Marcel Desailly

Retired
Last club: Qatar SC Most games for: Chelsea Retired since: Nov 7, 2005

Date of birth/Age: Sep 7, 1968 (55)
Place of birth: Accra
Citizenship: France

Height: 1,88 m
Position: Centre-Back

Former International: France
Caps/Goals: 116 / 3

Currently working as:

Squad leader Club: France

National team career

#	National team		Debut			Coach at debut	Age at debut
	France
8		France	Aug 22, 1993	116	3	Gérard Houllier	24 years 11 months 15 days
	France U21
-		France U21	Sep 27, 1988	5	1	Marc Bourrier	20 years 20 days
	France B
-		France B	Jul 27, 1993	1	-	Gérard Houllier	24 years 10 months 20 days

Stats of Marcel Desailly

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Competition		wettbewerb
Total :			116	3	2	-	1	20	8	1	-	-	3.373'	10.119'
	International Friendlies	60	1	1	-	1	19	3	-	-	-	4.910'	4.910'
	European Qualifiers	22	1	1	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	1.961'	1.961'
	EURO	12	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	1.200'
	World Cup	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	938'
	Confederations Cup	8	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	750'	750'
	World Cup qualification	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	360'

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	Matchday	Venue	Date			Result	Pos.
	International Friendlies
		Napoli	Feb 16, 1994	Italy	France	0:1	CB					89'	89'
		Lyon	Mar 22, 1994	France	Chile	3:1	CB			49'		72'	72'
		Kobe City	May 26, 1994	Australia	France	0:1	on the bench
		Tokyo	May 29, 1994	Japan	France	1:4							90'
			Aug 17, 1994	France	Czechia	2:2	DM					82'	82'
		Utrecht	Jan 18, 1995	Netherlands	France	0:1							90'
		Oslo	Jul 22, 1995	Norway	France	0:0	Not in squad
		Paris	Jan 24, 1996	France	Portugal	3:2							90'
		Saint Denis	Feb 21, 1996	France	Greece	3:1			1				90'
		Brüssel	Mar 27, 1996	Belgium	France	0:2	Not in squad
		Straßburg	May 29, 1996	France	Finland	2:0							90'
		Stuttgart	Jun 1, 1996	Germany	France	0:1	CB						90'
		Villeneuve d'Ascq	Jun 5, 1996	France	Armenia	2:0	CB						90'
		Paris	Aug 31, 1996	France	Mexico	2:0						46'	45'
		Paris	Oct 9, 1996	France	Türkiye	4:0	Not in squad
		København Ø.	Nov 9, 1996	Denmark	France	1:0							90'
			Jan 22, 1997	Portugal	France	0:2	CB						90'
		Paris	Feb 26, 1997	France	Netherlands	2:1							90'
		Paris	Apr 2, 1997	France	Sweden	1:0							90'
		Lyon	Jun 3, 1997	France	Brazil	1:1						67'	67'
		Montpellier	Jun 7, 1997	France	England	0:1	on the bench
		Paris	Jun 11, 1997	France	Italy	2:2	CB					85'	85'
		Lens	Oct 11, 1997	France	South Africa	2:1	CB						90'
		Saint-Etienne	Nov 12, 1997	France	Scotland	2:1							90'
		Saint Denis	Jan 28, 1998	France	Spain	1:0	CB						90'
		Marseille	Feb 25, 1998	France	Norway	3:3	CB	1					90'
		Moskau	Mar 25, 1998	Russia	France	1:0	CB						90'
		Solna, Stockholm	Apr 22, 1998	Sweden	France	0:0	Not in squad
		Casablanca	May 27, 1998	France	Belgium	1:0				40'			90'
		Casablanca	May 29, 1998	Morocco	France	8:7 on pens	Not in squad
		Helsinki	Jun 5, 1998	Finland	France	0:1							90'
		Wien	Aug 19, 1998	Austria	France	2:2	Not in squad
		Marseille	Jan 20, 1999	France	Morocco	1:0							90'
		London	Feb 10, 1999	England	France	0:2	CB						90'
		Belfast	Aug 18, 1999	N. Ireland	France	0:1						65'	65'
		Saint Denis	Nov 13, 1999	France	Croatia	3:0							90'
		Saint Denis	Feb 23, 2000	France	Poland	1:0							90'
			Mar 29, 2000	Scotland	France	0:2						60'	60'
		Saint Denis	Apr 26, 2000	France	Slovenia	3:2	Not in squad
		Zagreb	May 28, 2000	Croatia	France	0:2							90'
		Casablanca	Jun 4, 2000	France	Japan	6:4 on pens						67'	67'
		Casablanca	Jun 6, 2000	Morocco	France	1:5							90'
		Marseille	Aug 16, 2000	France	All-Star-Team	5:1							90'
		Saint Denis	Sep 2, 2000	France	England	1:1	CB						90'
		Saint Denis	Oct 4, 2000	France	Cameroon	1:1							90'
		New Doornfontein, Johannesburg	Oct 7, 2000	South Africa	France	0:0							90'
		Istanbul	Nov 15, 2000	Türkiye	France	0:4	CB						90'
		Saint Denis	Feb 27, 2001	France	Germany	1:0	CB					73'	73'
		Saint Denis	Mar 24, 2001	France	Japan	5:0	CB						90'
		Valencia	Mar 28, 2001	Spain	France	2:1							90'
		Saint Denis	Apr 25, 2001	France	Portugal	4:0	CB						90'
		Nantes	Aug 15, 2001	France	Denmark	1:0							90'
		Santiago de Chile	Sep 1, 2001	Chile	France	2:1	CB			37'		46'	45'
		Saint Denis	Oct 6, 2001	France	Algeria	4:1	CB						74'
		Melbourne	Nov 11, 2001	Australia	France	1:1						83'	83'
		Saint Denis	Feb 13, 2002	France	Romania	2:1	CB						90'
		Saint Denis	Mar 27, 2002	France	Scotland	5:0						46'	45'
		Saint Denis	Apr 17, 2002	France	Russia	0:0	CB						90'
		Saint Denis	May 18, 2002	France	Belgium	1:2	CB						90'
		Suwon	May 26, 2002	South Korea	France	2:3						73'	73'
		Tunis	Aug 21, 2002	Tunisia	France	1:1					46'		45'
		Saint Denis	Nov 20, 2002	France	Yugoslavia	3:0						46'	45'
		Saint Denis	Feb 12, 2003	France	Czechia	0:2							90'
		Saint Denis	Apr 30, 2003	France	Egypt	5:0	CB					75'	75'
		Carouge	Aug 20, 2003	Switzerland	France	0:2	CB					77'	77'
		Gelsenkirchen	Nov 15, 2003	Germany	France	0:3	Not in squad
		Brüssel	Feb 18, 2004	Belgium	France	0:2							90'
		Rotterdam	Mar 31, 2004	Netherlands	France	0:0	CB						90'
		Saint Denis	May 20, 2004	France	Brazil	0:0	CB					46'	45'
		Montpellier	May 28, 2004	France	Andorra	4:0						70'	70'
		Saint Denis	Jun 6, 2004	France	Ukraine	1:0	Not in squad
Squad: 62, Starting eleven: 59, Substituted in: 1, On the bench: 2, Suspended: 0, Injured: 0,