Bixente Lizarazu
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Bixente Lizarazu is a French athlete. He is one of the most succesfull Football players in the world. He won the FIFA World Cup in 1998 and the European Football Championship in 2000. He has also won the Champions League(2001) and was champion of the Bundesliga (both with Bayern Munchen) five times in a six year period (1999,2000,2001,2003,2005).
He was born in Saint-Jean-de Luz a small village in Basque region of Francein 1969. His first club was Eglantins Hendaje (1977-1989). He then went to Girondins Bordeaux(1989-1996). After playing for Bordeaux, he played for the Spanish club Atletico Bilbao(1996-1997) before he went to Bayern Munchen(97-2005). For a six months, he played for Olimpique Marseille(2004). He ended his career in 2005.
