Vincent Candela

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Vincent Candela
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Candela in 2011
Personal information
Full name Vincent Philippe Antoine Candela [1]
Date of birth (1973-10-24) 24 October 1973 (age 51) [2]
Place of birth Bédarieux, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [3]
Position(s) Left back, right back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1995 Toulouse 57 (3)
1995–1997 Guingamp 48 (2)
1997–2005 Roma 210 (14)
2005 Bolton Wanderers 9 (0)
2005–2006 Udinese 26 (1)
2006–2007 Siena 14 (0)
2007 → Messina (loan) 16 (0)
Total380(20)
International career
1996–2002 France 40 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1998
UEFA European Championship
Winner 2000
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vincent Philippe Antoine Candela (born 24 October 1973) is a French former professional footballer who played as a full-back; he is most well-known for his time playing for Italian club Roma. Candela earned 40 caps for the France national team and was part of the squads that won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000.

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Early life

Candela was born in Bédarieux, Hérault. [4]

Club career

At club level, Candela played football in France with Toulouse (1992–95) and Guingamp (1995–97), before moving to Italian side AS Roma (1997–2005). He won one scudetto with Roma, as well as the Supercoppa Italiana, in 2001, also helping the club to the 2003 Coppa Italia Final. He later joined English side Bolton Wanderers (2005), before returning to Italy to play for Udinese (2005–2006), and Siena (2006–2007), as well as spending a spell on loan with Messina (2007). On 28 January 2007 he played his last Serie A match for Messina against Ascoli. [5]

International career

For France, Candela was capped 40 times between 1996 and 2003, scoring two goals. His playing time was often limited by Bixente Lizarazu, but he did play in one match during France's 1998 FIFA World Cup triumph on home soil. During France's triumphant Euro 2000 campaign, Candela played two matches, both as a starter. He also played for France at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, and at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.[ citation needed ]

Style of play

Candela was a quick, offensive-minded, and technically skilled left wingback, who was effective at joining the attack as well as being capable in defence, due to his intelligence and tenacity. [6] [7] [8] Although he preferred playing on the left flank, he was naturally right-footed, and was also capable of playing on the right, both as a full-back, and as a winger, [9] and was an accurate crosser and set-piece taker. [10] [11] [12]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [13]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] Continental [b] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toulouse 1992–93 Division 1 30––30
1993–9427110–281
1994–95 Division 2 272––272
Total5731000583
Guingamp 1995–96Division 127140–311
1996–972112030261
Total4826030572
Roma 1996–97 Serie A 152––152
1997–98 32260–382
1998–99 3014080421
1999–2000 2634180384
2000–01 3332050403
2001–02 31221100433
2002–03 23180100411
2003–04 1204040200
2004–05 801030120
Total2101431248028916
Bolton 2004–05 Premier League 9020–110
Udinese 2005–06Serie A26130111402
Siena 2006–07Serie A14020–160
Messina (loan)2006–07Serie A160––160
Career total3802045262148723

International goals

Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Candela goal.
List of international goals scored by Vincent Candela
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
114 October 1998 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, FranceFlag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 1–02–0 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
26 October 2001 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, FranceFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1–04–1 Friendly

Honours

Guingamp

Roma [15]

France [15]

Individual

Orders

References

  1. ↑ "Vincent Philippe Antoine Candela". Verif.com (in French). Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Vincent Candela: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Vincent Candela: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Vincent Candela". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved 1 February 2007.
  6. ↑ Enrico Maida. "Candela, Vincent" (in Italian). Treccani: Enciclopedia dello Sport. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "UEFA Euro 2000 Profile: Vincent Candela". BBC. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Roma – Squad profiles". ESPN. 13 February 2003. Archived from the original on 23 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  9. ↑ Giuseppe Toti (16 January 1997). "Roma, Candela non s' accende". Il Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  10. ↑ Valerio Cappelli; Roberto Perrone; Stefano Petrucci (18 October 1999). "Zidane ritrova a Roma un pallone d' oro" [Zidane re-finds a Ballon d'Or in Rome]. Il Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  11. ↑ "Vincent Candela" (in Italian). AS Roma. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  12. ↑ Daniele Lelario (21 November 2014). "CAMPIONI DI OGGI, GLORIE DI IERI – Bonjour, sono Vincent Candela" [TODAY'S CHAMPIONS, YESTERDAY'S LEGENDS – Hello, I'm Vincent Candela] (in Italian). Editoriale Giallorosso. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  13. ↑ Vincent Candela at WorldFootball.net
  14. ↑ "Saison 1996-1997 D1". eaguingamp.com. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  15. 1 2 "V. Candela". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  16. ↑ "AS Roma Hall of Fame: 2013". AS Roma. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  17. ↑ "Décret du 24 juillet 1998 portant nomination à titre exceptionnel" [Decree of 24 July 1998 appointing on an exceptional basis]. Official Journal of the French Republic (in French). 1998 (170). 25 July 1998. PREX9801916D. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
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