Vincent Candela

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Personal information
Vincent Candela
Full name	Vincent Candela
Date of birth	October 24, 1973 (age 33)
Place of birth	Bédarieux, France
Height	180cm
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Messina
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1991-1995 1995-1997 1997-2005 2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-	Toulouse Guingamp AS Roma Bolton Wanderers (loan) Udinese Siena Messina	56 (3) 48 (2) 210 (14) 10 (0) 26 (1) 14 (0)
National team²
1996-2000	France	40 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 10, 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of December 10, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Vincent Candela (IPA: [vɛ̃'sɑ̃ kɑ̃də'la]) (born October 24, 1973 in Bédarieux) is a French footballer that currently plays for F.C. Messina Peloro. With the French national team, Candela won the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Candela is a left back skilled with both feet, who is effective at joining the attack.

On the club level, Candela played for Toulouse (1992-95), Guingamp (1995-97), A.S. Roma (1997-2005), Bolton Wanderers (2005), Udinese (2005-2006), Siena (2006-2007). He won one scudetto with Roma.

On January 28, 2007 he played his first Serie A match for Messina against Ascoli ^[1]

For France, Candela was capped 40 times, scoring five goals. His playing time was often limited by Bixente Lizarazu, but he did play in one match during the 1998 triumph. Although he didn't get off the bench, Candela did receive a winner's medal at Euro 2000. He also played at the 1996 Olympic Games and the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Candela is married. He and his wife, Mara, welcomed their first child, Angelica, in April 2005. He is of Italian descent.

He was a dubbing actor on the Italian language version of Shaolin Soccer.

[edit] References

^ Tactical Formation. Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved on February 1, 2007.

F.C. Messina Peloro - Current Squad

	France squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup Champions (1st Title)
1 Lama \| 2 Candela \| 3 Lizarazu \| 4 Vieira \| 5 Blanc \| 6 Djorkaeff \| 7 Deschamps \| 8 Desailly \| 9 Guivarc'h \| 10 Zidane \| 11 Pirès \| 12 Henry \| 13 Diomède \| 14 Boghossian \| 15 Thuram \| 16 Barthez \| 17 Petit \| 18 Leboeuf \| 19 Karembeu \| 20 Trézéguet \| 21 Dugarry \| 22 Charbonnier \| Coach: Jacquet

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	France squad - 2000 European Football Championship (2nd Title)
1 Lama \| 2 Candela \| 3 Lizarazu \| 4 Vieira \| 5 Blanc \| 6 Djorkaeff \| 7 Deschamps \| 8 Desailly \| 9 Anelka \| 10 Zidane \| 11 Pirès \| 12 Henry \| 13 Wiltord \| 14 Micoud \| 15 Thuram \| 16 Barthez \| 17 Petit \| 18 Leboeuf \| 19 Karembeu \| 20 Trézéguet \| 21 Dugarry \| 22 Ramé \| Coach: Lemerre

	France squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Ramé \| 2 Candela \| 3 Lizarazu \| 4 Vieira \| 5 Christanval \| 6 Djorkaeff \| 7 Makélélé \| 8 Desailly \| 9 Cissé \| 10 Zidane \| 11 Wiltord \| 12 Henry \| 13 Silvestre \| 14 Boghossian \| 15 Thuram \| 16 Barthez \| 17 Petit \| 18 Leboeuf \| 19 Sagnol \| 20 Trézéguet \| 21 Dugarry \| 22 Micoud \| 23 Coupet \| Coach: Lemerre