The footballer sold to Arsenal by Olympique de Marseille in the 2000-01 season was of which nationality?
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2000–01 Olympique de Marseille season Olympique de Marseille was once again forced to fight for its top-flight survival following a dire season, in which the club almost went bankrupt, despite the expensive sale of Robert Pirès to Arsenal. Former Spain national team coach Javier Clemente was sacked following the poor run of results, and his replacement Tomislav Ivić just saved Marseille from relegation.
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Robert Pirès Robert Emmanuel Pirès (born 29 October 1973) is a former French footballer and footballing coach.
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Ballon d'Or 2000 The 2000 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to Luís Figo on 19 December 2000.
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Hatem Ben Arfa Hatem Ben Arfa (Arabic: حاتم بن عرفة‎ ‎ , ] ; born 7 March 1987) is a French footballer who plays as a winger and an attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team. He has been described as "one of the best-rated talents in France", but has been criticised by the media and players alike for lacking discipline.
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Özer Özdemir Özer Özdemir (born 5 February 1998) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a rightback for the French club Le Havre in the Ligue 2.
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1996–97 Arsenal F.C. season The 1996–97 season was the 99th season of competitive football played by Arsenal. The club dismissed manager Bruce Rioch in the close season, who spent a year in-charge. After much speculation, Frenchman Arsène Wenger was appointed as his replacement – the club's first manager born outside of the British Isles. At the end of the campaign, Arsenal finished third in the Premier League and missed out on UEFA Champions League qualification. They made exits in the fourth round of both the FA Cup and Football League Cup to Leeds United and Liverpool respectively. In Europe, the club were eliminated in the UEFA Cup first round to Borussia Mönchengladbach of Germany.
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Frédéric Ouvret Frédéric Ouvret (born May 15, 1970 in Paris, France) is a retired professional footballer. He played as a midfielder.
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Sébastien Hamel Sébastien Hamel (born 20 November 1975, Arpajon, Essonne) is a French retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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Dimitri Payet Dimitri Payet (] ; born 29 March 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Olympique de Marseille and the France national team. A set-piece specialist, known for his accurate, bending free kicks, he primarily plays as an attacking midfielder, and is described as a player who is "blessed with terrific technique and dribbling skills".
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Rafik Saïfi Rafik Saïfi (Arabic: رفيق صايفي‎ ‎ ; born 7 February 1975) is an Algerian retired professional football player who played as a Forward or as a attacking midfielder.
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Paul Essola Paul-Hervé Essola Tchamba (born December 13, 1981 in Douala, Cameroon) is a Cameroonian/French football player. He signed for FC Arsenal Kyiv in June 2007. Essola had previously arrived in Ukraine six months previously to play for FC Stal Alchevsk, having been released by French club SC Bastia. In January 2008, he was named in the Cameroon squad for the 2008 African Cup of Nations.
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Emmanuel Clément-Demange Emmanuel Clément-Demange (born 4 February 1970) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward.
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El Hadji Diouf El Hadji Ousseynou Diouf (] ; born 15 January 1981) is a retired Senegalese footballer. Throughout his career, Diouf played as a winger or a forward.
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Mattéo Tramoni Mattéo Tramoni (born 20 January 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the French club AC Ajaccio in the Ligue 2.
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Alexis Nicolas Alexis Nicolas (born 13 February 1983) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He currently works in commercial real estate investment.
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Fabrice Abriel Fabrice Abriel (born 6 July 1979) is a French footballer who is a free agent after he left Ligue 1 club Valenciennes as a midfielder, having previously played for Paris Saint-Germain, Servette, Amiens, Guingamp, Lorient, Marseille and Nice.
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Milan Lednický Milan Lednický (born 15 May 1968) is a retired footballer, who played as a forward, and a FIFA-licensed players' agent.
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Gérard Houllier Gérard Houllier, OBE (] ; born 3 September 1947) is a French football manager and former player. His past clubs include Paris Saint-Germain, Lens and Liverpool, with whom he won the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup in 2001. He then guided Olympique Lyonnais to two French titles, before announcing his resignation on 25 May 2007. He became manager of Aston Villa in September 2010. He also coached the France national team between 1992 and 1993. He assisted Aimé Jacquet in the FIFA World Cup 1998, was part of UEFA's and FIFA's Technical Committee in the 2002 and 2006 World Cup finals, and technical director for the French Football Federation during the 2010 finals. In June 2011, he stepped down from club coaching, leaving his managerial role at Aston Villa, following frequent hospitalisation over heart problems.
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Florian Maurice Florian Maurice (born 20 January 1974) is a French retired footballer. He played as a striker, and most notably won the 1998 Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue with French team Paris Saint-Germain. He played six games and scored a single goal for the France national football team, also representing his nation at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
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Bruno Germain Bruno Germain, (born 28 April 1960 in Orléans, France) is a former football player. In his playing career he played for seven French clubs, most notably Olympique Marseille and Paris SG, being capped once for France.
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Sebastian Deisler Sebastian Toni Deisler (] ; born 5 January 1980) is a former professional football player and a former international player for Germany. During his career, Deisler was employed as right winger and attacking midfielder.
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David Ospina David Ospina Ramírez (] , born 31 August 1988) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English club Arsenal and the Colombia national team.