Factbox on former France international David Ginola who declared his intention to stand for the FIFA presidency on Friday.
Born: Jan. 25, 1967 in Gassin, France
Early Career
-Began his career at Toulon as an 18-year-old in 1985 before moving to RC Paris in 1988, Brest in 1990 and Paris St Germain in 1992.
– His flamboyant style caught the eye in a successful three-year spell at PSG where he won the Ligue 1 title in 1994, two French Cups (93, 95) and one League Cup (1995).
England
– Ginola was touted for a move to Spain but chose to join Newcastle United under Kevin Keegan in 1995 for a fee of 2.5 million pounds ($3.80 million) at a time when the north east club were fighting for the Premier League title.
– His time at Newcastle was ultimately unsuccessful, however, as they finished runners-up to Manchester United twice.
– He joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1997 and won both the player’s association and Football Writers’ Footballer of the Year awards in 1999.
– That year he scored a dazzling individual goal for Tottenham against Barnsley in the FA Cup and won the League Cup, his only trophy in England.
– He finished his career in England with spells at Aston Villa and Everton and retired in 2002.
International career
– Ginola made 17 France appearances between 1990 and 1995, but his international career was largely disappointing.
– A low point came in 1993 when he was blamed by then France coach Gerard Houllier for a World Cup qualifying defeat to Bulgaria that eliminated them from the 1994 tournament.