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Lionel Letizi
Personal information
Full name Lionel Letizi
Date of birth (1973-05-28) 28 May 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Nice, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper[1]
Youth career
1989–1992 Nice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1996 Nice 107 (0)
1996–2000 Metz 131 (0)
2000–2006 Paris Saint-Germain 145 (0)
2006–2007 Rangers 7 (0)
2007–2011 Nice 30 (0)
Total 420 (0)
International career
1996 France Olympic 4 (0)
1997–2001 France 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lionel Letizi (born 28 May 1973) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Early life and club career

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France

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Lionel Letizi[2] was born on 28 May 1973 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes.[1] He took his first steps as a professional player with OGC Nice where his team won the French second division in 1994. Upon reaching the French first division he was observed by a number of football clubs before joining FC Metz in 1996. At this new club, he and his team became runner-ups in the French first division in 1998 and finalists of the French League Cup in 1999. The chance to take a step up arrived when he joined Paris Saint-Germain in 2000, which enabled him to play in the UEFA Champions League. He remained first choice at PSG for six years, but the signing of Mickael Landreau instigated his departure.[citation needed]

Move to Scotland

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On 16 June 2006, he moved to Rangers on a free transfer.[3] On 13 August, his blunder led directly to a 1–1 draw with Dunfermline.[4] Letizi soon redeemed himself in the next game, which saw Rangers achieve a 2–0 win against the Hearts. Unfortunately for the team, this match resulted in an injury for Letizi. After two months on the sidelines, Letizi controversially made an automatic return to the side despite impressive performances from his replacement Allan McGregor.[citation needed]

Manager Paul Le Guen had made it clear at the start of the season that Letizi was going to be number one, which was not entirely unexpected. But the decision was soon put under dubious light when a fumble on the 14 October 2006 gave Inverness Caledonian Thistle an unforeseen 1–0 win at Ibrox Stadium, and left Rangers 10 points behind Celtic after just ten Scottish Premier League matches.[5]

After the departure of Le Guen, Letizi's future at Rangers was uncertain and he was released from the club on the 30 January 2007 having featured in just eight matches during his six-month stay.[6] He then played for OGC Nice until his retirement in 2011.[7]

International career

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Despite having been capped four times for the France national team, he never managed to displace Fabien Barthez. He was in France's preliminary squad of 28 players for the 1998 FIFA World Cup on home soil, but was left out by head coach Aimé Jacquet just before the tournament began. France went on to win.[8]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[9]
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nice 1993–94 Division 2 36 0 – – 36 0
1994–95 Division 1 37 0 1 0 – 38 0
1995–96 Division 1 34 0 3 0 – 37 0
Total 107 0 4 0 0 0 111 0
Metz 1996–97 Division 1 32 0 3 0 5 0 40 0
1997–98 Division 1 34 0 5 0 4 0 43 0
1998–99 Division 1 34 0 8 0 4 0 46 0
1999–2000 Division 1 31 0 3 0 6 0 40 0
Total 131 0 19 0 19 0 169 0
Paris Saint-Germain 2000–01 Division 1 25 0 1 0 12 0 38 0
2001–02 Division 1 28 0 3 0 12 0 43 0
2002–03 Ligue 1 26 0 – 6 0 32 0
2003–04 Ligue 1 6 0 6 0 – 12 0
2004–05 Ligue 1 33 0 1 0 6 0 40 0
2005–06 Ligue 1 27 0 4 0 – 31 0
Total 145 0 15 0 36 0 196 0
Rangers 2006–07 Scottish Premier League 7 0 – 1 0 8 0
Nice 2006–07 Ligue 1 1 0 – – 1 0
2007–08 Ligue 1 10 0 4 0 – 14 0
2008–09 Ligue 1 13 0 4 0 – 17 0
2009–10 Ligue 1 2 0 1 0 – 3 0
2010–11 Ligue 1 4 0 5 0 – 9 0
Total 30 0 14 0 0 0 44 0
Career total 420 0 52 0 56 0 528 0
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue
  2. ^ Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup

Honours

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Nice

Metz

Paris Saint-Germain

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Lionel Letizi". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  2. ^ "LL 06". Verif.com (in French). Retrieved 2 December 2023.
    "Lionel Letizi". Verif.com (in French). Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Letizi completes move to Rangers". BBC Sport website. 16 June 2006.
  4. ^ "Dunfermline Ath 1-1 Rangers". BBC. 13 August 2006. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Rangers 0–1 Inverness CT". BBC Sport website. 14 October 2006.
  6. ^ "Keeper Letizi released by Rangers". BBC Sport website. 30 January 2007.
  7. ^ "Lionel LETIZI". Ligue 1. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  8. ^ "FRANCE AXE ANELKA; Gunners kid out of this world". thefreelibrary.com. 24 May 1998. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  9. ^ Lionel Letizi at WorldFootball.net
  10. ^ "Brescia, sogno finito il Psg va in Uefa". Repubblica.it. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Résultat et résumé Paris-SG - Châteauroux, Coupe de France, Finale, Samedi 29 Mai 2004". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Marseille 1-2 Paris SG". leballonrond.fr. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
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