Michel Platini was born on 21 June 1955 in France. He was born to a poor family and started to play in order to get away from all the difficulties while growing up. His parents were of French origin. He started playing football at a very young age of just 7 years. His father was a professional football player himself and he later managed and ran the club AS Nancy. He started playing very well when he was just 15 years old but in 1969 he gave a very poor performance in the fourth cup. His father then came to his help when he was signed by his father's club in 1972. He played with his father's club for 7 years in the meantime winning many trophies for the club. In 1979 he was signed by Saint-Etienne after the game many great performances at Nancy. His career, however, was a mixed bag at his new club.
In 1982 he was approached by Juventus for whom he signed in a blink of an eye. At Juventus, he was at first not that good but started to show his skills and class once the season progressed. He won the Serie A in the first season its left. He also helped the team reach the finals of the European Cup. The very next year he won the Serie A as well as the European cup. He was so good at the series A that no one could've come close to his goals tally in the league for three consecutive years from 1982 to 1984. He also won the best footballer award for three years running from 1983 to 1985.
In 1985 when he was playing the final against Liverpool he scored the winning goal. This match was however remembered for all the wrong reason as the clash between Juventus and Liverpool fans that saw more than 600 people injured and 39 people died. The both sets of fans started a fight that created havoc and due to which a wall collapsed and many people were succumbed under the wall and died.
He was later criticized by the media that he celebrated the goal although many people died. He has had a very decorative international career as well. He played in the 1976 Olympics and crashed out of the cup in group stages. In 1982 world cup the French team reached the semifinals of the tournament and me Germany in the semifinal match. The match was lost by France in the penalty shoot out but this moment has been regarded as his best memory by Platini.
After retirement, he became the coach of the French team but was unsuccessful in getting the team to a better position. In 1988 he was appointed as the head of the UEFA as well as FIFA. In 2006 he ran for the presidency of UEFA and won. He was later surrounded by controversy as he was accused of taking $2 million from FIFA president Sepp Blatter. The case is ongoing and so Platini has been banned from FIFA and UEFA as he was later found guilty of corruption. He is married to Christelle plating and lives in France with his wife and children. Hsi salary and net worth are quite high.
| Birth Date: | 21 Jun, 1955 |
| Age: | 64 yrs |
| Citizenship: | France |
| Birth Place: | Jœuf |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | French association football player, manager and executive |
| Net Worth 2021: | 15 million |
