Robert Pirès

Robert Pires

Pires in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Robert Emmanuel Pires[1]
Date of birth	(1973-10-29) 29 October 1973 (age 51)[2]
Place of birth	Reims, France
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s)	Winger, attacking midfielder
Youth career
1989–1992	Reims
1992–1993	Metz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1998	Metz	162	(43)
1998–2000	Marseille	66	(8)
2000–2006	Arsenal	189	(62)
2006–2010	Villarreal	103	(13)
2010–2011	Aston Villa	9	(0)
2014–2015	FC Goa	8	(1)
Total		537	(127)
National team
1995–1996	France U21	12	(5)
1996–2004	France	79	(14)
Honours Men's football Representing  France FIFA World Cup Winner 1998 France UEFA European Championship Winner 2000 Belgium-Netherlands FIFA Confederations Cup Winner 2001 Korea-Japan Winner 2003 France
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Robert Emmanuel Pires (born 29 October 1973) is a French football coach and former professional player.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[5]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Metz	1992–93	Division 1	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	1993–94	Division 1	24	1	5	0	0	0	28	1
	1994–95	Division 1	34	8	2	1	0	0	36	9
	1995–96	Division 1	38	11	7	2	0	0	45	13
	1996–97	Division 1	32	11	3	1	6	0	41	12
	1997–98	Division 1	31	11	6	2	3	0	41	13
	Total		161	42	23	6	9	0	195	47
Marseille	1998–99	Division 1	34	6	2	0	11	3	49	9
	1999–2000	Division 1	32	2	3	1	11	2	46	5
	Total		66	8	5	1	22	5	95	14
Arsenal	2000–01	Premier League	33	4	6	3	12	3	51	10
	2001–02	Premier League	28	9	5	2	12	3	47	14
	2002–03	Premier League	26	14	7	2	9	0	42	16
	2003–04	Premier League	36	14	5	1	10	4	51	19
	2004–05	Premier League	33	14	6	2	8	1	48	17
	2005–06	Premier League	33	7	3	2	12	2	48	11
	Total		189	62	33	12	62	13	287	87
Villarreal	2006–07	La Liga	11	3	0	0	2	0	13	3
	2007–08	La Liga	34	3	5	1	2	0	41	4
	2008–09	La Liga	32	3	0	0	8	1	40	4
	2009–10	La Liga	28	4	2	1	7	2	37	7
	Total		105	13	7	2	19	3	131	18
Aston Villa	2010–11	Premier League	9	0	3	1	0	0	12	1
FC Goa	2014	Indian Super League	8	1	0	0	0	0	8	1
Career total			538	126	69	20	113	19	720	165

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[6]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
France	1997	11	1
	1998	14	1
	1999	9	1
	2000	10	2
	2001	13	4
	2002	1	0
	2003	12	4
	2004	13	0
	Total	79	14

Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pires goal.

List of international goals scored by Robert Pires

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 October 1996	Parc des Princes, Paris, France	Turkey	4–0	4–0	Friendly match
2	26 February 1997	Parc des Princes, Paris, France	Netherlands	1–1	2–1	Friendly match
3	10 October 1998	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Russia	0–2	2–3	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
4	13 November 1999	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	Croatia	1–0	3–0	Friendly match
5	28 May 2000	Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb, Croatia	Croatia	0–1	0–2	Friendly match
6	16 August 2000	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France	FIFA XI	4–0	5–1	Friendly match
7	3 June 2001	Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan, South Korea	Mexico	3–0	4–0	2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
8	7 June 2001	Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea	Brazil	1–0	2–1	2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
9	15 August 2001	Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France	Denmark	1–0	1–0	Friendly match
10	6 October 2001	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	Algeria	4–1	4–1	Friendly match
11	30 April 2003	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	Egypt	3–0	5–0	Friendly match
12	20 June 2003	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France	Japan	1–0	2–1	2003 FIFA Confederations Cup
13	22 June 2003	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	New Zealand	5–0	5–0	2003 FIFA Confederations Cup
14	26 June 2003	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	Turkey	2–0	3–2	2003 FIFA Confederations Cup

Honours

Metz

• Coupe de la Ligue: 1995–96^[7]

Arsenal

• Premier League: 2001–02, 2003–04^[8]
• FA Cup: 2002–03, 2004–05^[9]
• UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2005–06^[10]

France

• FIFA World Cup: 1998^[7]
• UEFA European Championship: 2000^[7]
• FIFA Confederations Cup: 2001, 2003^[7]

Individual

• Division 1 Young Player of the Year: 1995–96^[11]
• FWA Footballer of the Year: 2001–02^[12]
• PFA Team of the Year: 2001–02 Premier League,^[13] 2002–03 Premier League,^[14] 2003–04 Premier League^[15]
• Premier League Player of the Month: February 2003^[8]
• Arsenal Player of the Season: 2001−02^[16]
• FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Ball: 2001^[17]
• FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Shoe: 2001^[17]
• FIFA 100^[18]
• Équipe type spéciale 20 ans des trophées UNFP: 2011^[11]

Orders

• Knight of the Legion of Honour: 1998^[19]

References

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19. "Décret du 24 juillet 1998 portant nomination à titre exceptionnel" [Decree of 24 July 1998 appointing on an exceptional basis]. Official Journal of the French Republic (in French). 1998 (170). 25 July 1998. PREX9801916D. Retrieved 30 November 2020.