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6 mai 2017
Toulon Tournament's 100 best players : (70-61)
More than 1700 international players took part in the Toulon Tournament founded in 1967 by Maurice Revello. Many of these players have enjoyed a successful career . Ahead of the 45th edition of the Toulon Tournament (29 May-10 June), we unveil you the best 100 players in the Toulon Tournament history. Here are the players from 70th to 61st.
70. FRÉDÉRIC KANOUTÉ
Born on 2nd September 1977
Position : forward
Played the Toulon Tournament on : 1998
Clubs : Olympique Lyonnais (1997-2000), West Ham (2000-2003), Tottenham (2003-2005), FC Séville (2005-2012), Beijing Guoan (2012-2013)
International caps : 39 (23 goals)
Titles :
- Europa League (2006, 2007)
- Spanish Cup (2007, 2010)
- Spanish Super Cup (2007)
- UEFA Super Cup (2006)
Before playing for Mali, Frédéric Kanouté was a France player, especially during the Toulon Tournament 1998. With his squad, he reached to the final but failed to win it. He also won 2 Europa Leagues with Sevilla, scoring 135 for the Spanish club.
69. DIRK KUYT
Born on 2nd July 1980
Position : forward
Played the Toulon Tournament on : 1999
Clubs : Quick Boys (1997-1998), FC Utrecht (1998-2003), Feyenoord Rotterdam (2003-2006), Liverpool FC (2006-2012), Fenerbahçe (2012-2015), Feyenoord Rotterdam (depuis 2015)
International caps : 105 (24 goals)
Titles :
- Netherlands National Cup (2003, 2016)
- League Cup (2012)
- Turkish National Cup (2013)
- Turkish League (2014)
Dirk Kuyt took part to the Toulon Tournament 1999. Unknown at the moment, he distinghuished himself thanks to successful years in Feyenoord and Liverpool. With Netherland, he earned 105 caps and played the World Cup final in 2010 but lost against Spain.
68. FABIO COENTRAO
Born on 11th March 1988
Position : defender
Played the Toulon Tournament on : 2009
Clubs : Rio Ave (2005-2007), Benfica Lisbonne (2007-2008), Nacional (prêt, 2008), Real Saragosse puis Rio Ave (prêt, 2008-2009), Benfica Lisbonne (2009-2011), Real Madrid (2011-2015), AS Monaco (prêt 2015-2016), Real Madrid (depuis 2016)
International caps : 51 (5 goals)
Titles :
- Portuguese League (2010)
- Portuguese League Cup (2010, 2011)
- Liga (2012)
- Spanish Cup (2014)
- Spanish Super Cup (2012)
- Champions League (2014)
- UEFA Super Cup (2014)
- FIFA Club World Cup (2014)
During the Toulon Tournament 2009, Fabio Coentrao scored three goals. Just after the competition, he became a key player of Benfica and signed two years later for Real Madrid
67. MIKAËL SILVESTRE
Born on 9th August 1977
Position : defender
Played the Toulon Tournament on : 1997 and 1998
Clubs : Stade Rennais (1995-1998), Inter Milan (1998-1999), Manchester United (1999-2008), Arsenal (2008-2010), Werder Brême (2010-2012), Portland Timbers (2013-2014), Chennaiyin FC (2014).
International caps : 40 (2 buts)
Titles :
- Champions League (2008)
- Intercontinental Cup (1999)
- Premier League (2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008)
- FA Cup (2004)
- League Cup (2006)
- Community Shield (2003, 2007)
- Toulon Tournament (1997)
Mikaël Silvestre had two successful year in the Toulon Tournament. He won it in 1997 and reached the final in 1998. During his career, he won the Premier League five times and the Champions League in 2008 with Manchester United.
66. STEVE MCMANAMAN
Born on 11th February 1972
Position : midfielder
Played the Toulon Tournament on : 1991
Clubs : Liverpool FC (1990-1991), Real Madrid (1999-2003), Manchester City (2003-2005)
International caps : 37 (3 goals)
Titles :
- Community Shield (1990)
- FA Cup (1992)
- League Cup (1995)
- Champions League (2000, 2002)
- Liga (2001, 2003)
- Spanish Super Cup (2001, 2003)
- UEFA Super Cup (2002)
- Intercontinal Cup (2002)
A few months after making his debut with Liverpool, Steve McManaman won the Toulon Tournament 1999 with the Three Lions. He also won two Champions League with Real Madrid.
65. JOAO MARIO
Born on 19th January 1993
Position : midfielder
Played the Toulon Tournament on : 2013
Clubs : Sporting Portugal (2011-2014), Vitoria Setubal (prêt, 2014), Sporting Portugal (2014-2016), Inter Milan (depuis 2016)
International caps : 23
Titles:
- Portuguese Cup (2015)
- Portuguese Super Cup (2015)
- Euro (2016)
During the Toulon Tournament 2013, Joao Mario shown some great potential. He confirmed that in the following years before to know a wonderful summer 2016 : winner of the Euro with Portugal, he signed for Inter Milan !
64. RAMON DIAZ
Born on 29th August 1959
Position : forward
Played the Toulon Tournament on : 1979
Clubs : River Plate (1978-1981), Napoli (1982-1983), Avellino (1983-1986), Fiorentina (1986-1988), Inter Milan (1988-1989), AS Monaco (1989-1991), River Plate (1991-1993), Yokohama Marinos (1993-1995)
International Caps : 22 (10 goals)
Titles :
- U20s World Cup (1979)
- Argentinian League (1979 Metropolitano, 1979 Nacional, 1980 Metropolitano, 1981 Nacional, 1991 Apertura)
- Serie A (1989)
- French Cup (1991)
On 1979, Argentina played the Toulon Tournament in order to prepare the U20s World Cup which took part a few weeks later. Such a good idea : they won the World Cup and Ramon Diaz ended as the best goal scorer of the competition with 8 goals. He confirmed all his abilities during his career in South America, Europe and Asia !
63. MAXIME BOSSIS
Born on 26th June 1955
Position : defender
Played the Toulon Tournament on : 1975
Clubs : FC Nantes (1973-1985), RC Paris (1985-1989), FC Nantes (1990-1991)
International caps : 76 (1 goal)
Titles :
- Ligue 1 (1977, 1980, 1983)
- Ligue 2 (1986)
- French Cup (1979)
- Euro (1984)
The French defender was on of the key players of France, who reached the final of the Toulon Tournament 1975. During his career, he established himself as one of the best French players. He earned 76 caps and won the Euro 1984.
62. VINCENT CANDELA
Born on 24th October 1973
Position : defender
Played the Toulon Tournament on : 1994
Clubs : Toulouse FC (1992-1995), EA Guingamp (1995-1997), AS Roma (1997-2005), Bolton Wanderers (2005), Udinese (2005-2006), AC Sienne (2006), FC Messine (2007)
International caps : 40 (2 goals)
Titles :
- World Cup (1998)
- Euro (2000)
- Serie A (2001)
- Italian Super Cup (2001)
With Robert Pires or Johan Micoud, Vincent Candela helped France to clinch the third place of Toulon Tournament 1994. After a few seasons in France, he signed for AS Roma. He also won the World Cup1998 and Euro 2000 with France !
61. EMIL KOSTADINOV
Born on 12th August 1967
Position : forward
Played the Toulon Tournament on : 1986
Clubs : CSKA Sofia (1984-1990), FC Porto (1990-1994), Deportivo La Corogne (1994-1995), Bayern Munich (1995-1996), Fenerbahçe (1996-1997), CSKA Sofia (1997-1998), Tigres UANL (1998-1999), Mainz (1999-2000)
International caps : 70 (26 goals)
Titles :
- Bulgarian League (1987, 1989, 1990)
- Bulgarian Cup 1987, 1988, 1989)
- Portuguese League (1992, 1993)
- Portuguese Cup (1991)
- UEFA Cup (1996)
France and Emil Kostadinov, such a special history. The forward helped Bulgaria to win the Toulon Tournament in 1986. On 1993, he made history by scoring against France during World Cup 1994 qualifiers and eliminated Les Bleus.
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