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Gary Lineker- Former Footballer

Gary Lineker- Former Footballer (In a Nutshell)

Gary Lineker was born in England on November 30^th, 1960.
In his youth he played for Leicester City.
During his senior career he played for Leicester City, Everton, Barcelona, Tottenham and Nagoya Grampus.
He played 80 games for England and scored 48 goals as a striker.
“What you learn is that you can’t please everyone all the time.”- Gary Lineker
“You’ve got no chance of reaching the top if you’re just playing for money.”- Gary Lineker
“World Cups can be career-defining.”- Gary Lineker

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Olivier Giroud- Footballer

Olivier Giroud- Footballer (In a Nutshell)

Olivier Giroud was born in France on September 30^th, 1986.
During his senior career he played for Grenoble, Tours, Montepellier, Arsenal and Chelsea.
He was loaned out to Istres when at Grenoble and was loaned out from Montpellier to Tours.
Having played 110 games for France since 2011 and scoring 46 goals is impressive.
He is a striker that has been at Chelsea since 2018, but is going to AC Milan for two years with an option of a third. The contract was signed in July, 2021.

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Alexandre Lacazette- Footballer

Alexandre Lacazette- Footballer (In a Nutshell)

Alexandre Lacazette was born in France on May 28^th, 1991.
During his senior career he has played for Lyon II and Lyon.
He has played for Arsenal since 2017.
Having represented France at seven age levels is impressive.
Despite being a winger, initially for Lyon, he became a striker that can finish clinically.
“I just want to play and help my team all the time.”- Alexandre Lacazette

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