Michel François Platini (born 21 June 1955) could be a French former athlete, manager, and administrator. considered one of the best footballers of all time, Platini won the Ballon d’Or 3 times, in 1983, 1984 and 1985, and came sixth in the FIFA Player of the Century vote. In recognition of his achievements, he was named Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1985 and have become Officier in 1988. because the president of UEFA in 2015 he was prohibited from soccer, over ethics violations.
During his career, Platini played for the clubs metropolis, Saint-Étienne, and Juventus. Nicknamed le Roi (The King) for his ability and leadership. Despite primarily serving as a complicated eye playmaker, he was a prolific goalscorer; he won the Serie A capo cannoniere award 3 consecutive times between 1983 and 1985 and was the highest scorer of Juventus’s victorious 1984–85 European Cup campaign. Platini was a key player of the France national team that won the 1984 European Championship, a tournament in which he was the highest scorer and best player, and reached the semi-finals of the 1982 and 1986 World Cups. alongside the midfielders Alain Giresse, Luis Fernández, and Jean Tigana, he fashioned the carré magic (magic square) of the French team within the 1980s. Platini was his country’s record goalscorer till 2007 and holds the record for many goals scored within the European Championship despite solely showing within the victorious 1984 edition.
Following his retirement as a player, Platini was the France national team coach for four years and was the co-organizer of the 1998 World Cup in France. In 2007, he was elective because of the president of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). He was the primary former player to become UEFA President. He conjointly commands the positions of chairman of FIFA’s Technical and Development Committee and vice-president of the French Football Federation. In 2015, however, he was prohibited from football administration for conflict of interest by the FIFA ethics committee
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