Yoann Gourcuff, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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French association football player
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Place of Birth: Ploemeur, Brittany, France
About Yoann Gourcuff
- Yoann Miguel Gourcuff (French pronunciation: ?[j?an gu?kyf] or Breton pronunciation: [joãn? gu?rk??]; born 11 July 1986) is a French professional footballer who is a free agent.
- He operates mainly as an attacking midfielder, but can also be utilized as a withdrawn striker and is described as a "playmaker of real quality" who "is an accomplished passer of the ball".
- Gourcuff has been described by former French international David Ginola as the best French player of his generation.
- His talent, elegant playing style, tenacity on the pitch, technical skills and precocious ability have drawn comparisons to French legend Zinedine Zidane.Gourcuff is the son of Christian Gourcuff.
- In 2001, he followed in his father's footsteps and joined Rennes.
- After progressing through the youth ranks and making the senior team, Gourcuff quickly became a fan favorite among supporters and his individual achievements soon led to interest from clubs abroad, which resulted in a move to Italian club A.C.
- Milan.
- Gourcuff achieved many club honours despite not being able to break into the starting eleven, which resulted in the player being sent on loan to Ligue 1 club Bordeaux in his home country of France.
- Following a successful season, in which Bordeaux captured the league and league cup double and Gourcuff attained several individuals honours, he signed with the club permanently.
- Gourcuff is a former winner of the UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Year award and, in December 2009, was named the French Player of the Year for the 2009 calendar year.
- In August 2010, he joined Olympique Lyonnais on a five-year contract. Gourcuff is a French international.
- Prior to playing at senior level, he played on the under-19 team that won the 2005 European Under-19 Football Championship.
- Gourcuff made his senior national team debut in August 2008.
- He scored his first international goal two months later against Romania.
- Gourcuff made his first major tournament appearance for France at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
- Since joining the national team, he has been inserted into the playmaker role, a position that was vacated and never filled following the retirement of Zidane in 2006.
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