Bixente Lizarazu
Personal information
Date of birth	December 9, 1969 (1969-12-09) (age 38)
Place of birth	Saint-Jean-de-Luz (Pays Basque), France
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Left-Back
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1988-1996 1996-1997 1997-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006	Girondins de Bordeaux Athletic Bilbao Bayern Munich Olympique Marseille Bayern Munich Total	272 (23) 016 0(0) 205 0(9) 014 0(0) 035 0(0) 542 (32)
National team
1992-2004	France	097 0(2)
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Bixente Lizarazu (Basque: /bi'ʃente lisa'rasu/; French: /bi'gzɑ̃t lizaʀa'zy/) (born December 9, 1969 in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Pays Basque, France) is a former football (soccer) left defender for Bayern Munich and three other professional teams, as well as the French national team. Being such a successful French player he is now a footballing legend in France and is widely considered as one of the greatest left backs of all time. Basque (native name: euskara) is the language spoken by the Basque people who inhabit the Pyrenees in North-Central Spain and the adjoining region of South-Western France. ... is the 343rd day of the year (344th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Saint-Jean-de-Luz (Basque Donibane Lohitzun) is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département in France. ... This article is about the traditional Basque domain. ... Soccer redirects here. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... FC Bayern Munich (German: FC Bayern München) is a German football club based in Munich, the capital of the state of Bavaria. ... First international Belgium 3 - 3 France (Brussels, Belgium; 1 May 1904) Biggest win France 10 - 0 Azerbaijan (Auxerre, France; 6 September 1995) Biggest defeat Denmark 17 - 1 France (London, England; 22 October 1908) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1930) Best result Winners, 1998 European Championship Appearances 6 (First in...

Career

Lizarazu (also known as "Liza"), a Basque, has been capped 97 times for France (for the first time on November 14, 1992 against Finland), scoring two goals, and helped them win the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. He has won six Bundesliga championships with Bayern Munich, as well as five German Cups, the Champions League, and the Intercontinental Cup. During his second spell with Bayern Munich in 2005 and 2006, Lizarazu wore the shirt number 69. Clarifying that it wasn't a lewd gesture, he said this was because he was born in 1969, his height is 1.69m and he weighed 69kg.^[1] Language(s) Basque - few monoglots Spanish - 1,525,000 monoglots French - 150,000 monoglots Basque-Spanish - 600,000 speakers Basque-French - 76,000 speakers other native languages Religion(s) Traditionally Roman Catholic The Basques (Basque: ) are an ethnic group who inhabit parts of north-central Spain and southwestern France. ... is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... 1998 World Cup redirects here. ... The 2000 UEFA UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Championship, which is held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Europe. ... The official Bundesliga logo. ... The German Cup trophy The German Cup (official German name: DFB-Pokal, after Deutscher Fußball Bund Pokal or German Football Association Cup) is an elimination football (soccer) tournament held annually. ... UEFA Champions League, which replaced the European Champions Cup, is a seasonal club football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... Champions League Logo Copa Libertadores Logo The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Champions League and the South American Copa Libertadores in a match played each...

Before moving to Germany, Lizarazu played for Girondins de Bordeaux, where he played in the 1996 UEFA Cup final against Bayern; and Athletic Bilbao, where he was the club's first non-Spanish basque player since World War I. He said he would leave Bayern in the 2004 offseason, and eventually signed with Olympique Marseille. However, six months after signing with Marseille, he returned to Bayern Munich in January 2005. FC Girondins de Bordeaux is a French football team, playing in the city of Bordeaux. ... The UEFA Cup (also known as European Cup 3, CE3 or C3) is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ... Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Olympique de Marseille (also known as lOM or Marseille) is a football team that plays in Ligue 1, the top level of the French Football League, based in Marseille. ...

He has been threatened by the Basque terrorist group, ETA, alleged for not giving money to the organization, what the terrorists called the "revolutionary tax". He also has a stadium named after him in the French Basque country, the "Stade Bixente-Lizarazu" (former "Belcenia Stadium"). His fiancée was French singer and actress Elsa Lunghini for seven years and he has a son named Tximista with his ex-wife Stéphanie. For other uses, see ETA (disambiguation). ... This article is about the traditional Basque domain. ... Elsa Lunghini, stage name Elsa (born May 20, 1973, in Paris), is a French singer and actress. ...

Lizarazu announced his retirement from football on April 30, 2006 four days after former teammate Zinedine Zidane. He ends his career with the distinction of the most 'titled' player in French history. Zidane redirects here. ...

Honours

• Club :
  • French Ligue 2 championship 1992
  • UEFA Cup finalist 1996
  • German League Cup 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
  • German Cup 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006
  • German Bundesliga championship 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006
  • UEFA Champions League 2001
  • Intercontinental Cup (Toyota Cup) 2001

• International :
  • FIFA World Cup 1998
  • UEFA European Championship 2000
  • FIFA Confederations Cup 2001, 2003

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Record

After winning the Intercontinental Cup in late 2001 with Bayern, Lizarazu was European Champion and World Champion on both club-level (with Bayern) and national level (with the national squad). This was the first time in history one player held such a record.

References

1. ^ Bandini, Paolo; Bass, Ian and Dart, James. "Have any footballers ever admitted moving for the money?", The Guardian, 27 September 2006. Retrieved on 2006-09-27. 

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External links

• FootballDatabase profile and stats
• FussballDaten Bundesliga stats
• Bixente's blog (in French)

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