{{Short description|French footballer (born 1978)}} {{EngvarB|date=July 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Philippe Christanval | image = | caption = | full_name = Philippe Charles Lucien Christanval<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.verif.com/dirigeants/Philippe-CHRISTANVAL-2516814/ |title=Philippe Charles Lucien Christanval |website=Verif.com |access-date=22 February 2025 |language=fr}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|8|31|df=y}}<ref>{{Hugman|22572|accessdate=22 January 2019}}</ref> | birth_place = [[Paris]], France | height = 1.85 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/2907/Philippe-Christanval/overview |title=Philippe Christanval: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=27 December 2020}}</ref> | position = [[Centre-back]] | youthyears1 = 1993–1994 | youthclubs1 = Sarcelles | youthyears2 = 1994–1997 | youthclubs2 = [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] | youthyears3 = 1992–1995 | youthclubs3 = [[INF Clairefontaine|Clairefontaine]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fff.fr/presentationfff/actualite/418646.shtml |title=INF, formateur de talents |access-date=21 July 2009 |publisher=French Football Federation |language=fr}}</ref> | years1 = 1997–2001 | clubs1 = [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] | caps1 = 81 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2001–2003 | clubs2 = [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] | caps2 = 31 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2003–2005 | clubs3 = [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] | caps3 = 13 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2005–2008 | clubs4 = [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] | caps4 = 36 | goals4 = 1 | totalcaps = 161 | totalgoals = 2 | nationalyears1 = 1998–1999 | nationalteam1 = [[France national under-21 football team|France U21]] | nationalcaps1 = 16 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2000–2002 | nationalteam2 = [[France national football team|France]] | nationalcaps2 = 6 | nationalgoals2 = 0 }} '''Philippe Charles Lucien Christanval''' (born 31 August 1978) is a French former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[centre-back]]. During his career, he played for [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]], [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] and [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] and earned six full international caps with the [[France national football team|France national team]], as well as selection to the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]].
==Early life== Christanval was born in [[Paris]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur2601.html |title=Philippe Christanval |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |access-date=27 December 2020 |language=fr}}</ref>
==Club career== ===Monaco=== Christanval's career began at [[AS Monaco FC|AS Monaco]] in 1999, where he made 81 appearances, scoring one goal. They won the [[1999–2000 French Division 1|1999–2000 league title]], earning him the title of Young Player of the Year, and he made several [[UEFA Champions League]] appearances. In January 2001, it was reported that Monaco were considering exchanging him for [[Frank LeBoeuf]] of [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Leboeuf appeals for Monaco switch |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/1132644.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=23 January 2001}}</ref>
===Barcelona and Marseille=== Christanval was then signed by [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] of Spain's [[La Liga]] for a £6.5 million fee in June 2001, the team he supported as a child.<ref>{{cite news |title=Barcelona bag Andersson |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/1425729.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=6 July 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Philippe Christanval on Past, Present and Future |url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2008/february/27/past-present-future |publisher=Fulham F.C. |date=27 February 2008 |access-date=18 April 2014}}</ref> After being released from Barcelona in 2003, he joined [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] on 18 July on a four-year contract.<ref>{{cite news |title=Christanval returns to France |trans-title=Christanval revient en France |url=http://www.sport.fr/football/christanval-revient-en-france-30159.shtm |website=Sport.fr |date=18 July 2003 |archive-date=3 October 2016 |access-date=5 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003224213/http://www.sport.fr/football/christanval-revient-en-france-30159.shtm |url-status=dead }}</ref> They reached the [[2004 UEFA Cup Final]] in his first season, but he was an unused substitute as they lost 2–0 to [[Valencia CF|Valencia]].<ref>{{cite news |title=UEFA Cup Final: Valencia 2–0 Marseille |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/3724215.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=19 May 2004}}</ref>
===Fulham=== After two weeks on trial at [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Philippe Christanval joins on trial |url=http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/philippe-christanval-joins-on-trial |publisher=Arsenal F.C. |date=16 July 2005 |access-date=18 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418214526/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/philippe-christanval-joins-on-trial |archive-date=18 April 2014}}</ref> their manager [[Arsène Wenger]] opted not to sign Christanval.<ref>{{cite news |title=Christanval fails Gunners trial |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11670/2345433/christanval-fails-gunners-trial |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=18 April 2014}}</ref> He then joined another [[Premier League]] team from across London, [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]], on 9 September 2005. Upon his signing, manager [[Chris Coleman (footballer)|Chris Coleman]] stated:
{{Quote|"He can be captain for the next five years if he shows the same consistency and level of performance."<ref>{{cite web |title=Christanval handed Fulham chance |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01ad-0f847a01f386-41fb9e391d56-1000--christanval-handed-fulham-chance/ |publisher=UEFA |date=9 September 2005}}</ref>}}
In his first appearances at Fulham, he found himself playing in defensive midfield with [[Papa Bouba Diop]]. He was later moved back to his typical position. His only Premier League goal was a late equaliser in a 3–3 draw with [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] on 13 January 2007.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6236745.stm |title=West Ham 3–3 Fulham |publisher=BBC Sport |date=13 January 2007 |access-date=1 September 2009}}</ref>
In the 2007–08 season he made a single substitute appearance. At the end of the season, Christanval was released by Fulham and was offered a trial with Premier League club [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Christanval trains with Rovers |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11676_4143233,00.html |publisher=Sky Sports |date=14 September 2008}}</ref> On 9 April 2009, Christanval retired from football, having been unable to find a new club.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}
==International career== Christanval was part of the [[France national football team|France]] squad at the [[1997 FIFA World Youth Championship]].{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}
He made his full debut on 7 October 2000, in a 0–0 friendly draw away to [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]]. Christanval played four more friendlies in 2002 before his last appearance, a 2–1 away win against [[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus]] in qualification for [[UEFA Euro 2004]].<ref>[http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=3530 Philippe Christanval Profile]</ref> He was selected for the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] but did not enter the field of play.<ref>[http://1800-worldcup.com/world_cup_finals/korea-japan2002/korea-japan/teams/france.htm 2002 FIFA World Cup France]</ref>
==Personal life== An artificial pitch in his native [[Sarcelles]] was named after Christanval.<ref>{{cite news |title=¿De dónde salen los héroes del Leicester?|trans-title=Where do Leicester's heroes come from? |url=http://www.elmundo.es/deportes/2016/05/02/57232b2a22601d6e508b4598.html |access-date=3 May 2016 |newspaper=El Mundo |location=Madrid |date=3 May 2016 |language=es}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{WorldFootball.net|philippe-christanval|Philippe Christanval}}</ref> |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes [[Coupe de France]], [[Coupe de la Ligue]], [[EFL Cup]] and [[FA Cup]].}} !colspan="2"|Continental{{efn|Includes [[UEFA Champions League]] and [[UEFA Cup]].}} !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|[[AS Monaco|Monaco]] |1996–97 |rowspan="5"|[[Ligue 1|Division 1]] |colspan="2"|–||1||0||colspan="2"|–||1||0 |- |1997–98 |10||0||2||0||3||0||15||0 |- |1998–99 |23||1||colspan="2"|–||4||0||27||1 |- |1999–00 |25||0||4||0||7||0||36||0 |- |2000–01 |23||0||4||0||5||0||32||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !81!!1!!11!!0!!19!!0!!111!!1 |- |rowspan="3"|[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] |2001–02 |rowspan="2"|[[La Liga|Primera División]] |26||0||colspan="2"|–||13||0||39||0 |- |2002–03 |5||0||colspan="2"|–||3||0||8||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !31!!0!!0!!0!!16!!0!!47!!0 |- |[[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] |2003–04 |Ligue 1 |13||0||1||0||3||0||17||0 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] |2005–06 |rowspan="3"|[[Premier League]] |15||0||4||0||colspan="2"|–||19||0 |- |2006–07 |20||1||3||0||colspan="2"|–||23||1 |- |2007–08 |1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !36!!1!!7!!0!!0!!0!!43!!1 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !161!!2!!19!!0!!38!!0!!218!!2 |}
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==Honours== '''Monaco''' *[[Ligue 1|Division 1]]: [[1999–2000 French Division 1|1999–2000]]{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} *[[Trophée des Champions]]: [[2000 Trophée des Champions|2000]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2000-07-22/as-monaco-fc-vs-fc-nantes/1193380/ |title=AS Monaco FC 0:0 (6 : 5 P) FC Nantes Atlantique |publisher=globalsportsarchive.com |access-date=6 January 2020}}</ref>
'''Marseille''' *[[UEFA Cup]] runner-up: [[2003–04 UEFA Cup|2003–04]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/75432--valencia-vs-marseille/ |title=Final: Valencia 2–0 Marseille: Overview |publisher=UEFA |access-date=27 December 2020}}</ref>
'''Individual''' *[[Trophées UNFP du football#Young Player of the Year|UNFP Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year]]: 2000<ref name="UNFP5">{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportpalmares.eu/-Trophees-UNFP-Oscars-du-foot-.html |title=Palmares Trophées UNFP - Oscars du foot ( - Football - Trophées - Trophées UNFP - Oscars du foot) sur SportPalmares, tous les palmares du sport se trouvent ici !! |access-date=3 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315211628/http://www.sportpalmares.eu/-Trophees-UNFP-Oscars-du-foot-.html |archive-date=15 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{FFF player}}
{{France squad 2002 FIFA World Cup}} {{Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year}}
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