Gilles Grimandi

Gilles Grimandi
Grimandi playing for Arsenal
Personal information
Full name Gilles Jean-Christophe Grimandi
Date of birth (1970-11-11) 11 November 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth Gap, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back, midfielder[2]
Youth career
1987–1988 Gap
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1991 Gap
1991–1997 Monaco 80 (3)
1997–2002 Arsenal 114 (4)
2003 Colorado Rapids 0 (0)
Total 194 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gilles Jean-Christophe Grimandi (born 11 November 1970) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre back or midfielder.

In his playing career, he went from hometown team Gap to top-flight Monaco before arriving at Arsenal of the Premier League in 1997. He won two league-and-cup doubles with them before leaving in 2002.[3]

  1. ^ "Gilles Grimandi". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Gilles Grimandi". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Arsenal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).