Fabien Barthez
Fabien Barthez is a French former footballer and racing driver who played as a goalkeeper.
At club level, he played football in both France and England with Toulouse, Olympique de Marseille, A.S. Monaco F.C., Manchester United F.C., and FC Nantes. At international level, he represented the France National Football Team, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup France (1998), UEFA Euro 2000 (2000), and the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, representing his nation at a total of three editions of both the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship; he also reached the final of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany (2006), after which he retired from international football.
Barthez is France's most capped player in the FIFA World Cup, with 17 appearances at the finals and shares the record for the most World Cup finals clean sheets with Peter Shilton, with ten. In club football, he won the UEFA Champions League with Olympique de Marseille in 1993 as well as several Ligue 1 and Premier League titles.
After retiring from football in 2007, Barthez began a career in motorsport in 2008.
At club level, he played football in both France and England with Toulouse, Olympique de Marseille, A.S. Monaco F.C., Manchester United F.C., and FC Nantes. At international level, he represented the France National Football Team, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup France (1998), UEFA Euro 2000 (2000), and the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, representing his nation at a total of three editions of both the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship; he also reached the final of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany (2006), after which he retired from international football.
Barthez is France's most capped player in the FIFA World Cup, with 17 appearances at the finals and shares the record for the most World Cup finals clean sheets with Peter Shilton, with ten. In club football, he won the UEFA Champions League with Olympique de Marseille in 1993 as well as several Ligue 1 and Premier League titles.
After retiring from football in 2007, Barthez began a career in motorsport in 2008.