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Robert Pires Biography

Robert Pires Biography – Introduction -
In the past decade, I followed Pires' career throughout most of his clubs & what impressed me the most is his ability to play well and create wonderful goals and assists from any position his coach would set him in. I saw him play as a left winger, right winger, left midfielder, central attacking midfielder, support striker, "volante" and playmaker & I don't know about you, but I'd say that's one adaptable player.

I'm sure he could do quite well in defense as well, although his attacking skills make him perfect for the offensive half. Given his qualities and the fact that he made an impact wherever he played (as well as being World and European Champion with France), I decided to write up this Robert Pires biography and cover his career so far.

Full name Robert Emmanuel Pires Date of birth October 29, 1973 Place of birth Reims, France Height 6.1FT - 1.85M Playing position Attacking midfielder, Winger

Robert Pires Biography – FC Metz and Marseille
Born in Reims, Pires first started playing for the local youth team in 1988, when he was 15 years old. After 4 years here, he was spotted by FC Metz and invited to play for the Metz Youth academy for one year, before being taken to the senior squad. His senior debut came just 1 year after he joined Metz' youth club, against Olympique Lyon.

Despite not getting a lot of matches in his first season as a professional soccer player, Pires would soon become an important player for Metz' first squad. His attacking prowess earned him a goal tally of 43 goals in the 162 league appearances for Metz and in 1996, his debut in the France national team.

With France's impressive performance at the 1998 World Cup, where Pires had a major contribution in winning the trophy, he was bought by Olympique Marseille where Pires would spend 2 years with mixed performances. In his first season, Marseille was in the run to win the league during the entire season, but unfortunately for the soccer player, Pires and his team was just 1 point short to win it at the end.

His second season with the Marseille club saw the Frenchman suffer several annoying injuries that kept him off the pitch for over a quarter of his club's games, but by winning the European Championship with France in the summer of 2000, he became a priority for many big European clubs, including Real Madrid, Juventus Torino and Arsenal London. It was the latter who won the bid.

Season Club Games Goals 1992–1998 FC Metz 162 43 1998–2000 Marseille 66 8 2000–2006 Arsenal 189 62 2006–Present Villarreal 16 3 Last Update - Sep 30, 2007 Domestic League Only

Robert Pires Biography – Arsenal
Leaving France, Robert Pires would have to fill some big shoes at Arsenal, since he was brought on to replace Marc Overmars, who had just left the London club for FC Barcelona. He was also a World and European champion with France, so that made fans expect even more from him, although the physicality of English soccer was tough on the Frenchman.

With his first season being an unimpressive one, mostly due to the fact that he needed some time to adapt to the new playing style, Pires eventually gained his good form back in the 2001-2002 season, helping Arsenal win the Premier League.

In his next 4 seasons for the Gunners, Pires would become an indispensable first team member, helping them win the league again in 2003/2004, the FA Cup thrice in 2002, 2003 and 2005 and reaching the UEFA Champions League final in 2006, a final that Arsenal eventually lost to FC Barcelona.

Years National Team Games Goals 1996–2004 France 79 14

Unfortunately, that would be the last game Robert Pires would play for Arsenal and he was substituted early on with goalkeeper Almunia, after Jens Lehman was sent off in the beginning of that match. Following that disappointment and a silken squabble with Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, Robert Pires decided to leave the team for Spanish club Villareal.

Now 33 years of age, Pires is looking for his lost glory with Villareal, although he didn't play much because of injuries in his first season with the Spanish club. He also lost his place in France's national team, although he stated that he still holds hope of being selected again in the near future.

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