.[6] The couple split in March 2011.[citation needed]
Television
Christian Karembeu is the host of French TV series "Des Iles et des Hommes" (Of Islands and Men), aired on Planete in 2010 and 2011, a travel to 6 among the most beautiful islands of the world.
Statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total 1990/91 Nantes Division 1 4 0 1991/92 28 0 1992/93 Nantes Atlantique Division 1 35 2 1993/94 29 0 1994/95 34 3 Italy League Coppa Italia League Cup Europe Total 1995/96 Sampdoria Serie A 32 5 1996/97 30 1 Spain League Copa del Rey Copa de la Liga Europe Total 1997/98 Real Madrid La Liga 16 0 1998/99 20 0 1999/00 15 0 England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total 2000/01 Middlesbrough Premier League 33 4 Greece League Greek Football Cup Greek League Cup Europe Total 2001/02 Olympiacos Alpha Ethniki 24 1 2002/03 22 2 2003/04 22 0 Switzerland League Schweizer Cup League Cup Europe Total 2004/05 Servette 12 0 France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total 2004/05 Bastia Ligue 1 7 0 Country France 169 5 Italy 62 6 Spain 51 0 England 33 4 Greece 68 3 Switzerland 12 0 Total 395 18 France national team Year Apps Goals 1992 1 0 1993 0 0 1994 6 0 1995 4 1 1996 13 0 1997 4 0 1998 10 0 1999 4 0 2000 4 0 2001 6 0 2002 1 0 Total 53 1 Honours
- Real Madrid
- 2 UEFA Champions League titles: 1997–98, 1999–00
- 1 Intercontinental Cup titles: 1998,
- Olympiacos
- 2 Greek Championships: 2001–02, 2002–03
- Individual
- Oceania Footballer of the Year: 1995, 1998
Titles
Following the 1998 World Cup, he was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 1998[8][9]
References
- ^ http://player.sbs.com.au/twg#/twg_08/ALeague/A-LeagueNews/playlist/A-League-Pacific-Plan/
- ^ http://202.66.146.82/listco/hk/birminghamint/annual/2010/ar2010.pdf
- ^ GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND TO REPURCHASE SHARES, RE-ELECTION OF RETIRING DIRECTORS AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
- ^ Peace and Sport
- ^ Christian Karembeu en Haïti avec des enfants sinistrés du séisme lepoint.fr, 12 août 2010
- ^ Adriana Sklenarikova (Adriana Karembeu) » Biography
- ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=10882
- ^ "France honors World Cup winners – Government gives Legion of Honor to players, coaches". CNN/SI. 1 September 1998. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/news/1998/09/01/france_legionhonor. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
- ^ "Décret du 24 juillet 1998 portant nomination à titre exceptionnel". JORF 1998 (170): 11376. 25 July 1998. PREX9801916D. http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/WAspad/UnTexteDeJorf?numjo=PREX9801916D. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
Oceania Footballer of the Year 1988: Farina · 1989: Rufer · 1990: Rufer · 1991: Slater · 1992: Rufer · 1993: Slater · 1994: Vidmar · 1995: Karembeu · 1996: Okon · 1997: Bosnich · 1998: Karembeu · 1999: Kewell · 2000: Viduka · 2001: Kewell · 2002: Emerton · 2003: Kewell · 2004: Cahill · 2005: Vahirua · 2006: Nelsen · 2007: Smeltz · 2008: Smeltz · 2009: Vicelich · 2010: Nelsen
France squad – UEFA Euro 1996 semi-finalists 
France squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup Winners (1st Title) France squad – UEFA Euro 2000 Winners (2nd Title) France squad – 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup Winners (1st Title) 1 Ramé • 2 Sagnol • 3 Lizarazu • 4 Vieira • 5 Gillet • 6 Djorkaeff • 7 Pirès • 8 Desailly (c) • 9 Anelka • 10 Carrière • 11 Wiltord • 12 Coupet • 13 Silvestre • 14 Née • 15 Bréchet • 16 Dacourt • 17 Marlet • 18 Leboeuf • 19 Karembeu • 20 Camara • 21 Dugarry • 22 Robert • 23 Landreau • Coach: LemerreCategories:- Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur
- French footballers
- France international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- SC Bastia players
- Servette FC players
- Olympiacos F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- FC Nantes players
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- U.C. Sampdoria players
- Serie A footballers
- La Liga footballers
- Real Madrid C.F. players
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- FIFA World Cup-winning players
- UEFA Euro 1996 players
- UEFA Euro 2000 players
- UEFA European Football Championship-winning players
- 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- FIFA Confederations Cup-winning players
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Premier League players
- Portsmouth F.C. non-playing staff
- Ligue 1 players
- Superleague Greece players
- Swiss Super League players
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- French expatriate footballers
- People from the Loyalty Islands
- French people of New Caledonian descent
- Kanak people
- Real Madrid
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