“even if we manage to reach these two objectives, I would qualify our season as average.”
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Patrick Vieira
Patrick Paul Vieira 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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sports · French football player and manager (born 1976) · association football player · association football coach · also Patrick Vieira, Patrick Paul Vieira, Vieira
Born 23 June 1976 · Q46347
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2026· 8 entries
“Losing Manu and Marc Overmars was a mistake of the club. Of course it was good business but it was a big disappointment for me.”
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2024· 1 entry
Became manager of Italian club Genoa and left in November 2025
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2022· 2 entries
Won Premier League Hall of Fame (2022).
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Won award: Premier League Hall of Fame (2022).
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2019· 1 entry
Won award: Golden Foot Legends Award (2019).
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2015· 2 entries
Won: Premier League International Cup with Manchester City EDS (2014–15).
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To fourth in Vieira's first season in 2016, and then to second in 2017
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2014· 1 entry
Won award: English Football Hall of Fame (2014).
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2011· 2 entries
Won: FA Cup with Manchester City (2010–11).
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Won award: UNFP 20 Year Special Team Trophy (2011).
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2010· 3 entries
Joined Manchester City in 2010.
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Played for Manchester City F.C. (2010–2011) — 28 appearances, 3 goals.
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Having made 107 appearances for the side
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2009· 3 entries
Won award: Sports Illustrated Team of the Decade (2009).
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Won: Serie A with Inter Milan (2008–09).
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Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger admitted that he would contemplate re-signing Vieira
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2008· 1 entry
Won: Serie A with Inter Milan (2007–08).
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2007· 2 entries
Won: Serie A with Inter Milan (2006–07).
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The Times placed him at number 33 in their list of the fifty hardest footballers in history
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2006· 4 entries
Won: Supercoppa Italiana with Champions League 2009-2010 (2006).
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Won award: FIFA World Cup All-star team (2006).
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Joined Inter in 2006.
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Played for Inter Milan (2006–2010) — 91 appearances, 9 goals.
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2005· 3 entries
Won: FA Cup with Arsenal (2004–05).
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Played for Juventus FC (2005–2006) — 31 appearances, 5 goals.
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Joined Juventus in 2005.
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2004· 5 entries
Won the English FA Community Shield with Arsenal (2004).
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Won: Premier League with Arsenal (2003–04).
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Won award: PFA Team of the Year (2003–04).
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Won award: FIFA 100 (2004).
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“But, as we know, anything is possible in football. From today I will say nothing more about my future.”
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2003· 4 entries
Won: FA Cup with Arsenal (2002–03).
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Won award: PFA Team of the Year (2002–03).
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In 2003, Vieira returned to Senegal for the first time since his childhood, to lay the foundation stone of the Diambars football academy in Saly.
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Vieira returned to Senegal for the first time since his childhood, to lay the foundation stone of the Diambars football academy in Saly
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2002· 7 entries
Won the English FA Community Shield with Arsenal (2002).
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Won: FA Cup with Arsenal (2001–02).
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Won award: Premier League Overseas Team of the Decade (2001–02).
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Won award: Premier League Overall Team of the Decade (2001–02).
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Won award: PFA Team of the Year (2001–02).
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Won: Premier League with Arsenal (2001–02).
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Won: FA Community Shield with Arsenal (2002).
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2001· 8 entries
Won: FIFA Confederations Cup with France (2001).
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Won award: Premier League Player of the Season (2000–01).
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Won award: FIFA Confederations Cup Silver Ball (2001).
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Runner-up: FA Cup with Arsenal (2000–01).
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Won award: PFA Team of the Year (2000–01).
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Won award: France Football French Player of the Year (2001).
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Won award: UEFA Team of the Year (2001).
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Won Premier League Player of the Season (2001).
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2000· 5 entries
Won award: UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament (2000).
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Runner-up: UEFA Cup with Arsenal (1999–2000).
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Won: UEFA European Championship with France (2000).
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Won award: PFA Team of the Year (1999–2000).
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Won award: Arsenal Player of the Season (2000).
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1999· 3 entries
Won the English FA Community Shield with Arsenal (1999).
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Won award: PFA Team of the Year (1998–99).
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Won: FA Community Shield with Arsenal (1999).
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1998· 8 entries
Won the English FA Community Shield with Arsenal (1998).
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Won the English FA Cup with Arsenal (1997-1998).
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Awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour (1998).
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Won: Premier League with Arsenal (1997–98).
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Won: FA Cup with Arsenal (1997–98).
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Won: FA Community Shield with Arsenal (1998).
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Won: FIFA World Cup with France (1998).
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Won award: Knight of the Legion of Honour (1998).
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1997· 1 entry
Played for France men's national association football team (1997–2009) — 107 appearances, 6 goals.
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1996· 4 entries
Won: Serie A with AC Milan (1995–96).
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Played for Arsenal F.C. (1996–2005) — 406 appearances, 33 goals.
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Joined Arsenal in 1996.
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Relocated to England to join fellow countryman Arsène Wenger at Arsenal for a fee of £3
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1995· 4 entries
Won award: Division 1 Rookie of the Year (1995).
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Played for AC Milan (1995–1996) — 2 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for France national under-21 association football team (1995–1996) — 7 appearances, 0 goals.
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Joined Milan in 1995.
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1993· 4 entries
Won award: Premier League Overall Team of the Decade (1992–93).
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Won award: Premier League Overseas Team of the Decade (1992–93).
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And captained the team at just 19 years old
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Played for AS Cannes (1993–1995) — 49 appearances, 2 goals.
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1976· 1 entry
Born 1976-06-23.
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