Hugo Lloris is the name of a not quite famous, but rather successful French goalkeeper. He was born in 1986, December 26, in Nice. He began to be interested in football from an early age, like many players, and this hobby, of course, determined the choice and life path of a young athlete.
Beginning of a club career
Hugo Lloris began his career as a player in a club called Cimiez. Little-known, practically not popular - it was in him that the young footballer began to train and develop skill. Four years, from 1993 to 1997, he played on this team. Then for five years he took a break - it is not even known exactly for what reason. But since 2002, Hugo Lloris began performing as part of the Nice club. Until 2005, he was in the youth squad, and then for three years already played at the base. He entered the field 72 times as part of an adult team and made 66 good, high-quality saves. This was a new stage in the development of his career, as “Nice” - a club more status and significant than “Gimiez”. It was founded in 1904, is a 4-time winner of the French League and has many other achievements. So for the young goalkeeper, this has become a new stage of development as a football player.
Success and popularity
Lloris Hugo is a French footballer to whom success did not come immediately. He made his way through little-known clubs to more popular ones. After “Nice” he moved to “Lyon”, where he played from 2008 to 2012, entering the field 146 times and making 151 saves. The football player showed himself excellently in this team, and he was noticed by one of the most popular English clubs - Tottenham Hotspur. Representatives watched the goalkeeper for a long time and decided to make him an advantageous offer to move to England. Hugo Lloris had no doubt that this was a real prospect, and agreed. So since 2012 he has been the goalkeeper of Tottenham Hotspur.
About achievements and performances for the national team
Interestingly, he did not immediately become interested in the position of goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. Football is not the first thing that fell into the scope of the boy’s activities. In early childhood, he was engaged in tennis and showed good expectations. However, then Hugo Lloris learned football and forgot about everything else. And as you can see, not in vain.
Since 2003, he has consistently played for the French national teams. His debut in the adult team took place when he was 21 years old. It was a friendly meeting with Uruguayans. It happened in 2008, on November 19. The match ended in a goalless draw. But the Frenchman showed himself perfectly. He became the main goalkeeper of his national team at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Lloris again became the team’s main goalkeeper in the qualifying tournament, held in preparation for the 2014 World Cup.
Hugo has some pretty good achievements. For two years in a row he was recognized as the best goalkeeper of the French championship. With Lyon, he became the owner of the Cup and Super Bowl of the country. In addition, this is a very expensive player. “Tottenham Hotspur” bought a talented goalkeeper for 15 million euros. So Lloris is a good goalkeeper, who has more than once helped out his national, club team. For this, he is appreciated by the coach, fans and other players.