26 Facts About Ludovic Giuly

Ludovic Vincent Giuly was born on 10 July 1976 and is a French former professional footballer who played as a winger.

Ludovic Giuly was immersed in the world of football from an early age since his father, Dominique Ludovic Giuly, born in the village of Zalana, in Corsica, was a former goalkeeper, who played briefly in professional football for Bastia before continuing an amateur career until the age of 32 with several clubs in the suburbs of Lyon.

Ludovic Giuly made his debut in the club in which his father was then active: the ASCMO, now known as Monts d'Or Azergues Foot, in the city of Chasselay, located about twenty kilometers from Lyon.

Ludovic Giuly then entered the training center of Olympique Lyonnais.

Ludovic Giuly was signed by Monaco in the winter break in January 1998.

On his move, Ludovic Giuly was happy after enjoying a successful start to life in Spain.

Ludovic Giuly was the second top scorer for the club with 11 goals.

Ludovic Giuly propelled Barca into the Champions League final by scoring the only goal in their semi-final against Milan.

Ludovic Giuly subsequently scored, but the goal was ruled out due to the foul resulting Jens Lehmann sending off.

Ludovic Giuly scored his second goal against Le Havre and lead the team to a victory against Lyon, scoring a header against his first club.

Ludovic Giuly scored his first brace of the season on 7 February 2009 against Nantes.

Ludovic Giuly scored the first goal for the Parisian team against Montpellier on the first day of the championship and scored again in their second fixture against Le Mans, as well as in their fifth fixture, against Lyon.

Ludovic Giuly scored four goals in the league that season, against Montpellier, Brest, Sochaux and Nice, and made eight assists.

Ludovic Giuly spent the summer of 2011 training with his former club Monaco.

Ludovic Giuly's move back to Monaco was a surprise to the Monegasque supporters, though the club's goal was to return to Ligue 1 within the year.

Ludovic Giuly got back the number 8 shirt he wore during his first spell at the club.

On 27 July 2012, Ludovic Giuly left Monaco by mutual consent after just one year.

On 31 July 2012, Ludovic Giuly signed for Lorient on a one-year contract on a free transfer.

Towards the end of the season, on 11 May 2013, Ludovic Giuly announced his retirement.

Ludovic Giuly ended his professional career on 26 May 2013 in a home match against his former club Paris Saint-Germain, in the final round of the season.

Ludovic Giuly left the pitch in the 72nd minute to standing ovations, and was even awarded a shirt with his old number by the visitors.

Ludovic Giuly has been capped for France, but was removed from his country's UEFA Euro 2004 squad due to a leg injury he sustained in the 2004 Champions League final.

Ludovic Giuly was not selected for the French 2006 FIFA World Cup squad, as young Marseille playmaker Franck Ribery was selected over him.

However, with Djibril Cisse having broken his leg in a World Cup warm-up match against China, Ludovic Giuly could have been called up, but he asserted after the initial France squad was announced that he would go on holiday to Dubai and Kish instead of waiting idly in the stand-by squad, and Sidney Govou was called up instead.

From September 2006 to March 2007, Ludovic Giuly worked as a columnist each Thursday in Luis Attaque on Radio Monte Carlo.

Ludovic Giuly tested positive for the H1N1 virus in October 2009 along with two PSG teammates, Jeremy Clement and Mamadou Sakho.