Franck Gava

Franck Gava
Gava, 1997 or 1998
Personal information
Full name Franck Roger Antoine Gava
Date of birth (1970-02-03) 3 February 1970 (age 56)
Place of birth Montargis, Loiret, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
Nancy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1992 Nancy 165 (19)
1992–1997 Lyon 155 (29)
1997–1998 Paris Saint-Germain 31 (2)
1998–1999 Monaco 27 (2)
1999–2000 Rennes 18 (1)
International career
1996–1997 France 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Franck Roger Antoine Gava (born 3 February 1970) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Early life and club career

Gava was born in Montargis, Loiret. He emerged through AS Nancy-Lorraine's youth system, making his professional debuts at age 17. However, he would grow to prominence in the first division at Olympique Lyonnais, being a very valuable offensive unit alongside Florian Maurice.[citation needed]

In 1997, Gava signed - alongside close friend Maurice - with capital side Paris Saint-Germain, scoring seven goals in his first season and helping the club capture both the Cup and League cup that year.

After that, he played with AS Monaco FC and Stade Rennais one season apiece, being forced to retire at 30 due to foot ailments; he did amass more than 400 official matches counting both major divisions in France.[citation needed]

International career

Gava collected three caps for France in a one-year span, all in friendlies and as a substitute; the first arrived on 9 October 1996, against Turkey.[citation needed]

References

  1. ↑ "Gava: Career history". BDFutbol. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Franck Gava". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "PSG – Bordeaux 2-2 (4-2 tab), 04/04/98, Coupe de la Ligue 97-98". archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "PSG – Lens 2-1, 02/05/98, Coupe de France 97-98". archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com. Retrieved 3 January 2020.