Question: Facts: - caps: 155 163 144 41 - nationalyears: 1994 -- 2008 - birth date: 01 january 1972 - clubs: monaco parma juventus barcelona - nationalcaps: 142 - caption: thuram in 2012 - height: 1.82 m on - nationalgoals: 2 - name: lilian thuram - nationalteam: france - birth place: pointe-a-pitre , guadeloupe - position: defender - fullname: ruddy lilian thuram-ulien - image size: 250 - totalgoals: 10 - years: 1991 2006 -- 2008 -- 1996 1996 -- 2001 2001 -- 2006 - totalcaps: 503 - image: lilian thuram.jpg - goals: 8 1 1 0 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of lilian thuram .
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ruddy lilian thuram-ulien -lrb- ; born 1 january 1972 -rrb- , known as lilian thuram , is a french retired professional football defender and the most capped player in the history of the france national team .he played at the top flight in france , italy and spain for over 15 seasons , including ten in the serie a with both parma and juventus .with france , thuram won the 1998 world cup and euro 2000 , and was in the runner-up squad for the 2006 fifa world cup .thuram was an extremely dominant , consistent , attentive , and versatile player throughout his career .he was known for his strength , pace , stamina and his outstanding physical and technical attributes , his ability to read the game , and his marking and tackling .primarily a defender , he was equally competent offensively as he was defensively , and could play on either flank , often alternating between playing as a right back or as a centreback , and even being deployed in midfield on occasion .despite his powerful , aggressive style of play , he was also known to be a classy , studious figure off the pitch .in 2010 , thuram became a unicef ambassador .