About Sylvain Wiltord
Sylvain Claude Wiltord ([sil.vɛ̃ vil.tɔʁ]; born 10 May 1974) is a French former professional footballer. Mainly a right winger, he also played as a centre-forward, second striker and on the left wing. Wiltord had a four-season spell at Arsenal, with whom he won two Premier League titles and two FA Cups. He also won the Ligue 1 title at Bordeaux and in each of his three consecutive seasons at Lyon. With the France national team, Wiltord earned 92 caps and scored 26 goals. He played at the 1996 Olympics, two FIFA World Cups and two UEFA European Championships. Wiltord was part of the teams which won Euro 2000 (for which he scored a last minute equaliser to take the final to extra time) and reached the final of the 2006 World Cup. == Early and personal life == Sylvain Claude Wiltord was born on 10 May 1974 in Neuilly-sur-Marne, a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris in the department of Seine-Saint-Denis, to a mother from the West Indies and a father he did not know. He was one of eight children. At the age of 14, he went to live at his 27-year-old sister's apartment where he cared for his 2-year-old niece.
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