William Gallas

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William Gallas
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0Full Name William Éric Gallas
0Date of Birth 17 August 1977
0Place of Birth Asnières-sur-Seine, France
0Position Defender
0Chelsea career 2001-2006
0Debut 19 August 2001
0Games (goals) 225 (14)
0Other clubs Caen
Marseille
Arsenal
Tottenham Hotspur
Perth Glory

William Gallas (born 17 August 1977) is a defender who played for Chelsea between 2001 and 2006.

Gallas joined Chelsea from Marseille for £6.2 million in May 2001. A quick, intelligent and versatile defender, he was capable of playing anywhere across the back four and made his Chelsea debut in a 1-1 opening day draw with Newcastle United. Gallas was a part of the Chelsea team which reached the FA Cup Final that season, losing out to Arsenal at the Millennium Stadium. In 2004-05 he formed a formidable central defensive partnership with John Terry; at one point, the pairing went 16 matches without conceding a goal as Chelsea romped to the Premier League title.

In the following season Gallas was often deployed as a full-back due to José Mourinho's preference for the pairing of Terry and Ricardo Carvalho, a situation Gallas grew increasingly frustrated with. He nonetheless helped Chelsea to their second consecutive league title, which included goals against Liverpool and Fulham, and a vital last minute winner against Tottenham. He also opened the scoring in Chelsea's title-clinching 3-0 victory over Manchester United.

As the season drew to a close it was apparent that contract negotiations between Gallas and Chelsea had broken down. In pre-season new signing Michael Ballack was assigned Gallas' number 13 shirt and on the final day of the transfer window Gallas was sold to Arsenal in a £5 million part-exchange deal which saw Ashley Cole move in the opposite direction.

Statistics

Season Prem FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2001–02 30 1 4 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 41 2
2002–03 38 4 5 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 48 4
2003–04 29 0 4 0 1 0 11 1 0 0 45 1
2004–05 28 2 1 0 5 0 12 0 0 0 46 2
2005–06 34 5 3 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 45 5
Total 159 12 17 1 13 0 35 1 1 0 225 14

Goals

# Season Date Year Competition Opponent Score Result Venue
12001-0210 March2002FA CupTottenham Hotspur1-04-0White Hart Lane
22001-0216 March2002Premier LeagueSunderland1-04-0Stamford Bridge
32002-0323 August2002Premier LeagueManchester United1-02-2Stamford Bridge
42002-0330 November2002Premier LeagueSunderland1-03-0Stamford Bridge
52002-0311 January2003Premier LeagueCharlton Athletic2-04-1Stamford Bridge
62002-0322 March2003Premier LeagueManchester City5-05-0Stamford Bridge
72003-0416 September2003UEFA Champions LeagueSparta Prague5-01-0Generali Arena
82004-0530 October2004Premier LeagueWest Brom1-04-1Hawthorns
92004-0513 November2004Premier LeagueFulham3-14-1Craven Cottage
102005-0626 December2005Premier LeagueFulham1-03-2Stamford Bridge
112005-065 February2006Premier LeagueLiverpool1-02-0Stamford Bridge
122005-0611 March2006Premier LeagueTottenham Hotspur2-12-1Stamford Bridge
132005-069 April2006Premier LeagueWest Ham United4-14-1Stamford Bridge
142005-0629 April2006Premier LeagueManchester United1-03-0Stamford Bridge
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