Patrice Latyr Evra is a French former professional footballer.
85 Facts About Patrice Evra
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The son of a diplomat, Patrice Evra was born in Senegal and arrived in Europe when he was a year old.
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Patrice Evra participated in five major international tournaments for France: the 2008,2012 and 2016 UEFA European Championships, winning a runners-up medal at Euro 2016; and both the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups.
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Ahead of the 2010 World Cup, Patrice Evra was named captain of the national team by manager Raymond Domenech.
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Patrice Evra returned to the squad and enjoyed a successful 2014 World Cup in Brazil under Didier Deschamps as France reached the quarter-finals.
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Patrice Evra was named to the PFA Team of the Year on three occasions and the FIFPro World XI and the UEFA Team of the Year.
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In September 2019, while completing his professional coaching badges, Patrice Evra returned to his former club Manchester United as a trainee coach at the club's academy.
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Patrice Evra began his football career playing for hometown club CO Les Ulis.
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Patrice Evra originally played football in the striker position and, while training at Les Ulis, underwent trials with professional clubs Rennes and Lens.
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Similar to his stint with Les Ulis, Patrice Evra went on trials with several clubs, most notably Toulouse and Paris Saint-Germain.
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Patrice Evra was ultimately signed by the latter and converted into a winger.
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Patrice Evra trained at the Camp des Loges for a few months, but was later released.
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Patrice Evra spent ten days training with the club and, after the trial, was offered a place on the club's youth team.
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Patrice Evra chose the latter option and signed his first professional contract at age 17.
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Patrice Evra spent only one season with the club, appearing in 27 total matches and scoring six goals.
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Patrice Evra left the club following one season after becoming frustrated with his lack of appearances.
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Patrice Evra returned to France joining professional club Nice in Ligue 2, the second division of French football.
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Patrice Evra spent the majority of his first season with the club playing with its reserve team in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth level of French football.
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Patrice Evra primarily played as a midfielder on the team and appeared in 18 matches, scoring one goal.
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Patrice Evra appeared regularly in the campaign and, following the return of Cobos, was even allowed to play in his preferred left wing role.
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Patrice Evra was inserted into a back four that consisted of centre-backs Rafael Marquez and Sebastien Squillaci and right-back Franck Jurietti.
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Patrice Evra made his UEFA Champions League debut on 17 September 2003 in the team's opening group stage match against PSV.
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Patrice Evra appeared in all six group stage matches as Monaco finished in first place.
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Patrice Evra was named to the organisation's Ligue 1 Team of the Year.
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Patrice Evra scored his only goal of the season on 8 January 2005 in the team's round of 64 Coupe de France match against amateur club AC Seyssinet-Pariset.
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Patrice Evra appeared in nine of the ten matches the team contested in the competition.
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Patrice Evra's arrival signalled Ferguson's intention to shore up the club's defence that had suffered since the sidelining of Gabriel Heinze.
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Patrice Evra initially had some problems adapting to the English game.
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Patrice Evra was substituted at half-time after failing to make an impact.
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Patrice Evra regularly alternated between the bench and the starting 11 to close out the campaign.
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Patrice Evra finished the season with 14 total appearances for his new club.
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In competitive matches, Patrice Evra appeared in the club's first 12 matches.
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Patrice Evra missed his first match of the season against Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv in the Champions League after suffering a calf injury during warm-ups.
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Patrice Evra returned to the team a few days later for the team's league match against Arsenal.
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Patrice Evra made ten appearances in the competition, which included playing the entire 120 minutes in the final.
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Patrice Evra remained free to play for United up to the date of the hearing despite the charges being made in July 2008.
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Patrice Evra was ever-present in Manchester United's first 22 competitive matches of the season, starting 19 of them.
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Patrice Evra appeared in both matches the team contested as United came out as champions after defeating Ecuadorian club LDU Quito in the final.
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Patrice Evra was later forced to leave the match due to a foot injury, which was later discovered to be serious.
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In December 2009, Patrice Evra was among three Manchester United players named to the FIFPro World XI for the 2009 calendar year, before being named to the UEFA Team of the Year in January 2010.
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Patrice Evra became only the second Frenchman after Eric Cantona to captain a Manchester United team to victory in a major competition.
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Patrice Evra stated that he had informed referee Andre Marriner of the incidents at the conclusion of the match.
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On 23 May 2014, Patrice Evra signed a new one-year contract extension that would have kept him at Manchester United until at least the summer of 2015.
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On 21 July 2014, Patrice Evra joined Italian Serie A club Juventus on a two-year contract.
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On 6 June 2016, Patrice Evra signed a one-year contract extension with Juventus; the deal included an option for a further extension of one year.
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On 25 January 2017, Patrice Evra joined Marseille on a free transfer, signing an 18-month contract with the club.
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Marseille coach Rudi Garcia was critical of the fans, but criticized Patrice Evra for reacting to the provocation.
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Patrice Evra received a charge of violent conduct from UEFA as a consequence.
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Patrice Evra received a UEFA ban that made him ineligible to play in any UEFA competitions until June 2018.
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Patrice Evra signed a contract until the end of June 2018.
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Patrice Evra departed West Ham United when his contract expired at the end of the season, having made five appearances for the club.
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Patrice Evra remained a free agent for a year before finally announcing his retirement from professional football in July 2019.
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Patrice Evra is a former French youth international having played for the under-21 team.
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Patrice Evra earned his first call-up to the under-21 team under coach Raymond Domenech on 3 October 2002 for matches against Slovenia and Malta.
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Patrice Evra was forced to miss the match against Malta after suffering an injury in the win over Slovenia.
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Patrice Evra earned his first call-up to the senior national team in May 2004 after coach Jacques Santini named him to the 31-man preliminary squad to participate in UEFA Euro 2004.
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Patrice Evra made his senior international debut in the match against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Patrice Evra started on the left wing before being substituted in the 75th minute for Robert Pires.
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Patrice Evra returned to the team in November 2006 for the team's friendly match against Greece.
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Patrice Evra, commenting following France's elimination from the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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Patrice Evra was named the captain for the 2010 World Cup ahead of Thierry Henry, who was relegated to the bench for the tournament.
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Patrice Evra had been eligible to return to the team since the previous month after serving his five-match suspension, however he was not called up to the team by Blanc, with the manager citing "sporting reasons" as the reason.
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Patrice Evra made his return to the team on 25 March in the team's Euro 2012 qualifying match against Luxembourg.
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Four days later, Patrice Evra appeared on the bench in his first match at the Stade de France since the World Cup, against Croatia.
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Patrice Evra played four of France's five matches at the 2014 World Cup, in which they were eliminated in the quarter-finals by the eventual champions Germany.
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In May 2016, Patrice Evra was named in Didier Deschamps's 23-man France squad for Euro 2016, to be played on home soil.
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Patrice Evra was born in Dakar, the capital city of Senegal.
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Patrice Evra's father was a Senegalese national of Guinean ancestry, while his mother, Juliette, was a Cape Verdean national.
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Patrice Evra's father divorced three times and had 24 children; as of 2007, two of these children are deceased.
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Patrice Evra was raised in Catholicism and has said that his father held anti-Muslim views.
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Patrice Evra's father was a diplomat and, when Patrice Evra was a year old, moved to Brussels in Belgium to work at the Senegalese embassy.
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Patrice Evra was raised on Senegalese culture and values that quickly became "Westernised".
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Patrice Evra had not returned to the country as of 2011.
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Ahead of the 2010 World Cup, Patrice Evra revealed he had suffered abuse from supporters of the Senegal national team for choosing to represent France internationally over his country of birth.
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Patrice Evra is married to Sandra with whom he has a son, Lenny and a daughter, Maona.
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Patrice Evra speaks five languages: his native French, English, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.
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Patrice Evra is allergic to eggs, a condition which he did not discover until an examination by Juventus.
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Patrice Evra participated in the Shoot for Love Challenge raising vital funds for children suffering from cancer, organised by the Guus Hiddink Foundation.
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In March 2019, Patrice Evra denied making homophobic comments against Paris Saint-Germain.
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Patrice Evra concluded, saying that he had friendships with players who were gay but that were afraid of coming out publicly.
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Patrice Evra was a pundit on ITV for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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Patrice Evra spent time with the club's Academy coaching staff for a period.
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Patrice Evra announced his autobiography, I Love This Game, in 2021.
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Patrice Evra said that he was interviewed by police at the age of 24 in regards to the abuse he denied it.
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Patrice Evra was a participant on the BBC's Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof in 2022.