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Sidney Govou
Personal Data
Name: Sidney
Surname: Govou
Known As: Sidney Govou
Date of Birth: 24 Jul 1979
Birth Place: Le Puy-en-Velay
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 72 kg
Picture of French forward Sidney Govou taken before the friendly football game between France and Netherlands, 31 March 2004 at the Kuip Stadium in Rotterdam. AFP PHOTO FRANCK FIFE
Career
Position: Striker
Clubs: Brives-Charensac, Le Puy, Lyon (since 1998)
International appearances: 11
International goals: 3
International debut: 21/08/2002, Tunisia-France (1-1)
Last international appearance: 31/03/2004, Holland-France (0-0)
First international goal: 12/10/2002, France-Slovenia (5-0)
Last international goal: 18/02/2004, Belgium-France (0-2)

Confederations Cup

Winner (2003)

French Championship

Winner (2002, 2003, 2004)

French League Cup

Winner (2001

Champions Trophy

Winner (2002))

Under-21 European Championships

Finalist (2002)

Biography