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{{Football player infobox| playername= Djibril Cissé
'''Poundsgate''' is a small village on the road between [[Ashburton, England|Ashburton]] and [[Princetown]], towards the eastern side of [[Dartmoor]], [[Devon]], in the [[United Kingdom]]. It has a small shop and post office, and a few cottages clustered around a popular stopping point for travellers, the [[Tavistock Inn]], which is thought to date back to the [[13th century]]. It takes its name from the [[pound]] situated on the left handside of the road just past the village when travelling toward Princetown. It is situated in the Parish of [[Leusdon]] and within the Manor of [[Spitchwick]].
| image =
| fullname = Djibril Cissé
| dateofbirth = [[12 August]], [[1981]]
| cityofbirth = [[Arles]]
| countryofbirth = [[France]]
| height = 6'0 (183 cm)
| currentclub = [[Liverpool F.C.]]
| clubnumber = 9
| position = [[Football (soccer) positions#Centre forward|Centre Forward]]
| years = 1998-2004<br>2005-
| clubs = [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]]<br>[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
| caps(goals) = 128 (70)<br>46 (10)
| nationalyears = 2002-
| nationalteam = [[France national football team|France]]
| nationalcaps(goals) = 25 (9)
| pcupdate = 21 April 2006
| ntupdate = 21 April 2006
}}


'''Djibril Cissé''' (born [[12 August]] [[1981]] in [[Arles]], [[France]]) is a [[France national football team|French international]] [[football (soccer)|football]] player who plays as a [[striker]] for both France and [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]. He is noted particularly for his speed and acceleration.
It is even said to have been visited by the [[Devil]] (see [[the Great Thunderstorm, Widecombe]]).

[[Category:Dartmoor]]
==Career==
===AJ Auxerre===
Cissé signed for the French club [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]] at the age of 15, and made his international debut against [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] in May 2002. He won the [[French Cup]] with Auxerre in May 2003, and the [[Confederations Cup]] with France a month later.

Cissé was also the top scorer in the French [[Ligue 1]] in the 2001-02 and 2003-04 season scored 70 goals in 128 league games for [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]] before signing for [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in a deal worth over £14 million. Liverpool had pursued Cissé for a long time, and it was an open secret that the then Liverpool manager [[Gerard Houllier]] admired Cissé's qualities.

===Liverpool===
At Liverpool, Cissé scored 5 goals in 23 first-team games in all competitions for [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in the [[FA Premier League 2004-05|2004-05 season]]. He had only played 19 games for [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] when he broke his left leg playing against [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] at [[Ewood Park]] on [[October 30]] [[2004]]. The injury was not a result of a tackle as was initially thought, but rather from an awkward fall as his foot appeared to be caught in the turf.

Cissé later revealed that had it not been for prompt attention from the trainers at the stadium (who had to pull his bones back into place with their hands), he would probably have lost the leg below the knee. He had pins inserted in the leg, and was expected to be out of action for the rest of the 2004-05 season. However, it was reported in late March [[2005]] that Cissé's recovery had advanced enough to enable him to return to action by the end of the season.

This indeed happened on [[April 13]], when Cissé came on as a substitute in the 75th minute of the second leg of Liverpool's [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] quarter-final tie with [[Juventus]]. He went on to score both Liverpool goals in their last [[FA Premier League|Premiership]] match of the season, a 2-1 win over [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], and also converted one of the penalties in Liverpool's [[penalty shootout (football)|penalty shootout]] win over [[A.C. Milan|AC Milan]] in the Champions League final.

During the [[FA Premier League 2005-06|2005-06 season]] [[Rafael Benítez|Benítez]] has regularly deployed Cissé on the [[Midfielder#Winger|right wing]]. While his remarkable pace makes him well suited to such a role, it remains to be seen whether he is happy to continue to be used in this way rather than in his preferred position as striker.

Since Summer 2005, the media has linked Cissé with a move away from Anfield. This speculation has intensified over the course of the season due to the lack of starting appearances heading his way, as well as his being used out of position. In the January transfer window [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham]] showed a particular interest just before the transfer deadline.

==Personal life==

In June 2005, Djibril Cissé married Jude Littler, a Welsh hairdressing consultant from Angelsey. The wedding took place at Bodelwyddan Castle, with notable guests including Cissé's French national team mates, [[Louis Saha]], [[Thierry Henry]], [[Sylvain Wiltord]] and [[Zinedine Zidane]]. [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]'s winger [[Shaun Wright-Phillips]] was also in attendance. In October 2005, the couple announced they were expecting their first child. On [[6th March]] [[2006]], Jude gave birth to a son called Cassius. Cissé also has a daughter called Ilona who was born in 2001.

In October, 2005 he accepted a caution from the police for hitting a 15-year-old boy while filming an advert in Docklands, East London. Another caution was to follow in January 2006 following an alleged assault on his, then pregnant, wife.

==Trivia==
Cissé purchased a house in [[Frodsham]] in [[Cheshire]] soon after his transfer to [[Liverpool]]. With the house came an honorary title so he is now a [[Lord of the Manor]] (but note, ''not'' a member of the [[peerage]]). Shortly after the house purchase he closed a previously well-used route through his property thereby stopping the local hunt from continuing its activities.
He posed nude for the 2006 "Dievx Dv Stade" calendar, showing off the angel's wings he has tattooed on his back as well as another ornate tattoo on his right leg.

== Statistics ==
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|+ '''<big> Club Performance</big>'''
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|[[FA Premier League|Premiership]]
!colspan="2"|[[FA Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[League Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[Europe]]
!colspan="2"|Others
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!App (substitute appearance)
!Goals
!App
!Goals
!App
!Goals
!App
!Goals
!App
!Goals
!App
!Goals
|-
|rowspan="2" valign=top|[[Liverpool FC]]
|2005-06
|33(14)||9||6(3)||2||0||0||15(8)||8||1||0||54(25)||19
|-
|2004-05
|16||4||0||0||0||0||9||1||0||0||25||5
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|[[Ligue 1]]
!colspan="2"|[[Coupe de France|French Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[Coupe de la Ligue|Ligue Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[Europe]]
!colspan="2"|Others
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!App
!Goals
!App
!Goals
!App
!Goals
!App
!Goals
!App
!Goals
!App
!Goals
|-
|rowspan="6" valign=top|[[Auxerre]]
|2003-04
|38||26||3||1||4||1||7||2||0||0||52||30
|-
|2002-03
|33||14||6||6||0||0||6||1||0||0||45||21
|-
|2001-02
|29||22||0||0||2||2||0||0||0||0||31||24
|-
|2000-01
|25||8||4||5||2||1||4||1||0||0||35||15
|-
|1999-00
|2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0
|-
|1998-99
|1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
! align=left style="background:beige"|Total
! align=left style="background:beige" colspan="1" |
! align=left style="background:beige"| 174
! align=left style="background:beige"| 80
! align=left style="background:beige"| 17
! align=left style="background:beige"| 13
! align=left style="background:beige"| 8
! align=left style="background:beige"| 4
! align=left style="background:beige"| 40
! align=left style="background:beige"| 13
! align=left style="background:beige"| 1
! align=left style="background:beige"| 0
! align=left style="background:beige"| 240
! align=left style="background:beige"| 110
|-
|}

==Career Honours==
===AJ Auxerre===
'''Winner'''
* 2002/03 [[French Cup]]

'''Runner Up'''
* 2003/04 [[Trophée Des Champions|French Super Cup]]

===Liverpool F.C.===
'''Winner'''
* 2004/05 [[UEFA Champions League]]
* 2005/06 [[European Super Cup]]
* 2005/06 [[F.A. Cup]]

'''Runner Up'''
* 2005 [[FIFA Club World Championship]]

===France===
'''Winner'''
* 2002 [[Confederations Cup]]


==External links==
*[http://www.djib-cisse.com Official site] (in [[French language|French]] and [[English language|English]])
*[http://www.cisseonline.com CisseOnline.com] (Unofficial fan site)
*[http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/squad/cisse/ Profile at Liverpool official site]
*[http://www.footballdatabase.com/site/players/index.php?dumpPlayer=180 FootballDatabase provides Djibril Cissé's profile and stats]
*[http://www.footymania.com/player.phtml?playerID=483 Profile and News]
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/4655478.stm Coverage of personal life]

{{Template:Liverpool F.C. squad}}

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Revision as of 08:22, 14 May 2006

Djibril Cissé
Personal information
Full name Djibril Cissé
Height 6'0 (183 cm)
Position(s) Centre Forward
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool F.C.
Number 9
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 April 2006

Djibril Cissé (born 12 August 1981 in Arles, France) is a French international football player who plays as a striker for both France and Liverpool. He is noted particularly for his speed and acceleration.

Career

AJ Auxerre

Cissé signed for the French club Auxerre at the age of 15, and made his international debut against Belgium in May 2002. He won the French Cup with Auxerre in May 2003, and the Confederations Cup with France a month later.

Cissé was also the top scorer in the French Ligue 1 in the 2001-02 and 2003-04 season scored 70 goals in 128 league games for Auxerre before signing for Liverpool in a deal worth over £14 million. Liverpool had pursued Cissé for a long time, and it was an open secret that the then Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier admired Cissé's qualities.

Liverpool

At Liverpool, Cissé scored 5 goals in 23 first-team games in all competitions for Liverpool in the 2004-05 season. He had only played 19 games for Liverpool when he broke his left leg playing against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on October 30 2004. The injury was not a result of a tackle as was initially thought, but rather from an awkward fall as his foot appeared to be caught in the turf.

Cissé later revealed that had it not been for prompt attention from the trainers at the stadium (who had to pull his bones back into place with their hands), he would probably have lost the leg below the knee. He had pins inserted in the leg, and was expected to be out of action for the rest of the 2004-05 season. However, it was reported in late March 2005 that Cissé's recovery had advanced enough to enable him to return to action by the end of the season.

This indeed happened on April 13, when Cissé came on as a substitute in the 75th minute of the second leg of Liverpool's Champions League quarter-final tie with Juventus. He went on to score both Liverpool goals in their last Premiership match of the season, a 2-1 win over Aston Villa, and also converted one of the penalties in Liverpool's penalty shootout win over AC Milan in the Champions League final.

During the 2005-06 season Benítez has regularly deployed Cissé on the right wing. While his remarkable pace makes him well suited to such a role, it remains to be seen whether he is happy to continue to be used in this way rather than in his preferred position as striker.

Since Summer 2005, the media has linked Cissé with a move away from Anfield. This speculation has intensified over the course of the season due to the lack of starting appearances heading his way, as well as his being used out of position. In the January transfer window Tottenham showed a particular interest just before the transfer deadline.

Personal life

In June 2005, Djibril Cissé married Jude Littler, a Welsh hairdressing consultant from Angelsey. The wedding took place at Bodelwyddan Castle, with notable guests including Cissé's French national team mates, Louis Saha, Thierry Henry, Sylvain Wiltord and Zinedine Zidane. Chelsea's winger Shaun Wright-Phillips was also in attendance. In October 2005, the couple announced they were expecting their first child. On 6th March 2006, Jude gave birth to a son called Cassius. Cissé also has a daughter called Ilona who was born in 2001.

In October, 2005 he accepted a caution from the police for hitting a 15-year-old boy while filming an advert in Docklands, East London. Another caution was to follow in January 2006 following an alleged assault on his, then pregnant, wife.

Trivia

Cissé purchased a house in Frodsham in Cheshire soon after his transfer to Liverpool. With the house came an honorary title so he is now a Lord of the Manor (but note, not a member of the peerage). Shortly after the house purchase he closed a previously well-used route through his property thereby stopping the local hunt from continuing its activities. He posed nude for the 2006 "Dievx Dv Stade" calendar, showing off the angel's wings he has tattooed on his back as well as another ornate tattoo on his right leg.

Statistics

Club Performance
Club Season Premiership FA Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
App (substitute appearance) Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Liverpool FC 2005-06 33(14) 9 6(3) 2 0 0 15(8) 8 1 0 54(25) 19
2004-05 16 4 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 25 5
Club Season Ligue 1 French Cup Ligue Cup Europe Others Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Auxerre 2003-04 38 26 3 1 4 1 7 2 0 0 52 30
2002-03 33 14 6 6 0 0 6 1 0 0 45 21
2001-02 29 22 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 31 24
2000-01 25 8 4 5 2 1 4 1 0 0 35 15
1999-00 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1998-99 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 174 80 17 13 8 4 40 13 1 0 240 110

Career Honours

AJ Auxerre

Winner

Runner Up

Liverpool F.C.

Winner

Runner Up

France

Winner


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