David Ginola

What I admire about David Ginola is his refusal to be defined by a single arena. A genuinely elegant winger at Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle, he later reinvented himself as a presenter, actor and model with the same flair he showed on the pitch. Plenty of footballers fade after retirement; Ginola simply changed stages. That 186 cm frame and undeniable charisma helped, sure, but I read his second act as proof of real adaptability. To me he is a reminder that style and substance can coexist, and that the most interesting careers are the ones that keep evolving.

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Name (English)

David Ginola

Name (Japanese)

ダヴィド・ジノラ

Reading

だゔぃど・じのら

Born

January 25, 1967 (age 59)

Origin

Gassin, Var, France

Height

186 cm

Occupation

association football player / television presenter / actor / model

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Goat

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/davidginolaofficial/
• Xhttps://x.com/teamginola
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Ginola
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%8E%E3%83%A9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42601

Tags

• Var
• association football player
• television presenter
• actor

Last updated

September 23, 2026

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