Christian Karembeu

Christian Karembeu (born December 3, 1970 in Lifou, New Caledonia) is a French international football (soccer) player, who last played midfield for Bastia, in the French Ligue 1. They obtained him on loan from Swiss side Servette, until they lost their relegation battle.

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Prior to joining Servette, Karembeu played for Nantes (1990-95), Sampdoria (1995-97), Real Madrid (1997-2000), Middlesbrough (2000-01), and Olympiakos (2001-04). With Real Madrid, he won the Champions League in 1998 and 2000.

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Born in the french territory of New Caledonia, he was a vital player in the French team that won the 1998 World Cup and was on the squad, but played just one game, as France won Euro 2000. He has compiled 50 caps in his career.

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Karembeu is famous for not singing the French national anthem, "La Marseillaise", on the field, since two of his uncles had been exhibited in a human zoo during the Paris Colonial Exposition of 1931. This stance earned him some criticism and a fair amount of respect.

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Karembeu is married to Slovak model Adriana Sklena??kov?, whom he met on a plane.

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1970: 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday....

Lifou: Lifou is the largest and most important island of the Loyalty Islands. It is located at () Irregular in shape, Lifou Island is 81 km (50 miles) long and 16 to 24 km (10 to 15 miles) wide. The island is flat with no hills or rivers, but has abundant vegetation, fertile soils, and terraced cliffs. Li...

New Caledonia: New Caledonia (French: Nouvelle-Cal?donie; popular names: Kanaky, Le caillou) is a French territory made up of a main island and several smaller islands, in the southwest Pacific. It has a land area of 18,575.5 km² (7,172 sq. miles). The population at the 2004 census was 230,789 inhabitants. It...

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