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Gilles Grimandi
Grimandi playing for Arsenal
Personal information
Full name
Gilles Jean-Christophe Grimandi
Date of birth
(1970-11-11) 11 November 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth
Gap, France
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)
Centre back, midfielder[2]
Youth career
1987–1988
Gap
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1988–1991
Gap
1991–1997
Monaco
80
(3)
1997–2002
Arsenal
114
(4)
2003
Colorado Rapids
0
(0)
Total
194
(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Gilles Jean-Christophe Grimandi (born 11 November 1970) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre back or midfielder.
In his playing career, he went from hometown team Gap to top-flight Monaco before arriving at Arsenal of the Premier League in 1997. He won two league-and-cup doubles with them before leaving in 2002.[3]
^"Gilles Grimandi". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
^"Gilles Grimandi". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
^Cite error: The named reference Arsenal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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