Patrick Vieira

Patrick Vieira

Vieira as New York City FC head coach in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Patrick Paul Vieira
Date of birth	(1976-06-23) 23 June 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Dakar, Senegal
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1984–1986	FC Trappes
1986–1991	FC Drouais
1991–1993	Tours
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1995	Cannes	49	(2)
1995–1996	AC Milan	2	(0)
1996–2005	Arsenal	279	(29)
2005–2006	Juventus	31	(5)
2006–2010	Inter Milan	67	(6)
2010–2011	Manchester City	28	(3)
Total		456	(45)
International career
1995–1996	France U21	7	(0)
1997–2009	France	107	(6)
Managerial career
2013–2015	Manchester City EDS
2016–2018	New York City FC
2018–2020	Nice
2021–2023	Crystal Palace
2023–2024	Strasbourg
Medal record Men's football Representing  France FIFA World Cup Winner 1998 Runner-up 2006 UEFA European Championship Winner 2000 FIFA Confederations Cup Winner 2001
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Patrick Paul Vieira (French: [patʁik vjɛʁa];^[2][3] born 23 June 1976) is a French professional football manager and former player. He was named in the FIFA 100 of greatest living footballers in 2004.^[4]

Vieira began his playing career at Cannes, where several standout performances garnered him a move to Serie A club AC Milan. In 1996, he relocated to England to join fellow countryman Arsène Wenger at Arsenal for a fee of £3.5 million. During his nine-year stint in the Premier League, Vieira established himself as a dominating box-to-box midfielder, noted for his aggressive and highly competitive style of play, an attitude that also helped him excel as captain of the club from 2002 until his departure in 2005. He helped Arsenal achieve a sustained period of success during his time at the club, where he lifted four FA Cups and three league titles, including one unbeaten. He was named in the Premier League PFA Team of the Year for six consecutive years from 1999 to 2004. He returned to Italy, playing for Juventus, but quickly departed after the club was relegated as punishment for its part in the Calciopoli scandal. He then signed for Inter Milan, where he consecutively won four league titles, before featuring for Manchester City, where he won another FA Cup, before retiring in 2011.

Vieira featured at senior level for much of his international career, representing France over a period of twelve years, where he also spent some time as captain. He played in the final in his nation's victorious campaign at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, and featured heavily as the team also won UEFA Euro 2000. He also appeared for France at the 2002 World Cup, Euro 2004, in the side that finished runners-up in the 2006 World Cup, and at Euro 2008, before retiring from international competition in 2010, having made 107 appearances for the side.

Following retirement, Vieira transitioned into coaching and took charge of the academy at Manchester City in 2013. He departed two years later to become manager of Major League Soccer club New York City FC. He subsequently managed Ligue 1 club Nice between 2018 and 2020, Premier League side Crystal Palace between 2021 and 2023, and Ligue 1 club RC Strasbourg between 2023 and 2024.