Franck Gava

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Franck Gava
Personal information
Full name Franck Gava
Date of birth (1970-02-03) 3 February 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth Montargis, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Nancy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987–1992 Nancy 165 (19)
1992–1997 Lyon 155 (29)
1997–1998 Paris SG 31 (2)
1998–1999 Monaco 27 (2)
1999–2000 Rennes 18 (1)
International career
1996–1997 France 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Franck Gava (born 3 February 1970) is a French former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

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Club career

Gava was born in Montargis, Loiret. He emerged through AS Nancy-Lorraine's youth system, making his professional debuts at age 17. However, he would grow to prominence in the first division at Olympique Lyonnais, being a very valuable offensive unit alongside Florian Maurice.

In 1997, Gava signed - alongside close friend Maurice - with capital side Paris Saint-Germain, scoring seven goals in his first season and helping the club capture both the Cup and League cup that year. [1] [2]

After that, he played with AS Monaco FC and Stade Rennais one season apiece, being forced to retire at 30 due to foot ailments; he did amass more than 400 official matches counting both major divisions in France.

International career

Gava collected three caps for France in a one-year span, all in friendlies and as a substitute; the first arrived on 9 October 1996, against Turkey.

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References

  1. ↑ "PSG – Bordeaux 2-2 (4-2 tab), 04/04/98, Coupe de la Ligue 97-98". archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "PSG – Lens 2-1, 02/05/98, Coupe de France 97-98". archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com. Retrieved 3 January 2020.


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