David Ginola Desiree is a French footballer known for his appearances in the First League, as well as in the English Premier League. He played in the midfield position and became famous as an unyielding player with a good vision of the field. It is interesting that Ginola never stood out with a powerful texture, and from teammates the Frenchman got the nickname “legs-sticks”.
Carier start
David Ginola is a native of Saint-Tropez. At a young age, he became seriously interested in football, and at the age of eleven the guy became the best football player in the amateur tournament of St. Raphael, and even received an invitation from the Milan Academy. However, he nevertheless began his professional career at Toulon, where for three years he was the team leader.
In 1990, in transit through the Paris Racing, Ginola ended up in Brest. Speaking for a team from the city of the same name, David “hit the pencil” with the French national team coach Michel Platini and received a debut call to the country's main team. For two seasons in the composition of “Brest”, the striker spent fifty matches for the club, in which he scored 14 goals.
Relocation to Paris
The second time in the capital of France, David Ginola was in 1992, and this voyage was more than successful. For three years, as part of the titled capital’s grand, the midfielder won his first career titles. Together with PSG, Ginola became the champion of France, as well as the owner of the country's cup and the French league cup. In total for the “blue-red" David had 115 fights. In addition, it was in the composition of Parisians that the player first played in European competitions.
In the English Premier League
In 1995, David Ginola was involved in a scandal in French football. In particular, three-color coach Gerard Houlier accused the midfielder of defeating Le Bleu from the national team of Bulgaria, which blocked the French way to the 1994 World Cup. David was no longer called up to the national team, however, this fact already upset him a little - the football player, after participating in the English championship, literally fell in love with the Premier League and did not leave Misty Albion until the end of his career.
In 1995, Newcastle was experiencing a generational change, so the club needed new players who were able to plow and prove, as they say. Such as David Ginola. The footballer became part of the stellar line-up of the Forty, who for a long time fought on equal terms with Manchester United for the championship gold medals. David marked his debut goal in the team of Kevin Keegan in the second match. It should be noted that the midfielder has a very good relationship with the English mentor, so when the latter left Newcastle in 1997, Ginola did the same.
His next club was Tottenham Hotspur, with which the French footballer had to solve completely different problems. “Spurs” fought a desperate struggle for survival and David helped the team to cope with this task with their dedicated game.
Ginola quickly entrenched in the main team of the new team and already in the next season his Tottenham managed to win the League Cup, beating such formidable opponents as Manchester United and Leicester. The team’s affairs were also successful in the FA Cup, in which the Spurs lost to Newcastle only in the semifinals. The French midfielder was the real leader of that team and at the end of the season he deservedly received the title of best player of the year.
Retirement
At the age of 33, David Ginola went to play at Aston Villa, where he spent two seasons. The French midfielder was no longer the unconditional player of the basic structure, however, coming on substitution, he looked no worse than his teammates. In a burgundy T-shirt, the football player twice managed to score goals in the opponents' goal.
The last months in professional sports, Ginola still spent in the English Premier League. In five matches, he defended the colors of Everton.