still active, Claude Makelele exhausted their last rounds as a player at PSG in Ligue 1. The Congolese-born French player, was a cornerstone in Real Madrid's Vicente del Bosque, and went without much noise, but was pleasantly surprised, becoming an essential part of that scheme. White left the club badly. Chelsea was the pillar base coaches like Claudio Ranieri and Jose Mourinho.
His career in football, like many others started school soccer Brest. Where noted in the last half of the 80, being the basic part of all categories of the club, thanks to what in 1991, Nantes, France historical team signed him.
His first season was difficult and barely played.
in 1992 under the command of Robert Budzinski, an institution in Nantes, became the team's star player, and so would be during the next four seasons, which won a Ligue 1 title and reached the semifinals of the Champions League in 95/96 which was eliminated by the historic Deschamps Juventus, Del Piero or Conte.
His talent and reward the player would be signed by an ambitious project like that in those years had the Marseille. Team where there would be less, and where the player became more regular, playing a total of 38 games all season, leading the French ensemble mean.
After that season in Marseille Claude decided to aim at other professional horizons, and decided to sign the historic Celtic the late 90's. In this team, full of great players like Revivo, Michel Salgado and Aleksandr Mostovoi, Makelele as expected it was going to be the most decisive and respected player in the dressing room. By then the Galician side made great performances in the UEFA (Europe now League) and in the league. A showcase in the eyes of the best and wealthiest clubs in the world. Initially interested by Makelele Bayern Munich, but the offer to Celtic, and the player himself made them decided was that of Real Madrid Florentino Perez, who offered 14 million euros. Figure at that time was difficult to pay, and with which Horacio Gomez, Celta sensed at the time, could strengthen next season ahead of his team very decent. Makelele
Real Madrid came to , with Flavio Conceicao, perhaps reaching more showcase than French. The passage of time
settled to Makelele in the midfield of the "white galaxy." Claude managed to win the unanimous Bernabeu, but he did not like was the deal that gave Real Madrid. A taste is always placed below the so-called "Galacticos" when he felt a player equally or more important. In fact later players like McManaman, Zidane and Paco Pavón, agreed noting that it was the best player on the team. Somewhat surprising to see the Real Madrid squad at that time.
Finally, after disagreements with the policy, the French left by the back door way of Chelsea.
A London came for about 20 million euros in the summer of 2003, with Ranieri as coach, and where he was appointed by the Italian coach as the mainstay of the team. The results were not expected Ranieri and Abramovich decided to hire the then-champion of the UEFA Champions League with Porto. The well-known Jose Mourinho, Makelele for which remained basic and fundamental. Several seasons in the "blues" until in 2008 he decided to return to France from the hands of Paris Saint Germain where rushes their last moments as a footballer.
His involvement with the national team is quite extensive. The player has been called 60 times. He has played two World Cups, in 2006, reached the final.
Makelele has been undervalued compared to its level. I think I never saw so complete a defensive midfielder, and so necessary. Therefore, and because you should remember even in school, Claude Makelele, is today my post about underrated players.
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