Franck Ribéry

French-born soccer player, who has been an integral player in the Club Bayern Munchen (Munich) which he joined in June 2007 and for 12 years. He began playing professionally in 2004 with the French Club FC Metz. After six short months he moved to Turkey and signed a contract with a Turkish team in January 2005. In July that year he returned to France, having established a reputation as a significant contributor on the field. He spent the next two years with the Olympique de Marseilles club until he left for the Club Bayern Munich. He also played for Fiorentina, Italy.

Ribery bears facial scars from being in a car accident at age two. He was thrown through the windshield. The resulting injuries, including broken facial bones, have yielded the nickname "Scarface."

Suffering of his back, "Kaiser Franck" did not compete at the Rio World Cup and announced, in August 2014, that from this date he will stop playing in the French team.

After he converted to Islam, he married a woman named Wahiba and chose to be called Bilal, an Arabic name. He and his wife have two daughters, Hizya, born on July 18, 2005, and Shahinez, born on January 9, 2008.

On 7 October 2022, he announced his retirement, at the age of 39 and a half.