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

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Lionel Letizi

Personal information
Date of birth	(1973-05-28) 28 May 1973 (age 49)
Place of birth	Nice, France
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1989–1992	Nice
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1996	Nice	110	(0)
1996–2000	Metz	130	(0)
2000–2006	Paris Saint-Germain	146	(0)
2006–2007	Rangers	7	(0)
2007–2011	Nice	30	(0)
Total		423	(0)
National team
1996	France Olympic	4	(0)
1997–2001	France	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

France

Born in Nice, Letizi 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 Champions’ League. He remained first choice at PSG for 6 years, but the signing of Mickael Landreau instigated his leave.

Move to Scotland

On 16 June 2006, he moved to Rangers FC on a free transfer.[1]

On 13 August 2006, his blunder led directly to a 1–1 draw with Dunfermline.[2] 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.

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 FC after just ten Scottish Premier League matches.[3]

After the departure of Le Guen, Letizi's future at Rangers was uncertain, and not long after, he was released from the club on the 30 January 2007. Letizi has not played since October 2006 and featured in just eight matches in his six-month stay at Rangers.[4]

International career

While capped four times for the French 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 in his native country. However, he was one of 6 players removed from the tournament by head coach Aime Jacquet just before the tournament began. France went on to be victorious in the tournament and become national heroes.[5]

Trivia

His father Alain Letizi was also a goalkeeper and played for AS Cannes.

Honours

Club

Nice

• French second division champion: 1994

Metz

• Finalist of the French League Cup: 1999

Paris Saint-Germain

• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2001[6]

• French Cup: 2004, 2006[7][8]

References

External links

• PSG profile (in French)
• Career stats
• Lionel Letizi at Soccerbase
• Lionel Letizi – French league stats at LFP – also available in French

На других языках

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- [en] Lionel Letizi

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[es] Lionel Letizi

Lionel Letizi (*Niza, Francia, 28 de mayo de 1973), es un exfutbolista francés. Jugaba de portero y su primer equipo fue OGC Nice. Tras pasar por Metz, el Paris Saint Germain y el Rangers de Escocia, por el que pasó con más pena que gloria luego de ser fichado por pedido expreso del entrenador del equipo en esos tiempo, Paul Le Guen. En 2007 decide regresar al OGC Nice donde en su primera temporada se convierte en el recambio de Hugo Lloris. Tras la salida de Lloris hacia el Olympique Lyonnais, parecía que Letizi se haría con la titularidad del arco, sin embargo el club ficha al colombiano David Ospina. tras estar en la sombra del joven Ospina decide retirarse en el 2011.

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[it] Lionel Letizi

Lionel Letizi (Nizza, 28 maggio 1973) è un ex calciatore francese, di ruolo portiere.

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[ru] Летизи, Лионель

Лионе́ль Летизи́ (фр. Lionel Letizi; 28 мая 1973, Ницца) — французский футбольный вратарь. Провёл 4 игры за сборную Франции. Сын Алена Летизи, защищавшего в своё время ворота «Канна».

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