Question: Facts: - managerclubs: france - birth name: michel francois platini - nationalyears: 1988 - predecessor: lennart johansson - birth date: 21 june 1955 - nationalcaps: 72 1 - caption: platini in poland in september 2010 - height: 1.77 m ftin on - order: 6th - nationalgoals: 41 0 - office: president of uefa - name: michel platini - nationalteam: kuwait - birth place: juf , france - nationality: french - manageryears: 1988 -- 92 - occupation: footballer -lrb- retired -rrb- - imagesize: 250px - term start: 26 january 2007 - image: michel platini 2010.jpg Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of michel platini .
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michel francois platini -lrb- born 21 june 1955 -rrb- is a current football administrator , serving as the president of the union of european football associations -lrb- uefa -rrb- since 2007 , and formerly a french football player and manager .regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time , he came sixth in the fifa player of the century vote , and was chosen on the fifa world cup dream team .he won the ballon d'or three times , in 1983 , 1984 and 1985 , a record jointly held with dutch internationals johan cruyff and marco van basten .in 2004 , platini was named by pele in the fifa 100 list of the world 's greatest living players .on 29 july 2015 , platini announced his candidacy in the fifa presidential election following sepp blatter 's resignation .during his professional football career , platini played for the clubs nancy , saint-Etienne , and juventus , and was a member of the french national team that won the 1984 european championship , a tournament in which he was the top goalscorer and voted the best player .he also participated in the 1978 , 1982 and 1986 world cups , reaching the semi-finals in the latter two .platini , alain giresse , luis fernandez and jean tigana together made up the '' '' carre magique '' '' -lrb- french for '' magic square '' -rrb- , the group of midfield players that formed the heart of the french team in the 1980s .a versatile offensive midfield playmaker renowned for his control , technical ability , and vision , platini is regarded as one of the best passers in football history , and one of the best penalty kick and free kick specialists .despite primarily being a creative midfielder who provided assists , platini was also a prolific goalscorer , renowned for his accurate finishing ability , winning the serie a capocannoniere award three consecutive times between 1983-1985 ; he was also the top scorer of juventus 's victorious 1984-85 european cup campaign .platini was the record goalscorer of the france national team until striker thierry henry...