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  • Find out about Thierry's work with The One 4 All Foundation.
• ABOUT THIERRY:

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  • Date of Birth: August 17, 1977
  • Place of Birth: Paris, France
  • Weight: 187 lb.
  • Height: 6'2''
  • Position: Forward
  • Current Residence: North London
• EARLY CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

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  • Signed to a deal by AS Monaco in 1993
  • Made debut with AS Monaco in 1994
  • Won the French Under-18 European Championship in 1996
  • Won the French Division 1 Championship and named French Young Player of the Year in 1997
  • Won the FIFA World Cup, in 1998, with the French National Team and was also the team's top scorer
  • Signed by Italian team Juventus in August 1998
• RECENT CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

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  • Transferred to London's Arsenal FC in August of 1999
  • Won the European Championship, for France, in 2000
  • Winner of the FA Cup in 2002, 2003 and 2005
  • Helped Arsenal FC win the English Premier League in 2002 and 2004
  • Winner of the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2003
  • Was Arsenal's top goal scorer for seven straight seasons and is the team's greatest goal scorer ever
  • Transferred to FC Barcelona in June of 2007
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  • Awarded the Légion d'Honneur, France's highest decoration (1998)
  • Named French Player of the Year a record five times (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006), and is the first player to receive the distinction three and four years in a row
  • Winner of the English Golden Boot four times (2002, 2004, 2005, 2006), and is the first player to win it three years in a row
  • Named English Player of the Year two times (2003, 2004), and is the first player to receive the distinction two years in a row
  • Voted Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year a record three times (2003, 2004, 2006), and is the first player to win it two years in a row
  • Awarded European Golden Boot Award two times (2004, 2005), and is the first player to win it two years in a row
  • Served as captain of Arsenal FC (named to position in 2005) until transfer to FC Barcelona in June of 2007
  • Recognized as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by TIME magazine (2007)
  • Selected—along with Tiger Woods and Roger Federer—to be part of the Gillette Champions program (2007)
• OFF THE FIELD:

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  • Enjoys spending time with his family
  • Appointed by FIFA (the world governing body of soccer) as their official Ambassador against racism in recognition for launching his high-profile "Stand Up Speak Up" campaign
  • Launched a new charity initiative "The One 4 All Foundation," which is named after his soccer jersey number "14" and aims to promote and support projects against racism