David Sergio Trezeguet was born on 15 October 1977 and is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker.
35 Facts About David Trezeguet
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David Trezeguet left the club in 2000, having scored 52 goals in 93 Ligue 1 appearances and having claimed two Ligue 1 championships and the 1997 Trophee des champions.
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At international level, David Trezeguet scored 34 goals in 71 appearances for the France national team between 1998 and 2008.
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David Trezeguet played for France at under-18, under-20, and under-21 levels.
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David Trezeguet represented France at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, the 1998 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2000, the 2002 World Cup, Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup.
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David Trezeguet is part of the FIFA 100 list of 125 Greatest living players.
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David Trezeguet was born in Rouen, Normandy, France, but grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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David Trezeguet's father, Jorge Trezeguet, is a former Argentine footballer of French descent, who now works as his agent, and his mother, Beatriz, is Argentine.
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Monaco coach Jean Tigana was "impressed" by David Trezeguet who scored 5 goals in trial, signing a deal which saw him earn 15,000 francs a month.
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David Trezeguet spent two seasons with Monaco B, having made just nine appearances in total for the club's first team during his first two seasons.
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In 1998, David Trezeguet scored the fastest ever goal in terms of velocity in UEFA Champions League history in a quarter-final match against Manchester United.
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David Trezeguet scored a total of 60 goals in 113 appearances for the French club and it was here that he made his name as a potent goalscoring poacher.
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David Trezeguet scored the fifth goal which made the promotion mathematically possible.
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Juventus announced on 25 June 2007 that David Trezeguet had renewed his contract until 2011.
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David Trezeguet finally made his return on 4 February 2009 against Napoli in the Coppa Italia and had a goal controversially disallowed.
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On 28 August 2010, David Trezeguet completed his move to newly promoted La Liga team Hercules CF on a two-year deal; the club is based in his then wife's hometown.
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David Trezeguet was unable to prevent relegation for the side and left the club at the start of the summer of 2011.
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David Trezeguet made 31 league appearances and scored 12 goals, making him the club's top goalscorer for the season.
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On 30 August 2011, David Trezeguet completed his move to UAE Pro-League side Baniyas SC on a one-year deal.
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David Trezeguet only appeared in the opening league match and a fixture in the Etisalat Emirates Cup for Baniyas.
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On 19 December 2011, David Trezeguet moved to River Plate in Argentina on a three-year contract, shortly after the club was relegated to the Argentine second division for the first time in its history.
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David Trezeguet made his official debut on 13 February 2012.
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David Trezeguet played his first match at Estadio Monumental the following week and scored his first official goal for River Plate after coming on as a substitute.
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David Trezeguet finished his first season at River Plate with 13 goals in 18 matches, finishing sixth behind the team's top goalscorer, Fernando Cavenaghi.
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On 22 July 2013, David Trezeguet joined Newell's Old Boys on a one-year deal.
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On 16 March 2014, David Trezeguet was subbed on in the 78th minute for Ezequiel Ponce.
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On 30 July 2014, David Trezeguet signed for Indian Super League club Pune City.
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David Trezeguet scored his first goal for the club against FC Goa, by the virtue of which, his franchise registered their first victory in the tournament.
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On 20 January 2015, it was announced that David Trezeguet had retired as a player and was set to join the Juventus management team.
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David Trezeguet first competed internationally in the French youth squad alongside Thierry Henry, Willy Sagnol, and William Gallas, and played in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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On 9 July 2006, David Trezeguet took part in the final, coming on as a substitute.
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On 19 October 2007, David Trezeguet threatened to quit France after being overlooked for two Euro 2008 qualifying matches by coach Raymond Domenech.
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On 26 March 2008, David Trezeguet was selected for a friendly against England to replace the injured Karim Benzema, which would turn out to be his last appearance for France as he was not chosen for the squad that competed in Euro 2008.
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David Trezeguet was a prolific, complete, and talented striker, who was gifted with pace, power, instinct, and an eye for goal.
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David Trezeguet was capable of scoring with either foot, despite being naturally right footed, as well as with his head, and excelled in the air; he was known for having a penchant for scoring acrobatic goals.