   willy sagnol (born 18 march 1977) is a former french international footballer who played as a defender and is the current coach of bordeaux. he spent much of his professional career playing for bayern munich in germany's bundesliga. he was also part of the french squad at the 1997 fifa world youth championship, 2002 world cup, euro 2004, 2006 world cup and euro 2008. ==biography== willy first made his way in the world of football at his father's former club in haute-loire, montfaucon-en-velay where he developed his defensive game at right-back, as well as performing exceptionally on the right-hand side of midfield. from there he progressed, eventually joining the region's flagship club as saint-Ãtienne. an impressive two-year spell saw him earn a transfer to as monaco in 1997 and he experienced his first taste of success, winning ligue 1 in 2000. his excellent form saw him pressing for a call up to represent les bleus, but he was initially overlooked by national coach roger lemerre. the summer of 2000 saw sagnol's career take on a completely different dimension. transferred to the prestigious german club [[fc bayern mun
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