Franck Gava
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Franck Gava (born 3 February 1970) is a French former professional footballer who played as an midfielder.
Early life and club career
Gava was born in Montargis, Loiret.[1] He emerged through AS Nancy-Lorraine's youth system, making his professional debuts at age 17. However, he would grow to prominence in the first division at Olympique Lyonnais, being a very valuable offensive unit alongside Florian Maurice.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
In 1997, Gava signed - alongside close friend Maurice - with capital side Paris Saint-Germain, scoring seven goals in his first season and helping the club capture both the Cup and League cup that year.[2][3]
After that, he played with AS Monaco FC and Stade Rennais one season apiece, being forced to retire at 30 due to foot ailments; he did amass more than 400 official matches counting both major divisions in France.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
International career
Gava collected three caps for France in a one-year span, all in friendlies and as a substitute; the first arrived on 9 October 1996, against Turkey.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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- 1970 births
- Living people
- People from Montargis
- Footballers from Loiret
- French men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- AS Nancy Lorraine players
- Olympique Lyonnais players
- Paris Saint-Germain FC players
- AS Monaco FC players
- Stade Rennais FC players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- France men's international footballers
- 20th-century French sportsmen