David Ginola

David Ginola (born January 25, 1967 in Gassin) is a former French international football player and also a model.

On the club level, Ginola played for Toulouse (1985-88), Racing Club Paris (1988-90), Brest (1990-92), Paris Saint-Germain (1992-95), Newcastle United (1995-97), Tottenham Hotspur (1997-2000), Aston Villa (2001-02) and Everton (2002). In 1999, he was named PFA Players' Player of the Year, while playing for Tottenham Hotspur. He also won his one English domestic trophy with Spurs, the 1999 League Cup.

Although Ginola was a very creative attacking player, he did not see much time with the French national team, having been capped only 17 times in his career. Ginola was made a scapegoat for France's failure to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup finals, when he gifted the ball to Bulgaria's Emil Kostadinov, who scored the goal that put France out. The succeeding coach, Aimé Jacquet, did not select Ginola for any of the subsequent major tournaments.

David Ginola is considered by many in the English Football world as one of the best wingers of all time due to his "magical" touch on the ball and his ability to get past players from any type of position and then manage to score a goal.

His ability to do that was shown in games for Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United, with his most memorable goal in Newcastle's stunning 5-0 win over Premier League giants Manchester United in 1996.

Ginola's reputation as a handsome Gallic maverick was enhanced during his time in England when he starred in a commercial for L'Oreal hair products, and many still remember the company's slogan "Because I'm worth it" being uttered in Ginola's distinctive French accent.

Trivia

Ginola regularly appeared in the French education program, Vingt Minutes.

He appeared in Channel 4's reality show, Coach Trip where he showed the contestants around his home town of Sainte Maxime and played football with them on the beach.

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