Photo: Gabriel Gianello / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Johan Micoud is a footballer I associate with intelligence rather than flash, the attacking midfielder and dead-ball specialist who makes the game look calmer than it is. Born in Cannes in 1973, he spent a 16-year career across France, Italy and Germany, which tells me he could adapt to very different football cultures. Earning 17 caps for France and being part of the Euro 2000 win is no small thing in an era loaded with French talent. I have a soft spot for the cerebral playmaker who threads the pass nobody else sees. His move into color commentary feels like a natural second act for that kind of mind.
Overview
Johan Cédric Micoud (born 24 July 1973) is a French former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He was considered a skilled midfielder and a dead-ball expert. During a 16-year career he played professionally in France, Italy and Germany. Micoud gained 17 caps for France, and represented the nation at Euro 2000 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup, winning the former tournament.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Johan Micoud
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョアン・ミクー
- Reading
- じょあん・みくー
- Born
- July 24, 1973 (age 52)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Ox
- Origin
- Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 185 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / color commentator
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from France →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.