Patrice Latyr Evra born 15 May 1981 is a French footballer who plays as a left-back for Manchester United and the French national team.
The son of a diplomat, Evra was born in Dakar, Senegal, and arrived in Europe through Brussels from Senegal when he was a year old. He was raised in Les Ulis, Essonne, France, where he lived with his family from 1984 to 1998 before seizing his first footballing opportunity leading him to Marsala, Sicily, Italy.
At Euro 2008, Evra was left out of the starting line up in the first fixture against Romania to accommodate the Barcelona left back Éric Abidal. He was then called in for the next game against the Netherlands after a poor 0–0 draw against the Romanians. France lost this match 4–1. The final group game was a must-win against Italy. France lost 3–1 and were eliminated in the group stage. After the game, cameras caught Evra and team mate Patrick Vieira in an altercation in the tunnel.
On 26 May 2010, Evra captained the national team for the first time in a friendly match against Costa Rica; France won the match 2–1. For the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Evra was handed the captaincy ahead of team captain Thierry Henry, who was relegated to the bench for the tournament. Subsequently, he remained captain for the first two games. Following the dismissal of Nicolas Anelka from the squad after his altercation with French coach Raymond Domenech, Evra led a player protest against the decision, in which the players refused to train on one day. The action was denounced by the French President and Sports Minister, who told the players they had tarnished France's reputation. Evra and many other senior players were benched for the final game against South Africa and Alou Diarra took over the captain's armband.; France lost 2–1 and were knocked out of the competition.In the resulting disciplinary hearing, Evra was one of four players to be handed an international ban by the French Football Federation; Evra's ban amounted to five matches.
On 17 March 2011, Evra was called back to the French Squad after French Coach Laurent Blanc decided to give him another chance, knowing that the health problems of Eric Abidal faced could have been key to his recall.
PATRICE EVRA PROFILE
Full name: Patrice Latyr Evra
Date of birth: 15 May 1981
Place of birth: Dakar, Senegal
Height: 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)
Playing position: Left back
Club information
Current club: Manchester United
Number: 3
Youth career
1992–1993 CO Les Ulis
1993–1997 CSF Brétigny
1997–1998 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career
1998–1999 Marsala 24 (3)
1999–2000 Monza 3 (0)
2000–2002 Nice 40 (1)
2002–2006 Monaco 120 (1)
2006– Manchester United 163 (2)
National team
2002–2003 France U21 11 (0)
2004– France 33 (0)