Vincent Philippe Antoine Candela (French pronunciation: [vɛ̃sɑ̃ kɑ̃dəˈla]; born October 24, 1973 in Bédarieux Hérault) is a former French footballer. With the French national team, Candela won the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Candela was a skilled left and right back, playing with both feet and effective at joining the attack as well as being able in defence.

On the club level, Candela played for Toulouse (1992-95), Guingamp (1995-97), A.S. Roma (1997-2005), Bolton Wanderers (2005), Udinese (2005-2006), Siena (2006-2007). He won one scudetto with Roma.

On January 28, 2007 he played his last Serie A match for Messina against Ascoli.^[1]

For France, Candela was capped 40 times, scoring five goals. His playing time was often limited by Bixente Lizarazu, but he did play in one match during the 1998 triumph. During the winning Euro 2000 Candela did play two matches, both as a starter. He also played at the 1996 Olympic Games and the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Candela is married. He and his wife, Mara, welcomed their first child, Angelica, in April 2005. He is of Italian descent.

He was a dubbing actor in the Italian language version of Shaolin Soccer.

[edit] International career

[edit] International Goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	October 14, 1998	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	Andorra	1 – 0	2 – 0	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
2.	November 11, 2001	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	Algeria	1 – 0	4 – 1	Friendly match

[edit] Honours

• World Cup: 1998
• European Championship: 2000
• Serie A: 2001
• Supercoppa Italiana: 2001
• He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 1998^[2][3]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Bolton Wanderers Profile at Burnden Aces

France Squad v • d • e France squad – 1996 Summer Olympics 1 Letizi • 2 Djetou • 3 Bonnissel • 4 Laville • 5 Moreau • 6 Vieira • 7 Makélélé • 8 Dhorasoo • 9 Maurice • 10 Sibierski • 11 Pirès • 12 Toyes • 13 Candela • 14 Dacourt • 15 Vairelles • 16 Fernandez • 17 Wiltord • 18 Legwinski • 20 Dieng • Coach: Domenech v • d • e France squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup Winners (1st Title) 1 Lama • 2 Candela • 3 Lizarazu • 4 Vieira • 5 Blanc • 6 Djorkaeff • 7 Deschamps • 8 Desailly • 9 Guivarc'h • 10 Zidane • 11 Pirès • 12 Henry • 13 Diomède • 14 Boghossian • 15 Thuram • 16 Barthez • 17 Petit • 18 Leboeuf • 19 Karembeu • 20 Trezeguet • 21 Dugarry • 22 Charbonnier • Coach: Jacquet v • d • e France squad – UEFA Euro 2000 Winners (2nd title) 1 Lama • 2 Candela • 3 Lizarazu • 4 Vieira • 5 Blanc • 6 Djorkaeff • 7 Deschamps • 8 Desailly • 9 Anelka • 10 Zidane • 11 Pirès • 12 Henry • 13 Wiltord • 14 Micoud • 15 Thuram • 16 Barthez • 17 Petit • 18 Leboeuf • 19 Karembeu • 20 Trezeguet • 21 Dugarry • 22 Ramé • Coach: Lemerre v • d • e France squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Ramé • 2 Candela • 3 Lizarazu • 4 Vieira • 5 Christanval • 6 Djorkaeff • 7 Makélélé • 8 Desailly • 9 Cissé • 10 Zidane • 11 Wiltord • 12 Henry • 13 Silvestre • 14 Boghossian • 15 Thuram • 16 Barthez • 17 Petit • 18 Leboeuf • 19 Sagnol • 20 Trezeguet • 21 Dugarry • 22 Micoud • 23 Coupet • Coach: Lemerre