Iron Le Roi (King) for his ability and leadership, Michel Platini won a balloon d’or three times in a row between 1983. and 1985. years. He was a fertile cifseer, winning Serie Capocannoniere award in the same three consecutive years. He also scored many other successes. This year he will celebrate his 70. birthday, but his career began 52 years ago in 3. May 1973. years.

A fantastic career that almost never started

Michel Platini It is considered one of the biggest footballers of all time. Fast, versatile, elegant and intelligent abominable composition, with a unique ability to read the game and bend the ball from the placed pieces, is especially known for their passage control, creativity, despite its lack of significant physical or athletic attributes.

When he was young, he didn’t seem to be able to play at a professional level due to health problems.

Platini was born on 21. June 1955. in Joeuf – a city in northeastern France. His parents, Anna and Aldo, were both Italian ancestors. Aldo Platini was a professional football player and a long-term director for As Nancy.

At the age of 16, Michel Platini attracted attention to the tournament with an impressive screen for the Joef Youth Team against A Metz . The opposition coach from Metz, a famous and larger club from the region, liked Platini so much that they called him to trial.

Unfortunately, Platini missed this opportunity for injury and did not call again because the Metz coach moved to another club.

However, Platin’s talent did not remain unnoticed for a long time, and Metz invited him to end. This trial in Metz is passed horribly wrong when the respiratory test had caused him to faint. The doctor’s judgment on his breathing difficulties and the weak heart ended any hope that Platini played for his boyfriend favorites.

However, Michel Platini did not give up football. He joined the spare side of his father Club, Nancy, in September 1972. years.

Bad luck with injuries

Platini was quick to achieve a big impression in his new club, he achieved a hat trick in the reserving team. He continued his excellent performances, which allowed him to fight for the place in the first team. Still, only 17 years, Platini began to appear on the bench for the first team Nancy, but he had to wait for his debut.

The wait was further expanded by bad ankle injuries, he suffered in one of the other spare team matches. However, his season ended the positive note and he inflicted his league debut against Nimes 3. May 1973. years.

Michel Platini soon scored his first goal at the highest level. It was in a match against Lyonwhere he scored a bracelet.

During the next season (1973/74), Platini suffered a return when he suffered a double-handed fracture of the left hand at the match Beautiful. PLATINS missed the rest of the season, incapable of helping Nancy in an unsuccessful service to avoid league left.

The second league season saw Nancy Win promotion back to French first division with ease. Platini became the most important team player, he scored 17 goals, of which a number of which were achieved from free kicks, which became a PLATINA specialty.

Career trophies and advancement

Platini remained in Nancy for seven years. He even won his first great trophy with the team when they won the French Cup in 1978. years. Platini played a total of 213 games for Nancy, scoring 127 goals. 1979 He crossed into Saint-EtienneOne of the best French teams at the time.

It was PLATINI in 1981. Won the title of the French League with Saint-Etienne, but lost two finals of the French Cup. 1982. year, platinum moved Juventus.

The 1980s were a golden era for Michel Platini. He won a series of title with Juventus in 1984. and 1986, European Cup Winners in 1984. year, European Super Cup from 1984. year, European Cup 1985. And 1985 intercontinental Cup. Years.

It was already mentioned that he completed the best scorer in Seria and for three consecutive seasons (1982/83, 1983/84, and 1984/85), and that he won the European football player hat in the year (1983 to 1985).

In addition to the club level, Platini shone in international football with a French national team, of course.

The cornerstone of French success

Platini was a key player France The national team that won the Euro 1984, the tournament in which the best scorer was and the best player. Platini held a record for most of the goals scored (nine) at the European Championship (despite only in 1984) until he would surpass Cristiano Ronaldo 2021. Years.

Les Bleus with Platini reached the semifinals of the World Collo 1982. And 1986. years. Together with Alain Giresca, Luis Fernandez and Jean Tigan formed the Curre Magique (magical square) of the French team of the 1980s.

Life dedicated to football

After the pension as a player in 1987. year, Platini became a coach of the French national team and was the World Cup’s co-organizer in France in France in France in France. 2007. He was elected President UEFA. However, as a football official, Platini did not leave as a positive impression while he did when he was a player on the field.

Let us instead point out the fact that during career Michel Platini scored a total of 354 goals in 650 matches. Of all his goals, he scored 41 times for France (in 72 matches), which has long done it in the representative time in all part of the most popular shooter.

He later surpassed him a few players – Olivier Giroud (57 watches the French national team), Thierry Henry (51), Kylian Mbappe (48 goals), and Antoine Griezmann (44).