Gilles Grimandi
Grimandi playing for Arsenal
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Gilles Grimandi | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Arsenal (scout) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1988 | Gap | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1991 | Gap | ||
| 1991–1997 | Monaco | 67 | (3) |
| 1997–2002 | Arsenal | 113 | (10) |
| 2003 | Colorado Rapids | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 180 | (13) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Gilles Grimandi (born 11 November 1970 in Gap, Hautes-Alpes) is a retired French footballer who currently is a scout for Arsenal.
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.
Grimandi began his professional career with AS Monaco in 1990 and made his first-team debut in 1991 against AS Nancy in Division 1. His career briefly interrupted by French military service, he went on to make 67 appearances and score three goals for the club, mostly as a centre back. He helped the club reach both a UEFA Champions League and a UEFA Cup semifinal, and won the league title in 1996–97.
The following season, Grimandi left to join his former manager Arsène Wenger at Arsenal, making his debut at Elland Road against Leeds United, and helped achieve The Double in his first season. He made 113 league appearances as a midfielder, centre back, and right wingback, winning a second Double in his final season (2001–02) with the club.
Grimandi signed with the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer on 8 January 2003, after turning down an offer from Middlesbrough. Grimandi was the first Frenchman to sign for MLS, and played a pre-season friendly against Santos Laguna of Mexico on 12 March. On 30 April he quit the club for family reasons to return to France. The Rapids' management described themselves as "deeply saddened" by his decision.
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