Sebastian Frey Bio - Biography

Name Sebastian Frey
Height 6 ft 2 1⁄2 in
Naionality French
Date of Birth 18-March-1980
Place of Birth Thonon-les-Bains, France
Famous for Footballer
Sebastian Frey is a French footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bursaspor in the Turkish Süper Lig. In 2011, Frey joined Genoa on a five-year deal on free transfer after falling out of favor for the newly signed Artur Boruc who joined from Celtic in the previous season. Before joining Genoa, Frey revealed talks with French side spenders PSG during the summer transfer window but eventually got Palermo goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu. Also, Frey revealed that German side Bayern Munich was keen of signing him in the past.

On 15 July 2013, Frey joined Turkish Süper Lig side Bursaspor for an undisclosed fee. Frey received his first call-up for France for a match against Poland in November 2004, but did not make an appearance. He earned his first cap in France's final UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier against Ukraine on 21 November 2007. The match ended in a 2–2 draw after he erred on Andriy Shevchenko's equalising goal. He was a member of France's Euro 2008 finals squad. On 20 August 2008, after being continually overlooked by manager Raymond Domenech, despite his excellent form for Fiorentina, and the constant calls for his selection by the French media, Frey announced his retirement from international football at the age of just 28.

Frey's grandfather André was a French international footballer, and his father Raymond was also a professional goalkeeper. His younger brother Nicolas is a defensive midfielder currently playing for Serie A team Chievo. Frey is Buddhist (Soka Gakkai), and credited former Fiorentina legend Roberto Baggio as one of his spiritual mentors.

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