Michel Platini was a French Midfielder and was born 21/6/1955.
He is known as one of footballs greatest ever finishers and free kick takers and enjoyed the best part of his career at Juventus where he won two Serie A Championships and a European cup and Cup Winners Cup.
Michel Platini was one of the best passers of the game and people used to say he could pass the ball through the eye of a needle.
Platini started his career in France playing for Nancy, where he enjoyed 7 seasons and went from there to Saint Etienne where he spent a further 3 years. All in all he scored a massive 209 goals from 358 games during his time in France.
He was quickly snapped up by Juventus where he played out the last 5 years of his football career scoring another 103 goals in 222 games.
At International level he earned 72 caps and scored 41 goals.
He won the 1984 European Championships with France and won the 3rd place playoff in the 1986 World Cup.
Michel Platini is still heavily involved in football and is the current president of UEFA.
I have added a video below with some of Platini's most memorable moments, please enjoy.
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