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Also known as Patrick Paul Vieira

French football manager

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Patrick Vieira is a French association football player and coach. Born on 23 June 1976 in Dakar, Senegal, he played as a defensive midfielder for clubs including AS Cannes, Juventus FC, Manchester City F.C., and Arsenal F.C. He represented France in the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 1998, 2002, and 2006 FIFA World Cups.

Vieira has served as a coach for New York City FC, OGC Nice, Crystal Palace F.C., and RC Strasbourg Alsace. His accolades include the Premier League Player of the Season, induction into the Premier League Hall of Fame, and the Knight of the Legion of Honour. He stands 192 cm tall and weighs 82 kg.

Synthesized by Vinony from 38 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Crossref, Last.fm, TMDb, Thesportsdb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Film & TV

Dakar, Senegal

Known for

  • Samir Nasri : Rebelle2025
  • Arsène Wenger: Invincible — Self2021
  • Anelka: Misunderstood — Self2020
  • Keane & Vieira: Best of Enemies — Self2013
  • Zidane, un destin d'exception — Self2007
  • Arsenal - Arsène's Eleven2007
  • Arsenal 49 - The Complete Unbeaten Record — Patrick Vieira2004
  • Arsenal Season Review 2003/2004: The Untouchables — Self2004
  • A LA CLAIREFONTAINE2003
  • Live for Love United — Self2002

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Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Position
Manager
Nationality
France

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Paul
Family name
Vieira
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Dakar
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
Participant in
UEFA Euro 2008
Position played
defensive midfielder
Country for sport
France
Mass
82
Image
Patrick Vieira NYCFC.JPG
Height
192
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Commons category
Patrick Vieira
date of birth
1976-06-23
name in native language
Patrick Vieira
coach of sports team
Genoa CFC
social media followers
934366
birth name
Patrick Paul Vieira
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Encyclopedic overview

* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Patrick Paul Vieira ( French: [patʁik vjɛʁa]; born 23 June 1976) is a professional football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of Serie A club Genoa. Widely regarded as among the best players of his generation and one of the greatest midfielders of all time, he was named in the FIFA 100 of the greatest living footballers in 2004.

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