He started playing football in the team coached by his father: Who is Michel Platini?

Michel Platini, the grandson of an Italian immigrant, was born in Joeuf in 1955. He first started playing football in the Nancy team, coached by his father.

Platini, who played in the Olympics in 1976, played his first official international match against Czechoslovakia the same year. After scoring 98 goals in seven seasons in Nancy, he was transferred to AS St Etienne in 1979.

Platini, who was transferred to Juventus in 1982 for a record transfer fee (1,200,000 pounds), continued his goals there and played a major role in the Italian team becoming champions 3 times in 4 years and also achieving great success in European cups.

Platini, who not only dragged his national team to the '84 European Championship, also broke Fontaine's record with a total of 9 goals, including 2 hat-tricks.

Michel François Platini (born 21 June 1955) is a French football administrator and former player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, Platini won the Ballon d'Or three times in a row, in 1983, 1984 and 1985, and came seventh in the FIFA Player of the Century vote. In recognition of his achievements, he was named a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 1985 and became an Officier in 1998. As the president of UEFA in 2015 he was banned from involvement in football under FIFA's organisation, over ethics violations. The ban lasted until 2023.

Platini, who received the Europe's Best Footballer award for the third time in 1985, had his name written in golden letters in world football history.

Platini played in the 1978, 1982, and most recently the 1986 World Cups.

Platini, who was transferred to Juventus in 1982 for a record transfer fee (1,200,000 pounds), continued his goals there and played a major role in the Italian team becoming champions 3 times in 4 years and also achieving great success in European cups.

Glorious jubilee

He was a free-kick master; He turned many dead balls into goals for his national team and Juventus. Platini played for Juventus for 5 years. Michel Platini played in the 1978, 1982, and most recently the 1986 World Cups.

Platini, who made his jubilee with the World Mix in front of a large crowd of fans at Wembley Stadium in August 1987, stepped into the rest of his life.

Platini, who managed to score 348 goals in 648 professional football matches in his football career, broke a record in this field by being selected as the European Football Player of the Year three times in a row in 1983, 1984, and 1985.

Platini, who made his jubilee with the World Mix in front of a large crowd of fans at Wembley Stadium in August 1987, stepped into the rest of his life. However, it did not take long for him to stay away from football and he became the head coach of France, which could not participate in the 1990 World Cup. He served as UEFA president.

8-year ban from football to UEFA President Platini and FIFA President Blatter!

The FIFA Ethics Committee banned FIFA President Sepp Blatter and UEFA President Michel Platini from football for 8 years on 21 December 2015.

The outcome of the investigation was determined by an 'unexplained' $2 million. The defenses made regarding the reason and source of the $2 million that Blatter gave to Platini were not found convincing.

FIFA Ethics Committee banned FIFA President Sepp Blatter and UEFA President Michel Platini from football for 8 years.

The board also fined Blatter 50 thousand Swiss francs and Platini 80 thousand Swiss francs.

As part of the investigations carried out in the USA and Switzerland, the Swiss Ministry of Justice also froze all bank accounts linked to FIFA.

Following this decision of the FIFA Ethics Committee, the presidential dreams of Michel Platini, who planned to be a candidate in the FIFA Presidential election to be held on February 26, 2016, were completely over.

Following this decision, Michel Platini went to the FIFA Appeals Board. After the Board of Appeal reduced the sentence to 6 years, Platini went to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

CAS reduced Platini's sentence from 6 years to 4 years. With this penalty, Michel Platini was banned from football for 4 years.

In Club Teams

* 1978 French Cup (AS Nancy-Lorraine)

* 1981 French League Championship (AS Saint-Etienne)

* 1981 French Cup Finalist (AS Saint-Etienne)

* 1982 French Cup Finalist (AS Saint-Etienne

* 1983 Italian Cup Championship Juventus

* 1983 European Champion Clubs' Cup 2nd place Juventus

* 1983 Serie A top scorer (16 goals)

* 1983 European Footballer of the Year Award

* 1984 Serie A Championship Juventus

* 1984 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Champion Juventus

* 1984 European Super Cup Champion Juventus

* 1984 Serie A top scorer (20 goals)

* 1984 European Footballer of the Year award

* 1985 European Champion Clubs' Cup Champion Juventus

* 1985 Intercontinental Cup Juventus

* 1985 Serie A top scorer (18 goals)

* 1985 European Footballer of the Year Award

* 1986 Serie A Championship Juventus

In the National Team

* 1982 World Cup: 4th.

* 1984 European Championship: Championship

* 1985 Confederations Cup: Championship

* 1986 World Cup: 3rd.