nationalcaps birth_date pcupdate years caps goals nationalyears image name caption fullname ntupdate birth_place nationalteam height totalcaps totalgoals nationalgoals clubs position article_title
5 40 9 august 1977 3 january 2015 1996 2008 -- 2010 2010 -- 2012 2013 -- 2014 2014 -- 1998 1998 -- 1999 1999 -- 2008 49 18 249 26 27 8 14 0 1 6 3 1 0 1 1997 2001 -- 2006 stade rennais - le havre ac 20150708 57.jpg mikaël silvestre silvestre in 2015 mikaël samy silvestre 21:11 , 5 april 2010 -lrb- utc -rrb- chambray-lès-tours , france france u20 france 6 0 391 12 0 2 rennes chennaiyin internazionale manchester united arsenal werder bremen portland timbers defender mikaël silvestre

mikaël silvestre

mikaël samy silvestre -lrb- born 9 august 1977 -rrb- is a former french footballer who last played as a defender for chennaiyin fc in the indian super league .
he began his career at rennes and went on to inter milan before joining manchester united in 1999 .
at old trafford , he won honours including five premier league titles and the uefa champions league , making 361 appearances in all competitions , then joined arsenal in 2008 .
two seasons later he joined werder bremen , and spent time at the portland timbers in major league soccer before signing for chennaiyin in 2014 .
silvestre has also played for the french national team , earning 40 caps between 2001 and 2006 .
he represented france at two world cups , uefa euro 2004 , and two conquests of the fifa confederations cup .
