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Ludovic Giuly

Giuly in 2017

Personal information

Full name

Ludovic Vincent Giuly

Date of birth

10 July 1976 (age 49)

Place of birth

Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, France

Height

1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)

Position(s)

Winger

Team information

Current team

Lyon (assistant manager)

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps

(Gls)

1994–1998

Lyon

100

(21)

1998–2004

Monaco

184

(47)

2004–2007

Barcelona

(19)

2007–2008

Roma

(6)

2008–2011

Paris Saint-Germain

100

(16)

2011–2012

Monaco

(3)

2012–2013

Lorient

(1)

2013–2016

Monts d'Or Azergues

(15)

Total

581

(128)

International career

2000–2005

France

(3)

2011

Corsica

(0)

Medal record


Men's football
Representing France
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner	2003

*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ludovic Vincent Giuly (born 10 July 1976) is a French former professional footballer. He played as a winger, which is a player who plays on the sides of the field.

Giuly played for the French national team 17 times over five years. He was part of the team that won the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. One of his biggest achievements was helping Barcelona win the UEFA Champions League in the 2005–06 season. Since June 2022, he has been an assistant manager for Lyon.

Club Career Highlights
International Career
Personal Life and Other Work
Career Statistics
- Club Appearances and Goals
- International Appearances and Goals
Football Achievements
Images for kids
See also

Club Career Highlights

Starting Out in Football

Ludovic Giuly grew up around football because his father, Dominique Giuly, was a former goalkeeper. His father played professionally for a short time before playing for amateur clubs near Lyon. Ludovic started playing at the same club his father was involved with, ASCMO, which is now called Monts d'Or Azergues Foot.

Later, he joined the training center for Olympique Lyonnais. In 1994, his team won the Coupe Gambardella, a national youth cup.

Playing for Lyon

Giuly began his professional career with Lyon in 1994 when he was 18. He played his first match in January 1995. In the 1996–97 season, Giuly scored 16 goals in 37 matches. People started calling him "the magic elf" because he was not very tall (1.64 meters) but played with a lot of energy. He played his last game for Lyon in January 1998.

Time at AS Monaco

In January 1998, Giuly joined Monaco. He made his debut for Monaco just ten days after playing against them for Lyon. He scored his first goal for Monaco in May 1998.

In the 1999–2000 season, Giuly was a very important player for Monaco. He helped his team win the Ligue 1 title, which is the top football league in France. The next season was tougher for Monaco, and Giuly scored 7 goals. In the 2001–02 season, he started well but then got a serious knee injury. This injury kept him from playing for most of the season and meant he couldn't play in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

The 2002–03 season was a big one for Giuly. He came back from his injury and helped Monaco win the Coupe de la Ligue (League Cup). He was the team captain in the final and scored two goals in their 4–1 win. His great play also led to him being chosen for the FIFA Confederations Cup, which France won.

In his last season with Monaco (2003–04), Giuly scored an amazing overhead kick goal. Monaco had a fantastic run in the UEFA Champions League. They beat big teams like Real Madrid and Chelsea to reach the final. Giuly was the captain in the final against Porto. Sadly, he got a groin injury early in the match and had to leave the field. Monaco lost the final 3–0. This was his last game for Monaco.

Joining FC Barcelona

Giuly celebrating a goal against Real Sociedad with Ronaldinho and Juliano Belletti.

Barcelona signed Giuly in June 2004. He signed a three-year contract. On his debut in August 2004, Giuly scored a goal in a 2–0 win. He was very happy with his start in Spain.

Giuly helped Barcelona win La Liga in the 2004–05 season. This ended a six-year wait for a championship for the club. He was the second-highest scorer for Barcelona with 11 goals. Even though he had some muscle injuries, he reached his goal of scoring double-digit goals in his first year.

In the 2005–06 season, he helped Barcelona win the Spanish title again. They also won their second UEFA Champions League trophy. Giuly scored the only goal in the semi-final against Milan, which sent Barcelona to the final.

Giuly played the whole match in the Champions League final in Paris. Barcelona came back from being a goal down to beat Arsenal 2–1. Giuly scored a goal earlier in the game, but it was disallowed because of a foul that led to Arsenal's goalkeeper being sent off.

In the 2006–07 season, Giuly started to lose his regular spot in the team. This happened as a young player named Lionel Messi began to play more. Because of this, Giuly decided to leave Barcelona.

Playing for Roma

On 17 July 2007, Giuly signed a three-year deal with Roma in Italy. A month later, he won his first trophy with Roma, the Supercoppa Italiana, against Internazionale. He made his Serie A debut in August 2007 and scored his first goal for Roma in September. He also scored in the Champions League group stage.

Even though he only played one season for Roma, Giuly scored more goals than many other starting players. He was among the top five scorers for the club that season.

Time at Paris Saint-Germain

Giuly wanted to return to France to play more. On 18 July 2008, he signed a three-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). He made his PSG debut in August 2008 against his former club, Monaco. After a slow start, he scored his first goal for PSG in November. He also scored against his first club, Lyon.

In his first season (2008–09), PSG finished sixth in the league. In his second season (2009–10), PSG's league performance was not as good, but they won the Coupe de France (French Cup). They beat his former team, Monaco, in the final.

In his third and final season (2010–11), Giuly scored in the UEFA Europa League. He also scored four goals in the league and made eight assists. In June 2011, Giuly's contract with PSG ended.

Returning to Monaco

In August 2011, Giuly signed a two-year contract to return to Monaco. At this time, Monaco was playing in Ligue 2, the second division of French football. His return was a surprise, but the club hoped to get back to Ligue 1 quickly. He got his old number 8 shirt back.

He scored his first goal in his second spell at Monaco in August 2011. He scored two more goals that season and was a regular starter for the team.

Before the 2012–13 season, Giuly was not part of the first team plans under the new manager. In July 2012, Giuly left Monaco by agreement. The club held a ceremony to honor him in a friendly match. Giuly said that Monaco allowed him to have the best years of his football career.

Playing for Lorient

On 31 July 2012, Giuly signed a one-year contract with Lorient. He made his debut as a substitute in a 2–1 win. Two weeks later, he scored his first goal for Lorient. Four months later, he scored his last career goal in a Coupe de France match.

In May 2013, Giuly announced he would retire from professional football. He played his last professional game on 26 May 2013 against his former club, Paris Saint-Germain. He left the field to a standing ovation. This was his 401st appearance in Ligue 1.

Playing for Monts d'Or Azergues Foot

After retiring from professional football, Giuly joined Monts d'Or Azergues Foot. This was a fourth-tier team near Lyon, and it was the successor to the club where he started his career. In January 2014, he helped his team win a penalty shootout against a Ligue 2 side in the Coupe de France.

International Career

Giuly played for the French national team. He was supposed to be part of the French team for UEFA Euro 2004, but he got a leg injury in the 2004 Champions League final and couldn't play.

He was not chosen for the French team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Even when another player got injured, Giuly was not called up because he had already made plans for a holiday. However, the French coach said the door was still open for him to play for the national team.

Giuly also played one match for the Corsica national team in 2011.

Personal Life and Other Work

In May 2007, Giuly's autobiography, "Giuly by Giuly," was published.

From September 2006 to March 2007, Giuly worked as a columnist for a radio show called Luis Attaque. In 2010, he started a company called Ultimate Player, which helps professional footballers.

In October 2009, Giuly tested positive for the H1N1 virus, also known as Swine Flu, along with two of his PSG teammates. This caused a football match to be postponed.

In January 2013, the home stadium of Monts d'Or Azergues Foot was named after Giuly, becoming the Stade Ludovic Giuly.

Career Statistics

Club Appearances and Goals

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lyon	1994–95	Division 1	8	0	1	1	2	0	—		—		11	1
	1995–96	Division 1	36	4	1	0	5	3	6	1	—		48	8
	1996–97	Division 1	37	16	2	0	2	1	—		—		41	17
	1997–98	Division 1	19	1	0	0	1	0	11	5	—		31	6
	Total		100	21	4	1	10	4	17	6	—		131	32
Monaco	1997–98	Division 1	12	1	4	0	—		—		—		16	1
	1998–99	Division 1	32	8	1	0	1	0	6	2	—		40	10
	1999–2000	Division 1	33	5	5	1	2	1	7	2	—		47	9
	2000–01	Division 1	30	7	1	0	4	0	6	0	1	0	42	7
	2001–02	Division 1	11	2	0	0	0	0	—		—		11	2
	2002–03	Ligue 1	36	11	1	0	4	3	—		—		41	14
	2003–04	Ligue 1	30	13	2	1	0	0	10	4	—		42	18
	Total		184	47	14	2	11	4	29	8	1	0	239	61
Barcelona	2004–05	La Liga	29	11	1	0	—		6	1	—		36	12
	2005–06	La Liga	29	5	3	1	—		8	1	2	1	42	8
	2006–07	La Liga	27	3	7	0	—		8	2	4	1	46	6
	Total		85	19	11	1	—		22	4	6	2	124	26
Roma	2007–08	Serie A	32	6	6	1	—		9	1	1	0	48	8
Paris Saint-Germain	2008–09	Ligue 1	34	9	3	0	1	0	4	0	—		42	9
	2009–10	Ligue 1	31	3	6	1	1	0	—		—		38	4
	2010–11	Ligue 1	35	4	2	0	2	1	5	1	1	0	45	6
	Total		100	16	11	1	4	1	9	1	1	0	125	19
Monaco	2011–12	Ligue 2	27	3	2	2	0	0	—		—		29	5
Lorient	2012–13	Ligue 1	17	1	2	1	1	0	—		—		20	2
Monts d'Or Azergues	2013–14	CFA	17	4	2	1	—		—		—		19	5
	2014–15	CFA	19	11	1	2	—		—		—		20	13
	Total		36	15	3	3	—		—		—		39	18
Career total			581	128	53	12	26	9	86	20	9	2	755	171

International Appearances and Goals

Source:

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
France	2000	3	0
	2001	0	0
	2002	1	0
	2003	5	1
	2004	4	1
	2005	4	1
Total		17	3

International goals

Source:

Giuly – goals for France
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	22 June 2003	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	New Zealand	4–0	5–0	2003 Confederations Cup
2.	8 September 2004	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	1–0	2–0	2006 World Cup qualifier
3.	12 October 2005	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	Cyprus	4–0	4–0	2006 World Cup qualifier