Patrice is a given name meaning noble or patrician, related to the names Patrick and Patricia.

In English, Patrice is generally a feminine first name. In French it is used as a masculine first name.

Popularity[link]

In the United States, the popularity of the name Patrice peaked in 1958 as the No. 212 most popular name. Its popularity has had ups and downs since then, but has fallen ever since 1987. The year 1995 was the most recent year the name Patrice appeared in the top 1000 names of babies born in the United States, at no. 941.^[1]

People with the given name Patrice[link]

Men[link]

• Patrice Bart-Williams, known as Patrice, reggae musician
• Patrice Bergeron, ice-hockey player
• Patrice Brisebois, ice-hockey player
• Patrice Lumumba, first President of the Democratic Republic of Congo
• Patrice de MacMahon, duc de Magenta, former president of the French Republic
• Patrice Oneal, American stand-up comedian
• Patrice Guers, French bassist, known for his work in Rhapsody of Fire
• Patrice Evra, French soccer player active from 1998–
• Patrice Loko, French soccer player active from 1988–2004
• Patrice Wilson, Nigerian songwriter and producer behind ARK Music Factory

Women[link]

• Patrice Hollis, Playboy Playmate September 2007
• Patrice King Brown, television news anchor at KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh, US
• Patrice Pike, notable for her music career
• Patrice Rushen, African-American R&B singer-songwriter
• Patrice Wymore, American Film and Television Actress and Widow of Errol Flynn
• Patrice Holloway, African-American soul and pop singer

Fictional characters[link]

• Patrice, a mother in Julie Anne Peters' books Luna and Define Normal
• Patrice de Broglie, volcanologist in Anne McCaffrey's book Dragonsdawn
• Patrice in 2001 film Baby Boy
• Patrice Dellaplane in 1988 film Action Jackson
• Patrice McDowell in 1988 film Coming To America
• Patrice Johnson in 1988 musical film Dance 'til Dawn

References[link]

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Warren Haynes
Haynes performing with Govt Mule, July 9, 2006
Background information
Born	(1960-04-06) April 6, 1960 (age 52) Asheville, North Carolina United States
Genres	Southern rock, hard rock, blues, blues-rock
Occupations	Musician Songwriter Record producer
Instruments	Guitar, vocals
Years active	1982-present
Labels	Epic, Sony, Sanctuary, Evil Teen Records
Associated acts	The Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule, The Warren Haynes Band, Dickey Betts Great Southern Band, The Dead, Dave Matthews Band, David Allan Coe
Website	Official website,
Notable instruments
Gibson Les Paul

Warren Haynes (born April 6, 1960) is an American rock and blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. Haynes is best known for his work as long time guitarist with The Allman Brothers Band and as founding member of the jam band Gov't Mule.^[1] Early in his career he was a guitarist for David Allan Coe and The Dickey Betts Band.^[2] Haynes also is known for his associations with the remaining members of The Grateful Dead, including touring with Phil Lesh and Friends and The Dead.^[3] In addition, Haynes founded and manages Evil Teen Records.^[4] He is ranked number #23 on Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Guitarists of all time.

Personal background and style[link]

In addition to singing and playing acoustic and electric guitar, Haynes is also a songwriter. He spent his formative years in Asheville, North Carolina, where he lived with his two older brothers and his father, Edward Haynes. Warren began to play the guitar at age 12. His primary guitar is a Gibson Les Paul '58 Reissue Electric Guitar. His choice of a '58 is most likely because of Duane Allman's famed '58 Les Paul and the tone he achieved with that, rather than the more commonly used '59 Les Paul model, popularized by guitarists such as Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page).

Haynes has referred to himself as a "Gibson man", often playing Gibson Firebird and Gibson ES-335 models as well as the Les Paul models. This was acknowledged by the American guitar maker Gibson Guitar Corp. which has included a limited edition Warren Haynes signature Les Paul in its product line. Built according to Haynes' specifications and modeled on his '58 Les Paul.^[5] Haynes is married to Stefani Scamardo, a DJ for Sirius radio and the long-time manager of Gov't Mule.

Influences[link]

In a 2006 interview with Gibson.com's Backstage Pass Haynes explains his early influences ^[6]: "When I first started—chronologically speaking—Hendrix and Clapton and Johnny Winter were the first three people I got turned on to. That was the Cream era of Clapton. Then eventually, I heard the Allman Brothers and everybody else from that era that I stole something from (laughs). Of course, I would read interviews with all these people and find out who they listened to. And they all listened to B.B. King and Freddie King and Albert King and Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters and Elmore James, so I would go back and discover that stuff."

During the same 2006 interview Haynes talked about his realization of how much the blues had influenced his one-time employer, David Allen Coe. "When I joined Coe’s band, I realized how much he loved blues. Whenever his voice was tired on tour, we would go out just the two of us and open up with a bunch of Jimmy Reed songs. Then segue that into the show. One by one, the drummer would walk on and the bass player would walk on, and eventually the whole band would be onstage. He was really influenced by Jimmy Reed and Lightnin’ Hopkins. That stuff was way back in his formative years, so whenever it came out, it was very genuine." ^[6]

Professional career[link]

The early years and David Allan Coe[link]

Warren Haynes joined David Allan Coe's touring and recording band in 1980 when he was 20 years old. He remained with Coe's band for four years.

After Coe, Haynes got a gig with The Nighthawks, while continuing to play with local musicians and doing session guitar and vocal work. One notable achievement of this period is a song he co-wrote^[1] with Dennis Robbins and Bobby Boyd for the famed country-rock musician Garth Brooks, titled "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House", which was released on the album No Fences and remained the number 1 single on Billboard's Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for twenty weeks.

Dickey Betts Band and The Allman Brothers Band[link]

Around 1987, Haynes got a call to perform back up vocals on a studio album by Dickey Betts, along with Dennis Robbins. Betts, who had concentrated on his solo career following the break-up of The Allman Brothers Band, decided to add Haynes to his band as his guitarist after the session. With Matt Abts on drums and Johnny Neel on keyboards the now formed Dickey Betts Band released the 1988 album Pattern Disruptive. In the same year, Haynes also co-wrote the title track for Gregg Allman's solo album Just Before the Bullets Fly.

In 1989, The Allman Brothers Band decided to reunite, and Betts recruited Haynes to join the band. Also joining were Johnny Neel on keyboards and Allen Woody on bass guitar. Haynes has since played on four well-received studio albums, including the gold certified Where It All Begins (1994). He also has played on four official live releases from the band, including the 2003 DVD Live at the Beacon Theatre. Haynes and Woody left the group in March 1997 to focus solely on their side project Gov't Mule. Shortly after Woody's untimely death on August 26, 2000, Haynes began appearing with The Allman Brothers Band again in 2000 alongside young guitar prodigy Derek Trucks. He returned to the band as a full time member a few months later.

Gov't Mule[link]

Haynes playing with Gov't Mule, 2008

In 1994, Haynes formed Gov't Mule with Abts and Woody. Haynes and Woody initially split time between Gov't Mule and The Allman Brothers Band, but after The Allman Brothers' last show of their 1997 run at New York's Beacon Theatre on March 26, 1997, both left the band to focus on Gov't Mule full-time. They released three albums and became known for their powerful live performances. Some of these performances have been released as official live albums (Live At Roseland Ballroom, Live With A Little Help From Our Friends and Mulennium – the latter two capture their annual New Year's Eve shows).

In August 2000 Woody died, and a decision was made to finish the tour acoustically as the "Smile at Half-Mast" tour. Gov't Mule released two studio albums (The Deep End, Volume 1 and The Deep End, Volume 2) and a live album/DVD (The Deepest End, Live in Concert) featuring many of Woody's favorite bass players. In 2003 Andy Hess (bass) and Danny Louis (keyboard/organ) were added as permanent members to the group and in late 2004 they released their first studio effort, Deja Voodoo, which later included an EP of newly recorded material titled Mo Voodoo. After recording 2006's High & Mighty, Gov't Mule also released a dub EP titled Mighty High and a DVD titled Tail of 2 Cities that contained two full performances recorded in 2004 and 2006. The two shows on the DVD captured the first show of the Deja Voodoo Tour and the last show of the High & Mighty Tour, serving to encapsulate what was created over those two years. In 2008, Andy Hess left Gov't Mule to pursue other projects and was replaced by relative unknown Jorgen Carlsson. By a Thread, the first studio album from Gov't Mule with Jorgen, was released in 2009 on Haynes' own label, Evil Teen Records.

In 2010 they went back to the vault and released Mulennium a 3 disc recording of a show from New Year's Eve 1999 in Atlanta. This was the first official recording released of the original trio since the death of Allen Woody in 2000. It also featured an appearance by Little Milton, one of Haynes's guitar heroes from his youth.

The Dead[link]

Since the death of Jerry Garcia in 1995, Warren has performed and toured with many of the remaining members of the Grateful Dead. In 1997 Haynes and Abts came onstage to jam with Bob Weir and Rob Wasserman in a small club that was being filmed for Robert Mugge's film on Robert Johnson, Hellhound On My Trail. Then in 2000 Phil Lesh approached him to play lead guitar and sing for his solo group Phil Lesh & Friends, where he played for 3 years. In 2004 when The Dead (remaining members of the Grateful Dead) were in need of a new guitarist they called upon Haynes to come play lead and sing for that summer's "Wave That Flag Tour". His run with The Dead ended on a night where he came in with them, then performed a solo acoustic set, and then ended the night playing with The Allman Brothers Band and started out on his next tour with them. He played lead guitar for The Dead again in late 2008 when they performed at a benefit at Penn State for then-presidential candidate Barack Obama and then toured with them in the Spring of 2009.

Solo artist and guest appearances[link]

Performing at Peaches Records, Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Florida

In 1993, Haynes released his first solo album, Tales of Ordinary Madness, which was produced by former Allman Brother keyboardist Chuck Leavell. He toured briefly in support of the record with various musicians.

In 2003 and 2004, Haynes released two solo acoustic albums, The Lone EP, a collection of live performances and Live From Bonnaroo which documents his solo performance at the 2003 Bonnaroo Music Festival. When not touring with one of his electric bands, Haynes will often take time out to do solo acoustic shows which include a variety of well-known and rare covers along with his own material. In 2004, Warren Haynes performed five full-length solo acoustic shows, as well as opened 23 times for The Dead and once for The Allman Brothers Band.

He has also made 45 song appearances and 28 concert appearances with Dave Matthews Band, including on two released live albums: Live at Central Park Concert in which he performed "Cortez the Killer", and "Jimi Thing", and Live at Piedmont Park where he performed "What Would You Say".

In 2005 Haynes performed a one time only show under the name Warren Haynes & Friends. The band included Abts on drums, Dave Schools of Widespread Panic on bass, John Medeski of Medeski Martin & Wood, and Skerik the avant-garde sax player of bands such as Critters Buggin' and Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade. The group played a selection of blues songs, including songs of Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Tom Waits, and Gov't Mule standards. The band was also featured as the house band during a number of tapings of Carson Daly's late show in early February 2005. During one of these tapings, the scheduled musical act was absent, so Haynes performed an acoustic rendition of U2's One. The song also appeared on his Live from Bonnaroo album. Haynes covered the Bob Dylan song "I Shall Be Released" with the band Coheed and Cambria in 2008 as a part of an encore performance the band played during their Neverender shows.

After recording Gov't Mule's By a Thread album, Haynes formed The Warren Haynes Band. The group included George Porter Jr. on bass, Ivan Neville on keys and Raymond Weber on drums. Also joining them on keys was Ian McLagan, as well as vocalist Ruthie Foster and Ron Holloway on tenor sax. The Warren Haynes Band made their debut performance at Haynes' annual Christmas Jam in Asheville, North Carolina on December 11, 2010.^[7] The album Man in Motion was released in May 2011 and debuted in the Billboard Top 20. An extensive tour occurred after the release through the rest of 2011; the touring version of the band included Holloway, drummer Terence Higgins of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, bassist Ron Johnson, keyboardist Nigel Hall, and various vocalists, either Foster, Alfreda Gerald, or Alecia Chakour.^[8].

The Warren Haynes Band "Live at The Moody Theater" 2CD/1DVD package came out in April of 2012 on Stax Records with the lineup of Warren Haynes (Vocals & Guitar), Ron Holloway (Sax), Ron Johnson (Bass), Terence Higgins (Drums), Nigel Hall (Keys) & Alecia Chakour (Vocals).

Haynes has stated that his further solo efforts might take him into still other fields. "There are other projects I want to do, too," he relates. "I'm interested in recording a singer-songwriter oriented album with more acoustic instruments, a jazzy instrumental CD and a straight-up blues record. But like Man In Motion, those albums will have to wait until the time is right." ^[9]

The Christmas Jam[link]

Starting in 1989, Haynes put together an annual charity benefit show, inviting musicians originally from his home town of Asheville who were home for Christmas, the only time of year they would all be in town at the same time. The first show, held at the 45 Cherry club in Asheville on December 29, 1989, was dubbed "The Christmas Jam: Musician's X-Mas Reunion." Some of the artists at the first Christmas Jam were Warren Haynes, Mike Barnes, Crystal Zoo, The Stripp Band and the McBad Brothers Band.

In the initial years the proceeds from the concert were donated to various charities but eventually the organizers decided to focus on Habitat for Humanity,^[10] a charity that builds houses for the disadvantaged. In tribute to his financial support of Habitat for Humanity, a subdivision in Lower Hominy, North Carolina, a suburb of Asheville, North Carolina has a street named after Warren Haynes.^[11] In 2002, Haynes was presented the Key to the City of Asheville by Mayor Charles Worley. In 2003, Mayor Worley proclaimed December 18 "Warren Haynes Day." ^[12]

The event has continued to grow every year and is now dubbed "Warren Haynes Presents: The Christmas Jam." Due to increasing audience demand the show was eventually moved to the Asheville Civic Center, and was now featuring many well known artists and friends Haynes played with over the years.

Some past performers include The Allman Brothers Band, Blues Traveler, Jackson Browne, Johnny Winter, Drive-By Truckers, DJ Logic, Peter Frampton, Gov't Mule, John Hiatt, Bruce Hornsby, Hot Tuna, John Paul Jones (musician), Ray LaMontagne, Phil Lesh & Friends, Umphrey's McGee, Little Feat, Living Colour, Branford Marsalis, Dave Matthews, Neville Brothers, New Orleans Social Club, North Mississippi Allstars, Phish's Trey Anastasio and Mike Gordon, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, John Scofield, Dr.Ralph Stanley, Marty Stuart, Taj Mahal Trio, Susan Tedeschi, The Derek Trucks Band,Bob Weir, Widespread Panic's John Bell, Dave Schools, John (Jo Jo) Herman, Todd Nance & Jimmy Herring, Kevn Kinney from Drivin' N Cryin', and Edwin McCain.

In 2008, for its twentieth anniversary, "The Christmas Jam" consisted of two nights of music; including "The Christmas Jam By Day," ^[13] a series of events including daytime concerts, movie screenings, and art, photo, and poster exhibits taking place in downtown Asheville on the days leading up to the show. The event reverted to one night in 2009 but retained the "The Christmas Jam By Day," and included the new "Christmas Comedy Jam." ^[14] The same format was repeated in 2010.

Instructional Videos[link]

Haynes has recorded two instructional videos; Electric Blues & Slide Guitar ^[15] and Acoustic Slide and the art of Electric Improvisation.^[16] He discusses his influences and shows an array of techniques such as "call and response", string bending, vibrato, slide guitar in standard tuning and some acoustic open tuning licks in G and E tunings. For the demonstrations of the Electric Improvisation section of the second video he is accompanied by Allen Woody and Matt Abts.

Taping policy[link]

All of Warren Haynes' projects allow audio taping/trading/online distribution. He does not approve of video recording or photography of his performances and does not provide 'soundboard patches'.^[17] The Allman Brothers Band also allows pro-taping/trading, but discourages distribution of their shows via the internet via applications such as BitTorrent. In a 2005 USA Today article, Haynes stated that while widespread tape-trading may cut into band profits, "it does more good than harm. It brings more people into the fold"^[18]

Discography[link]

Allman Brothers Band[link]

• Seven Turns, 1990
• Shades of Two Worlds, 1991
• An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band: First Set, 1992 (live)
• Where It All Begins, 1994
• An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band: 2nd Set, 1995 (live)
• Hittin' the Note, 2003
• One Way Out, 2004 (live)

Gov't Mule[link]

• Gov't Mule, 1995
• Live at Roseland Ballroom, 1996
• Dose, 1998
• Live ... With A Little Help From Our Friends, 1998
• Life Before Insanity, 2000
• Wintertime Blues: The Benefit Concert, 2000
• The Deep End, Volume 1, 2001
• The Deep End, Volume 2, 2002
• The Deepest End, Live In Concert, 2003
• Deja Voodoo, 2004
• Mo' Voodoo (EP), 2005
• High & Mighty, 2006
• Mighty High, 2007
• Holy Haunted House, 2007 (Live)
• By a Thread, 2009
• Mulennium, 2010 (Live)

Dave Matthews Band[link]

• Live at Piedmont Park
• The Central Park Concert
• Live Trax Vol. 20

Warren Haynes[link]

• Tales of Ordinary Madness - 1993
• The Lone EP - 2003 (live)
• Live at Bonnaroo - 2004 (live)
• Man in Motion - 2011
• Live at The Moody Theater - 2012 (live CD/DVD)

Phil Lesh & Friends[link]

• There and Back Again - 2002

Garth Brooks[link]

• No Fences, writing credits on song "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House" - 1990

David Allan Coe[link]

• Live - If That Ain't Country... , 1997 (live)

Corrosion of Conformity[link]

• America's Volume Dealer - Stare Too Long - 2000

The Derek Trucks Band[link]

• Already Free, writing credits on song "Back Where I Started" - 2009
• Out Of The Madness, vocal obligato and lead guitar on "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl", "Forty-Four" and "Death Letter" - 1998

Compilation[link]

• Freeway Jam: To Beck and Back Jeff Beck Tribute - 2007 - Track #7 "The Pump"

Kevn Kinney (Drivin' N Cryin')[link]

• The Flower & The Knife - Producer, Backup Vocalist and Guitarist on most of the tracks - 2000

References[link]

External links[link]

• Warren Haynes

Patrice Bergeron
Born	(1985-07-24) July 24, 1985 (age 26) L'Ancienne-Lorette, QC, CAN
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Right
NHL team	Boston Bruins
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	45th overall, 2003 Boston Bruins
Playing career	2003–present

Patrice Bergeron (born Patrice Bergeron-Cleary; July 24, 1985)^[1] is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and alternate captain currently playing for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played junior with the Acadie-Bathurst Titan of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) for one full season before being selected 45th overall by the Bruins in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He made the immediate jump from junior to the NHL after his draft and joined the Bruins in 2003–04. Internationally, Bergeron competes for Team Canada and has won gold medals at the 2004 World Championships, 2005 World Junior Championships and 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Bergeron is the most recent member of the Triple Gold Club after he won the Stanley Cup with Boston on June 15, 2011. Bergeron scored two goals including the Stanley Cup winning goal at 14:37 of the first period of Game 7 at Vancouver.

Minor hockey[link]

Bergeron grew up in his hometown of Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec and was mostly an A and AA player throughout his minor hockey days. He was drafted in the 5th round of the 2001 QMJHL Draft out of AAA Bantam hockey with the Saint-Foy Gouveneurs. The following year he played AAA hockey for the Séminaire St-François Blizzard before reporting to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan of the QMJHL.

Playing career[link]

Bergeron was drafted in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins 45th overall. During his rookie season, Bergeron was selected for the NHL YoungStars Game in Minnesota as part of the 2004 All-Star weekend. He finished his rookie season with 39 points in 71 games. Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Bergeron played for Boston's minor league affiliate, the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League (AHL); he tallied 61 points in 68 games.

As the NHL resumed the following season, Bergeron led the Bruins with a career-high 31 goals and 73 points. He played the majority of the season with linemates Brad Boyes and newcomer Marco Sturm, who had been acquired in a trade that sent captain Joe Thornton to the San Jose Sharks in November 2005. The Bruins general manager at the time, Mike O'Connell, recalled in a June 2011 interview that the organization had made a decision to build the team around Bergeron instead of Thornton, preferring the former's on- and off-ice character.^[2] At the end of the year, Bergeron was selected by the Bruins to receive the team's 7th Player Award as the player most deemed to have exceeded expectations. Playing under a defensive system employed by new head coach Dave Lewis,^[3] he recorded his second consecutive 70-point campaign in 2006–07 with 22 goals and 48 assists. He was hampered the majority of the season by a nagging shoulder injury.

After recording 3 goals and 4 assists in the first 10 games of the 2007–08 season, Bergeron suffered a season-ending head injury during a game on October 27, 2007. Checked from behind by Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Randy Jones, Bergeron hit his head on the end-boards, knocking him unconscious. He lay motionless on the ice for several minutes before being wheeled off on a stretcher and taken to Massachusetts General Hospital, where he was diagnosed with a broken nose and a grade-three concussion. Jones received a two-game suspension from the NHL.^[4] Bergeron made his first public statements regarding the injury on November 8, saying that he would not take any legal action and that Jones had tried to contact him to apologize.^[5]

On January 19, 2008, the Boston Globe reported that he had been sent on a vacation by Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli and that he would likely sit out for the remainder of the season as his recovery had regressed.^[6] In March 2008, he started preliminary on-ice practice with Bruins goaltender Manny Fernandez, who was himself recovering from knee surgery.^[7] He steadily progressed into full-contact practices in early-April, aiming for a playoff return against the Montreal Canadiens in the opening round; he was held back by team doctors.^[8] In June 2008, Bergeron was reported as being symptom-free during off-season training.^[9] He participated in the Bruins' summer development camp (typically for Bruins prospects) with Fernandez,^[10] before joining the Bruins' main training camp.^[11] He returned to action with the Bruins for the team's pre-season opening game on September 22, 2008, against the Montreal Canadiens, an 8–3 victory played in Halifax, Nova Scotia.^[12]

Bergeron skates towards the net during a game against the New Jersey Devils in February 2009.

After the 2008–09 season began, Bergeron scored his first goal since his concussion on October 23, 2008, in a 4-2 home game loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.^[13] Two months later, in a game against the Carolina Hurricanes on December 20, 2008, Bergeron collided with opposing defenceman, and future Bruin Dennis Seidenberg, suffering another concussion. He lay face down on the ice while being attended to by team trainers and eventually left the ice under his own power. He was released from the hospital the day after the collision and placed on injured reserve.^[14] (Seidenberg and Bergeron later became teammates on the Bruins after a trade for Byron Bitz to the Florida Panthers in 2010 to get Seidenberg.) Bergeron returned after being sidelined for a month and completed the season with 39 points in 64 games. In the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Bergeron recorded his first career fighting major in a scrap with Montreal's Josh Gorges.

In 2009–10, Bergeron scored 52 points while playing on a line with winger Mark Recchi. During the 2010 playoffs, he scored 4 goals and added 7 assists for 11 points in 14 games. The following season, Bergeron scored his first career NHL hat trick in a Bruins victory over the Ottawa Senators on January 11, 2011.^[15] Bergeron was named the NHL's first star of the month and was twice named first star of the week in January 2011.^{[citation needed]}

Bergeron has been in one fight in his entire NHL career, on April 18th, 2009 in game 2 of the Eastern Conference Quarter Finals. Josh Gorges reached out and hit Patrice in the jaw, and Bergeron retaliated by pummeling Gorges with two huge left punches. This was a seen as a huge motivator for the series.

Bergeron was once again concussed after a hit from Claude Giroux on May 6, 2011, in game 4 of the second round in the 2011 playoffs. It is believed to be a mild concussion that kept him out of the beginning of the 3rd round of the playoffs. On June 1, 2011 with the Boston Bruins, Alex Burrows allegedly bit Bergeron's finger. No penalty was called and the league did not fine or suspend Burrows because the alleged bite was not supported by any evidence.

Bergeron became the 25th member of Triple Gold Club on June 15, 2011, with the Bruins when they won the Stanley Cup. He scored two goals in Game 7 of the series, including the game (and series) winner. On the Stanley Cup, Bergeron is listed by his birth name, Patrice Bergeron-Cleary.

International play[link]

Medal record
Ice hockey
Competitor for  Canada
Winter Olympics
Gold	2010 Vancouver	Team
World Championships
Gold	2004 Czech Republic	Team
World Junior Championships
Gold	2005 United States	Team

Following his rookie season in the NHL, Bergeron was selected to play for Team Canada at the 2004 World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic. He notched one goal in his international debut and won his first gold medal with Canada.

The following year, Bergeron was chosen to the Canadian national junior team for the 2005 World Junior Championships in North Dakota. He was lent to the team from the Providence Bruins of the AHL, where he was playing due to the NHL lockout. Bergeron was eligible for the World Juniors the previous year, as well, but was not lent to the national team because he was playing in the NHL. He finished the tournament with five goals and eight assists totalling 13 points over six games, while playing on a line with Sidney Crosby and Corey Perry. He scored a goal in Canada's 6–1 gold medal victory over Russia. Bergeron finished the tournament as the leading scorer to earn MVP and All-Star team honours. By helping Canada win gold at the tournament, he became the first player to win a men's gold medal before winning at the junior level.

Bergeron made his second appearance at the World Championships in 2006 and was reunited on a line with World Junior teammate Sidney Crosby, to whom he finished second in tournament scoring with 14 points. Bergeron was once again invited to play for Canada in the 2007 World Championships. He declined, citing that he wanted to recover from injuries suffered during the NHL season.

On December 30, 2009, Bergeron was selected to play for Team Canada for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He was the only player selected who did not receive an invitation to the selection camp earlier in the summer. Many commentators predicted Bergeron would play on a line with Crosby due to his previous experience with him at the World Juniors and World Championships but he ended up as the 13th forward due to a groin injury obtained in Canada's first game. He played primarily on the penalty kill and in defensive-zone faceoffs.^[16]

Regular season and playoffs[link]

International statistics[link]

Awards & Honors[link]

• 2003–04: Played in the YoungStars Game (NHL)
• 2004 IIHF World Ice Hockey Championships: World Ice Hockey gold
• 2005 IIHF World U20 Championships: World Ice Hockey gold, MVP, and All-Star Team
• 2010 Winter Olympics: Olympic gold
• 2010–11: Won Stanley Cup with Boston Bruins (Bergeron became 26th member of the Triple Gold Club)
• 2011-12: Won NHL Plus-Minus Award

References[link]

External links[link]

• Patrice Bergeron's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Patrice Bergeron's NHL player profile

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Patrice O'Neal
O'Neal in January 2006
Born	(1969-12-07)December 7, 1969 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	November 29, 2011(2011-11-29) (aged 41) Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Medium	Stand-up comedy, television, radio
Nationality	American
Years active	1992–2011
Genres	Black humor, cringe humor, observational comedy, political satire
Subject(s)	American politics, racism, race relations, sexuality, relationships
Influences	Richard Pryor, George Carlin
Website	Official website

Patrice Malcolm O'Neal (December 7, 1969 – November 29, 2011), usually credited as Patrice O'Neal, was an American stand-up comedian, radio personality, and actor. He was known for his cutting, often confrontational crowd work during which he often played couples against each other. Originally from Boston, he was a resident of Jersey City, New Jersey, in his later years.

Early life[link]

O'Neal was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 7, 1969.^[1] His mother, Georgia, named him after Patrice Lumumba, the leader of the Congolese independence movement, and Malcolm X. He was raised by his mother and never met his father.^[2]

At the age of 17, O'Neal was convicted of statutory rape of a 15 year old girl and sentenced to 60 days in prison, served during his summer break, so as not to disrupt his schooling.^[3] The act, which occurred when O'Neal was still 16, would have been legal in most states, but Massachusetts lacks a close-in-age exception, and has an age of consent of 16.^[4] O'Neal said his humor helped him to negotiate the harsh realities of prison.^[3][5]

O'Neal was a star football player at West Roxbury High School, ending his career with 3 letters in varsity football and a state championship his senior year. He turned down football scholarships in order to attend Northeastern University on a public housing grant, majoring in Performing Arts.^[6]

Career[link]

O'Neal began his comedy career in his native Boston at an open mic at Estelle's Bar and Grill in October 1992.^[7] In the late 1990s, he moved to New York City, where he became a regular at the Comedy Cellar, before relocating to Los Angeles, in the hopes of finding greater fame. "I tap danced like you wouldn't believe... trying to get something," he said in a 2008 interview with Ron Bennington . "I'm telling you, if I'd have had a gun back then, I would have shot myself." His inability to achieve success on other people's terms motivated him to prioritize his own integrity first. "At the end of the day I just want to know that I was true to myself."^[8] Later in his career, Patrice would walk away from successful shows like The Office, Arrested Development, Web Junk 20, and a writing position on the WWE. "I'm a professional bridge-burner," O'Neal stated in an interview.^[9]

Unwilling to yield to the demands of American club owners that he change his often confrontational act, O'Neal relocated to the United Kingdom to work on his comedy there. He worked harder as an outsider and a foreigner to gain the respect of his peers. "It took about 5 months... for them to go 'Ok, this guy's not playing around,'" he told Bennington. It was also during this time that he caught the eye of British comedian Ricky Gervais, still early in his stand-up career.^[8] Gervais frequently mentioned O'Neal as a favorite comic.^[10][11][12] He returned to the New York area in 2002 when he got the offer to do his first half-hour special for Showtime. Later that year he joined the cast of The Colin Quinn Show and then Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. The following year, he recorded a Comedy Central Presents special.

O'Neal had many guest appearances on television. His first television appearance was on The Apollo Comedy Hour where he performed his Malcolm XXL bit. From there, he moved on to appearances on Showtime at the Apollo, FNight Videos, and a brief stint as a writer for the WWE. He appeared in guest-starring roles on MTV’s Apt 2F, Assy McGee, Ed, Z Rock, Yes Dear, Arrested Development, Chappelle Show and The Office. O'Neal was a regular on the Fox series The Jury, and he starred in the Comedy Central animated program Shorties Watching Shorties, along with Nick DiPaolo. He supplied the voice of Harold Jenkins on Noggin’s animated program O'Grady High and was featured as Jesus in Denis Leary’s Searchlight. In 2005, O'Neal filmed a half-hour One Night Stand special for HBO, and shortly thereafter became the first host of VH1's Web Junk 20. O'Neal left the show after two seasons, expressing concerns that the show's audience was too different from his own. In 2006 and 2007 he joined Opie and Anthony's Traveling Virus Comedy Tour, playing large outdoor concert arenas across the country.

O'Neal at the 2007 O&A Traveling Virus at PNC

Since his move back to New York in 2002, O'Neal became a recognized radio personality as a regular guest and occasional co-host on the Opie and Anthony program. Along with Bill Burr and Robert Kelly, he filled in as co-host for comedian Jim Norton while Jim filmed Lucky Louie. From 2006 to 2008, O'Neal hosted a call-in relationship advice show on XM Radio, which ended when the satellite network merged with rival Sirius. Initially promoted as Bitch Management, the show was titled The Black Philip Show, a reference to Dr. Phil. Dante Nero co-hosted, and a rotating cast of female comedians played third mic. The show aired until the station suspended much of its Saturday night programming when they were unable to reconcile budget concerns with the new management following the merger. O'Neal had also appeared as a guest on other radio shows such as Alex Jones along with numerous political talk shows on the Fox News channel.

Living in the New York area, O'Neal performed at comedy clubs in the area, including headlining appearances at Comix comedy club and Caroline's. He was also popular in Montreal, making five appearances at the Just for Laughs festival, including one of the most memorable in fest history: a one-man, one-week show at Théâtre Ste. Catherine in 2008. O'Neal had also been slated to do five sold-out, one-man shows at Les Katacombes at the 2010 Just for Laughs Festival, but he was refused entry into Canada at the U.S. border and the shows were cancelled.^[13]

In February 2011, Comedy Central aired his first hour-long special, Elephant in the Room. He eventually began a web series and podcast called The Patrice O'Neal Show - Coming Soon!^[14] showing various episodes as of May 15, 2007. He performed with a five-person group—Bryan Kennedy, Dante Nero, Vondecarlo Brown, Harris Stanton and Wil Sylvince—touching on many fictional scenarios. The show was produced by For Your Imagination and can be found on O'Neal's website. He guest-starred in another For Your Imagination-produced show, called Break a Leg, playing Adult-Sized Gary Coleman. O'Neal voiced Jeffron James in Grand Theft Auto IV, on an in-game radio show, Fizz!.

On September 19, 2011, Patrice was one of the many roasters at the Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen. This would be his final television appearance before his death two months later. O'Neal's final recorded interview was with Jay Mohr on his "Mohr Stories" Podcast #17, uploaded October 27, 2011, shortly after news of his stroke.

Shortly after O'Neal's death, BSeen Media announced the release of his first album, Mr. P, to be released February 7, 2012. It was recorded at the D.C. Improv.^[15] Although announced after his death, the album had been completed before his illness, with the comedian's full involvement.^[16]

Illness and death[link]

On October 19, 2011, O'Neal reported being unable to move his legs, the first signs of a stroke. He was rushed to Jersey City Medical Center, and later Englewood Hospital where doctors performed surgery to remove a blood clot. He lost his ability to speak, and later his ability to move, for a time communicating by eye movements, before losing that ability as well. Doctors warned that if he survived, he would likely remain permanently paralyzed and unable to speak.^[2]

Initially the family made efforts to keep news of O'Neal's illness quiet. On October 26, 2011, it was announced to the public on The Opie and Anthony Show that O'Neal had suffered a stroke a week earlier.^[17][18] At 7:00 AM on November 29, 2011, he died due to complications from his stroke.^[19] O'Neal had struggled with diabetes and weight issues for several years.^[20] He is survived by his longtime partner, Vondecarlo Brown, whom he often referred to as his wife; mother, Georgia; stepdaughter, Aymilyon, and sister, Zinder.^[1]

O'Neal's funeral was held on December 5 at Park Avenue Christian Church in New York City, and was attended by notable comedians including Chris Rock, Colin Quinn, Nick DiPaolo, Artie Lange, Dane Cook, and Wanda Sykes.^[2]

Reactions and tributes[link]

On November 30, a dozen comedians gathered to eulogize O'Neal on The Opie and Anthony Show, a radio program that O'Neal had appeared on over 100 times. These comedians included Jim Norton, Bob Kelly, Louis CK, Joe Rogan, Bill Burr, Colin Quinn, Amy Schumer, Dave Attell, and Jim Florentine, among others. The channel dedicated its programming that weekend to the comedian by airing a 16-hour special entitled A Tribute to Patrice O'Neal featuring some of his best appearances, along with memories from some of his fellow comedians.^[21]

Always known as a comedian's comedian, O'Neal was one of the best loved acts by his peers. Many comics reacted via Twitter.^[22] "The best comedian in the world has died," proclaimed Norm MacDonald. Dave Attell tweeted "Patrice O. was and is one of the best comics I have ever had the pleasure to watch perform." Ricky Gervais, a long time vocal fan of O'Neal's, said "One of my favourite stand up comedians. So sad. RIP." Denis Leary called him "one of the funniest men who ever walked this earth" and Bill Burr concurred, saying he was "the most purely funny human being I’ve ever met." Doug Stanhope remembered O'Neal as "one of the best ever. Inspiring every time I heard him on anything." Dane Cook, a fellow Boston native echoed "He was 1 of the best ever." Dozens of other comedians echoed similar sentiments on Twitter.^[23][24] Comedian Jon Stewart paid his respects through his "Moment of Zen" bit, in his show The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, stating: "Sad News. Once again in comedy we lose somebody, who's too funny, too soon." This statement was followed by a clip of O'Neal's stand up special Elephant in the Room.^[25]

Many entertainers outside of the comedy community reacted as well. Director Kevin Smith said "I shared some air & some air time with the man on O&A & he was always funny & thoughtful. He WILL be missed." Author Chuck Palahniuk tweeted "We lost a great comedian yesterday." Rapper Talib Kweli said "Super funny and I had the pleasure of meeting the man. We will miss you." The Roots drummer Questlove mourned "so grateful I got to see Patrice O'Neal do his last NYC gig. Man, this is so devastating. He truly was one of my favorite comics." Nick Cannon called him "An amazing comedian and an even better person."^[23] Actor Charlie Sheen paid his respects through his blog, saying: "The entertainment world as well as the world at large lost a brilliant man today. Patrice had that rare "light" around him and inside of him. I only knew him for the few days leading up the Roast. Yet I will forever be inspired by his nobility, his grace and his epic talent. My tears today are for the tremendous loss to his true friends and loving family."^[26]

Comedians Nick DiPaolo & Artie Lange paid tribute to O'Neal on their radio show by recounting stories of the late comedian, "As a standup comic, guys like Nick and Patrice are like Babe Ruth, and on a good day I'm maybe Robin Yount," said Lange.

Comedy Central aired O'Neal's special "Elephant in the Room" on November 30 in the wake of his death.^[27]

Comedian Louis C.K. dedicated his comedy special Live at the Beacon Theater to O'Neal's memory. He later commented on Twitter that O'Neal had been his favorite living comedian.^[28]

Rolling Stone ran a four-page article about Patrice's career and passing in the February 16th, 2012 issue.

Comic style[link]

O'Neal's comedy has been described as conversational.^[29] Except during televised appearances, he seldom performed standing up, preferring a relaxed, philosophical delivery.^[30]

Although he would perform prepared material, the wording of this material and the order in which the bits were performed varied greatly from show to show, and was interwoven with a great deal of crowd work, creating the illusion that his performance was improvised, and reinforcing the sense that he was having an individual conversation with the audience.

O'Neal was also known as a provocateur, often inciting audience members to call out, or even leave the club. "I've seen him give people money to leave," recalls Gregg "Opie" Hughes.^[31] At times he would encourage people to call out to the stage in order to set up a punchline. "Ladies, how would you keep your man if you lost your vagina?," O'Neal would ask of his audience. When the women would invariably reference oral and anal sex acts, the comedian would respond "See, I gave you the chance to talk and you qualified yourself as a series of holes."^[29] O'Neal would frequently project his self-admittedly misogynistic ideas onto men in the audience to create uncomfortable situations in order to get laughs. "What's your daydream about how to kill her?," O'Neal asked an audience member sitting next to his wife in his Elephant in the Room special.

In contrast to the observational monologues that are common in most stand-up, much of O'Neal's act consisted of absurd arguments which were internally logically consistent. For example, O'Neal would begin, "It's unfair that I can't harass you [women] in the workplace," and then build his argument with analogies like "Having women work with men is like having a grizzly bear work with salmon dipped in honey."

Filmography[link]

Television[link]

Film[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Comedy Central: Comedians: Patrice O'Neal
• March 26, 2009 interview
• Patrice O'Neal at the Internet Movie Database

Patrice Evra

Personal information
Full name	Patrice Latyr Evra[1]
Date of birth	(1981-05-15) 15 May 1981 (age 31)
Place of birth	Dakar, Senegal
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
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*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–1999	Marsala	24	(3)
1999–2000	Monza	3	(0)
2000–2002	Nice	40	(1)
2002–2006	Monaco	120	(2)
2006–	Manchester United	206	(2)
National team‡
2002–2003	France U21	11	(0)
2004–	France	40	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:30, 22 April 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:44, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Patrice Latyr Evra (French pronunciation: [patʁis evʁa]; born 15 May 1981) is a French international footballer who plays for English club Manchester United in the Premier League and the France national team. Originally an attacker, he primarily plays as a left back and is described as "the classic example of a modern full-back" who is renowned for his "pace, athleticism, and determination".^[3] Evra "offers a genuine attacking outlet down the left" and is also "strong in the air" despite his noticeably small frame.^[3] Evra, whom Sir Alex Ferguson praised for his leadership, has served as captain for both Manchester United and France.^[4][5]

The son of a diplomat, Evra was born in Senegal and arrived in Europe when he was a year old. He was raised in France and began his football career playing for various clubs in the Île-de-France region such as hometown club CO Les Ulis and CSF Brétigny. In 1997, he had a stint at professional club Paris Saint-Germain. A year later, Evra seized his first footballing opportunity in neighboring Italy when he signed his first professional contract with Marsala in Sicily. He made his professional debut with the club and, in the ensuing season, joined Monza. After a year playing with Monza, Evra returned to France to play for Nice. Originally a midfielder, while playing at Nice, he was converted into a full back. In 2002, Evra moved to Monégasque club Monaco and contributed to the team that won the Coupe de la Ligue in 2003. He also featured in European competition for the first time in his career and, in the 2003–04 season, was the starting left back on the Monaco team that reached the 2004 UEFA Champions League Final. In that same season domestically, Evra was named the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year. He was also named to the organization's Ligue 1 Team of the Year.

Evra's performances with Monaco culminated into a move to English club Manchester United in January 2006. While playing for Manchester United, Evra has won a slew of trophies, which included winning the Football League Cup in his debut season at the club. In his second season, he eclipsed compatriot Mikaël Silvestre and Gabriel Heinze as first-choice left back and has since won four Premier League titles, one UEFA Champions League title, one FIFA Club World Cup, three League Cups, and four Community Shield titles. Evra has been named to the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Team of the Year on three occasions. For his performances during the 2008–09 season, he was named to both the FIFPro World XI and the UEFA Team of the Year.

Evra is also a France international. Prior to playing at senior level, he played at under-21 level. He made his senior international debut in August 2004 in a friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Evra has participated in two major international tournaments for France; UEFA Euro 2008 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In the first competition, he appeared in two group stage matches. Ahead of the 2010 World Cup, Evra was named captain of the national team by Domenech and bore the armband for the first time in the team's friendly match against Costa Rica in May 2010. At the tournament, France endured a disastrous campaign which saw the players go on strike. The incident resulted in Evra, for his role as captain, being suspended from national team duty for five matches.

Personal life[link]

Evra was born in Dakar, the capital city of Senegal, to a Senegalese father of Guinean descent and Juliette, a Cape Verdean mother.^[6][7][8] He has a total of 25 siblings, although two are now deceased.^[9] Evra's father was a diplomat and, when Evra was 12 months old, moved to Brussels in Belgium to work at the Senegalese embassy.^[6][8] After over two years living in Belgium, when Evra was three, the family moved to France and settled in Les Ulis, a commune south of Paris. The family first settled in the local Bergeries neighborhood before moving to the Hautes-Plaines quarter shortly after.^[6] Evra was raised on Senegalese culture and values that quickly became "Westernized". At the age of ten, he did return to Senegal for a short period describing the return as "not a good experience" primarily because he ventured back to the country to undergo circumcision.^[7] He has not returned to the country as of 2011.^[7] Ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Evra revealed that he had suffered racial abuse from supporters of the Senegal national team for choosing to represent France internationally over his native homeland.^[10]

Evra developed an interest in football at a young age and was fascinated by the play of former Brazilian international Romário, though he never really had an idol.^[11] He also earned good grades in school.^[6] Evra is married to Sandra with whom he has a son, Lenny.^[12][13] He is fluent in five languages and is attempting to learn Korean in order to better communicate with South Korean teammate and friend Park Ji-Sung.^[11]

Club career[link]

Early career[link]

Evra began his football career playing for hometown club CO Les Ulis. After playing in the streets for years, he was brought to the club by friend Tshymen Buhanga who informed the club coach "I bring you the new Romário".^[6] Evra spent a year at the club under the watch of coach Jean-Claude Giordanella, who later became vice-president of the club. Giordanella described the player as "more quiet, almost shy. He was a good kid".^[14] Evra originally played football in the striker position and, while training at Les Ulis, underwent trials with professional clubs Rennes and Lens. Following the conclusion of the evaluations, Evra was rejected primarily due to his size.^[14] In 1993, he joined amateur club CSF Brétigny based in nearby Brétigny-sur-Orge. Similar to his stint with Les Ulis, Evra went on trials with several clubs, most notably Toulouse and Paris Saint-Germain.^[6] He was ultimately signed by the latter club and converted into a winger.^[15] Evra trained at the Camp des Loges for a few months, but was later released.^[16]

After failing to convince Paris Saint-Germain officials of his ability as a footballer, Evra returned to Brétigny and was invited by a friend to participate in an indoor five-a-side football tournament organized by the Juvisy-sur-Orge sports center.^[17] While playing, he was spotted by an Italian scout who offered him the opportunity to attend a trial with professional club Torino in Italy.^[11] Evra spent ten days training with the club and, after the trial, was offered a place on the club's youth team. Afterwards, he was approached by Serie C1 club Marsala whose officials enticed him with the prospect of becoming a professional. Evra chose the latter option and signed his first professional contract at the age of 17. He described the moment as "the best feeling I have had in football".^[11] Evra spent only one season with the club appearing in 27 total matches and scoring six goals.^[17] After this, he moved to the Serie B level to join Monza for a fee of €250,000 after potential moves to Serie A clubs Roma and Lazio came to nothing.^[17][18] Evra only appeared in three matches, making his debut on 29 August 1999 in a 2–1 away defeat against Alzano.^[19] He left the club following one season after becoming frustrated due to his lack of appearances.^[17]

Return to France[link]

Nice[link]

Evra returned to France joining professional club Nice in Ligue 2, the second division of French football. He spent the majority of his first season with the club playing with its reserve team in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth level of French football. He primarily played as a midfielder on the team and appeared in 18 matches, converting one goal.^[20] Midway through the campaign, Evra was called into the first team by manager Sandro Salvioni. He was assigned the number 26 shirt and made his club debut on 7 October 2000 in the team's 7–2 defeat to Châteauroux starting in the left winger position.^[21] Evra made four more appearances during the campaign appearing as a substitute in defeats to Cannes, Nancy, and starting in the team's 3–0 win over Laval and 1–0 loss to Le Havre on the final match day of the season.^{[22][23][24][25]} Evra played primarily as centre forward in the matches.^[26]

In the 2001–02 season, Evra switched to the number 17 shirt and was promoted to the first team on a permanent basis.^[27] In the team's first league match of the season against Laval, he started in the team's 2–1 win.^[28] Towards the end of the match, reserve left back Jean-Charles Cirilli, who was starting in place of the regular starter José Cobos, suffered an injury, which required the player to be substituted out.^[28] As a consequence, Evra dropped back into the role and played out the rest of the match in the position.^[17] Following the match, due to injuries to both Cobos and Cirilli, Evra was informed by Salvioni that he would take over the position. The young player disagreed with the manager's decision declaring that he was a forward, however, after Salvioni informed him "If you want to be in the team you play there", Evra agreed to take on the role.^[11] Evra made his debut in the position in the team's following league match against Strasbourg; a 3–0 defeat.^[29] He appeared regularly in the campaign and, following the return of Cobos, was even allowed to play in his preferred left wing role.^{[nb 1]} With the club in the midst of a promotion battle, Evra scored his first and only goal for Nice in his last match with the club; a 4–3 win over Laval.^[37] The victory placed Nice in third place, which resulted in the club earning promotion to Ligue 1 for the first time since 1997. For his performances, Evra was named to the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) Ligue 2 Team of the Year in the left back position.^[11]

Monaco[link]

Didier Deschamps coached Evra during his four-year stint with Monaco.

Following the season, Evra was recruited by Nice's Derby de la Côte d'Azur rivals Monaco. Despite wanting to play as a left winger again, Evra was advised by manager Didier Deschamps that he would only play as a left back.^[11] Evra has since credited Deschamps for allowing him to become a better defender after initially describing the role as being not fun.^[38] Evra was inserted into a back four that consisted of central defenders Rafael Márquez and Sébastien Squillaci and right back Franck Jurietti. Evra was assigned the number 3 shirt and made his debut for the club in the opening match of the 2002–03 season against Troyes. He played the entire match in a 4–0 win.^[39] On 28 September, Evra scored his first goal for the club netting the game-winning goal in a 2–1 victory against Rennes.^[40] On 22 March 2003, he scored his second goal of the season in a 3–0 away win over Le Havre.^[41] The victory allowed Monaco to maintain its position at the top of the table as the club was in a three-way battle with Lyon and Marseille.^[42] Monaco climatically conceded first place to Lyon in May, which resulted in Lyon being declared champions for the first time in its history.^[43] Monaco finished the campaign in second place, which merited the club an appearance in the UEFA Champions League.^[44] The club was also rewarded domestically for its performance in the Coupe de la Ligue where it reached the final. Evra featured in the team's 4–1 win over Sochaux in the match.^[45] The league cup title gave Evra the first major honour of his career.

After the season, Marquez and Jurietti departed the club for Spanish club Barcelona and Bordeaux, respectively. The two were replaced by Gaël Givet and Hugo Ibarra, the latter player joining the club on loan. In the 2003–04 league season, Deschamps installed Evra as a vice-captain and he responded by appearing in 33 matches assisting on four goals.^[27][46] Monaco spent six months from September to March in first place, but, like last season, conceded the top spot to Lyon as the season wore on.^[44] Evra made his UEFA Champions League debut on 17 September 2003 in the team's opening group stage match against Dutch club PSV. Evra played the entire match in a 2–1 win.^[47] He appeared in all six group stage matches as Monaco finished in first place.^{[nb 2][55]} For his performances in the first half of the 2003–04 season, Evra was linked with a 2004 winter move to English club Arsenal, Italian clubs Juventus and Milan, and Spanish outfit Barcelona.^[56]

After appearing consistently with the team, on 24 March 2004, Evra suffered an ankle injury in the team's 4–2 first leg defeat to Spanish club Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.^[57][58] Evra subsequently missed two weeks in the league, but was healthy enough to return for the team's second leg quarter-final tie against Madrid, which Monaco won 3–1.^{[nb 3][61]} The win allowed the club advancement to the Champions League semi-finals on the away goals rule.^[61] In the semi-finals, Monaco faced English club Chelsea. Evra appeared in both matches as Monaco advanced to the final beating the London club 5–3 on aggregate.^[62][63] In the 2004 UEFA Champions League Final, Monaco were pitted against Portuguese contenders Porto at the Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The club was defeated 3–0 by Porto. Evra played the full 90 minutes.^[64][65] After the season, Evra was given the UNFP Young Player of the Year award, becoming only the second defender and the first since 1997 (Philippe Christanval) to win the award.^[66] He was also named to the organization's Ligue 1 Team of the Year.^[67]

Despite missing out on playing in UEFA Euro 2004, Evra endured a tumultuous summer in which the player was linked with moves with Manchester United in England and Juventus, as well Internazionale in Italy.^[68][69][70] Despite offers, Evra remained at Monaco. On 24 September 2004, he signed a one-year contract extension with the club until 2008.^[71] In the season, Evra was a regular appearing in a career-high 52 matches scoring one goal and assisting on seven as Monaco reached the semi-finals in both the Coupe de la Ligue and Coupe de France.^[44] Evra scored his only goal of the season on 8 January 2005 in the team's Round of 64 Coupe de France match against amateur club AC Seyssinet-Pariset. He netted the opener in a 7–0 win.^[72] In the Champions League, Monaco reached the first knockout round where the club suffered defeat to PSV 3–0 on aggregate.^[73][74] Evra appeared in nine of the ten matches the team contested in the competition.^[27] In April 2005, Evra confirmed that he was interested in departing the club stating "I will have a decision to make for the rest of my career" and "If attracted clubs show concrete interest, I will think about it seriously".^[75] Despite several clubs declaring interest in Evra, Deschamps declared that the player would not be sold. At the start of the 2005–06 season, Monaco struggled falling to 15th place after only a month of play. In September, Deschamps surprisingly resigned as manager of the club due to the its poor start, despite the media declaring it was because of his constant disagreements with the club president.^[76] On 21 December 2005, Evra made his final appearance with the club in a 1–0 win over Lille in the Coupe de la Ligue.^[77]

Manchester United[link]

2006–2008[link]

Evra comes off the pitch after a match versus Arsenal

On 27 December, French sources revealed that Manchester United was interested in signing Evra.^[78] Despite rumours of Monaco reaching a transfer agreement with Italian club Internazionale, on 3 January 2006, Evra revealed that he'd prefer to move to England to join Manchester United.^[79] The following day, Manchester United officially issued a transfer bid for the player.^[80] On 6 January, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson confirmed that a deal for Evra was done.^[81] Four days later, the transfer was official as Evra joined the club for a transfer fee of around £5.5 million and put pen to paper on a three-and-a-half-year contract.^[82][83] Evra's arrival signalled Ferguson's intention to shore up the club's defence that had suffered since the sidelining of Gabriel Heinze.^[81] After joining the club, Evra affirmed that Manchester was his only future destination pronouncing "I was not very keen to go forward in the talks with Arsenal, Liverpool or Real Madrid. They all talked with my agent in the past two seasons. But to me, it was over. As I said to the Monaco officials, I only wanted to hear about Manchester".^[84]

Evra initially had some problems adapting to the English game. He made his debut for the club on 14 January in a 3–1 away defeat to Manchester City in the Premier League.^[85] He was substituted out at half-time after failing to make an impact.^[17][86] Following the conclusion of the match, Ferguson stated "Maybe it was a bit of a gamble playing Evra", while the player himself admitted that "playing for Manchester United was something I was not prepared for".^[11][87] Despite the initial set-back, Evra started in the team's ensuing match against Liverpool, a 1–0 victory, and was praised for his performance by team-mate Rio Ferdinand.^[88][89] On 26 February, Evra appeared as a substitute in United's 4–0 win over Wigan in the 2006 Football League Cup Final.^[90] On 2 March, it was reported that Liverpool defender Steve Finnan had racially abused Evra in the match. The abuse claims surfaced from two deaf television viewers lodging a police complaint. The viewers claimed to have lip-read Finnan abusing Evra during the televised match. ^[91] Finnan denied the charge and, after an investigation, The Football Association (FA) decided against charging the player.^[92] Evra regularly alternated between the bench and the starting eleven to close out the campaign. He finished the half season with 14 total appearances.^[93]

In Evra's first full season as a Manchester United player, he struggled to consistently appear as a starter early on in the season as Ferguson preferred Evra's compatriot Mikaël Silvestre.^[94] After appearing as an unused substitute in United's first two Champions League matches, on 17 October 2006, Evra made his European debut for the club in its 3–0 group stage win over Danish club Copenhagen.^[95] On 18 November, he assisted on the game-winning goal scored by Wayne Rooney in the team's 2–1 win over Sheffield United.^[96] Eight days later, Evra scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 league win over Everton. He also assisted on a goal in the match.^[97] By December, Evra began featuring as a regular in the starting eleven. After starting in United's 3–1 Champions League win over Portuguese club Benfica on 6 December, the left back went on a streak, in which he started nine consecutive matches.^[3][98] Evra assisted on goals in two of the matches; a Rooney goal in a 2–1 away defeat to Arsenal and another in a 2–0 victory over Charlton.^[99][100] On 10 April 2007, Evra scored the final goal in a 7–1 second leg mastery of Roma.^[101] The goal was his first-ever in the Champions League and helped progress Manchester United to the semi-finals where the club suffered defeat to the eventual champions Milan.^{[102][103][104]} Following the league season, which Manchester United won by a six-point margin, Evra was named to the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Team of the Year, despite only appearing in 24 league matches.^[105]

Evra began the 2007–08 season as the first-choice left back.^[106] He began the campaign appearing in United's 3–0 penalty shootout win over rivals Chelsea in the 2007 FA Community Shield.^[107] In competitive matches, Evra appeared in the club's first 12 matches.^[3] He missed his first match of the season against Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv in the Champions League after suffering a calf injury during warm-ups.^[108] Evra returned to the team a few days later for the team's league match against Arsenal. The rest paid off as he assisted on a Cristiano Ronaldo goal in the 82nd minute to give United a 2–1 lead. France international teammate William Gallas later equalized for Arsenal to draw the match at 2–2.^[109] In the return leg against Dynamo Kyiv in the Champions League, Evra assisted on a goal in a 4–0 victory.^[110] Though he made 48 appearances in all competitions, Evra failed to score a goal.^[93] Manchester United clinched its second consecutive Premier League title on the final day, edging Chelsea by two points.^[111] The club later completed the double after defeating the same club on penalties in the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final.^[112] Evra made ten appearances in the competition, which included playing the entire 120 minutes in the final.^[27][112] After the season, on 12 June, he signed a four-year contract extension with Manchester United, a deal that was set to keep him at Old Trafford until 2012.^[113][114]

2008–present[link]

Evra passing the ball to Gabriel Obertan in a match against Everton in the 2009–10 season

Prior to the start of the 2008–09 season, on 18 July 2008, Evra was charged with four separate counts of improper conduct by the FA.^[115] The charges were related to an incident that occurred during the 2007–08 season when Evra had an altercation with a Chelsea groundsman during a cool-down following a match on 26 April. The defender denied the charges and was supported by several members of the club’s staff who commented that the player was racially abused by the groundsman prior to the confrontation.^[116][117] Despite the charges, Evra remained free to play for United up to the date for the hearing despite the charges being made in July 2008. He began the campaign in similar fashion to last season as Manchester United won the Community Shield following the team's 3–0 victory over Portsmouth on penalties.^[118] Evra was ever-present in Manchester United's first 22 competitive matches of the season starting 19 of them.^[3] On 18 November, the hearing date for the charges was set for 5 December.^[119] On the date of the hearing, Evra was handed a four-match ban – due to start on 22 December 2008 – and a £15,000 fine after he was found guilty of improper conduct by the FA.^[120]

Despite the suspension, Evra still featured with Manchester United in December as the club participated in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup. He appeared in both matches the team contested as United came out as champions after defeating Ecuadorrian club LDU Quito in the final.^[121][122] Evra temporarily returned to the team domestically for its home match, coincidentally, against Chelsea on 11 January 2009. In the match, Evra assisted on the second goal in a 3–0 victory.^[123] He was later forced to leave the match due to a foot injury, which was later discovered to be serious. Evra missed a month and returned to the lineup on 15 February in a 3–0 shutout win over Fulham.^[124] Evra subseqeuntly appeared in every remaining competitive match for United, excluding an April league match against Sunderland, as the club cruised to its third consecutive Premier League title, won the Football League Cup, and reached the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final after defeating league rivals Arsenal 4–1 on aggregate in the semi-finals.^{[3][125][126][127]} Following the second leg against Arsenal, Evra made a vocal statement. When asked his opinion of the team's 3–1 second leg victory, Evra declared "It was 11 men against 11 babies. We never doubted ourselves".^[128] The finals appearance marked Evra's third overall as Manchester United faced Barcelona. In the match, United were defeated 2–0 courtesy of goals in each half from the opposition.^[129] Following the season, Evra was included in the PFA Team of the Year for the second time.^[130]

Evra, right, defending against Samuel Eto'o in the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final

For the first time in his career, in the 2009–10 season, Evra appeared in all 38 league matches.^[27] The campaign initially began badly for the player after Evra delivered a soft penalty shot, described by some in the media as "awful", in the team's penalty shootout defeat to Chelsea in the 2009 FA Community Shield.^[131] Due to injuries to Rio Ferdinand, Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs, he captained the team in several matches during the season wearing the armband for the first time in his Manchester United career in the team's 3–1 Champions League victory over VfL Wolfsburg.^[132][133] In December 2009, Evra was among three Manchester United players named to the FIFPro World XI for the 2009 calendar year.^[134] In the following month, he was named to the UEFA Team of the Year.^[135] On 28 February 2010, Evra captained Manchester United to a 2–1 win against Aston Villa in the 2010 Football League Cup Final.^[136][137] The league cup title was Evra's fourth overall as well as his first title earned as a captain. He also became only the second Frenchman after Eric Cantona to captain a Manchester United team to victory in a major competition.^[136] In league play, Manchester United failed to win its fourth straight league title conceding the honour to Chelsea.^[138] The club also failed to reach the UEFA Champions League final for the third straight season losing to German champions Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals.^[139]

Early on during the 2010–11 season, Evra was hampered by constant inquiries about what happened at the 2010 FIFA World Cup from the French Football Federation, the French media, as well as the French government.^{[140][141][142]} Evra's contract with Manchester United was also up at the end of the 2011–12 season, which led to the player being linked with a move to Real Madrid.^[143][144] Evra's hearing with the federation in Paris, which he attended, was held the day after the team's opening 3–0 league win over Newcastle United.^[145] Evra played over 85 minutes in the match.^[146] On 20 November, Evra scored his second Premier League goal in a 2–0 win at home against Wigan.^[147] On 21 February 2011, after weeks of negotiations, Evra signed a contract extension with Manchester United that is set to keep him with the club until at least the end of the 2013–14 season.^[148][149] Two days after signing his contract extension, Evra participated in United's 0–0 draw with Marseille in the first leg of the team's first knockout round tie in the Champions League.^[150] The match, played at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille, was Evra's first match played in France since the 2010 World Cup debacle. He was, subsequently, subject to a barrage of jeers and boos every time he touched the ball.^[151][152]

At the start of the 2011–12 season, Evra helped United win the 2011 Community Shield against Manchester City on 7 August. Despite being caught out in the first half by a header from Joleon Lescott and a long range Edin Džeko strike that put City into a 2–0 lead, United rallied back in the second half and won 3–2 to claim the Shield.^[153] On 15 October, Evra captained Manchester United in the club's 1–1 draw away to Liverpool.^[154] Following the match, in an interview with French television channel Canal+, Evra asserted that Liverpool player Luis Suárez had racially abused him multiple times during the match.^[155] He also stated that he had informed referee Andre Marriner of the incidents at the conclusion of the match. The following day, the FA announced that it would investigate the claim,^[156] and on 17 November, the FA announced it would charge Suárez with "abusive and/or insulting words and/or behaviour contrary to FA rules", including "a reference to the ethnic origin and/or colour and/or race of Patrice Evra."^[157]

International career[link]

Evra is a former French youth international having played for the under-21 team. Due to harboring in Italy during his development years, he failed to earn call-ups with teams below the under-21 level. Evra earned his first call-up to the under-21 team under coach Raymond Domenech on 3 October 2002 for matches against Slovenia and Malta.^[158] He made his under-21 debut in the match against Slovenia as France cruised to a 1–0 victory.^[159] Evra was forced to miss the match against Malta after suffering an injury in the win over Slovenia.^[160] The defender regularly appeared for the team through 2002–2004 as France attempted to qualify for both the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship and the football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics. France failed to qualify for both competitions, which resulted in the end of Evra's youth career.

Evra earned his first call-up to the senior national team in May 2004 after coach Jacques Santini named him to the 31-man preliminary squad to participate in UEFA Euro 2004. Following the trimming of the squad to 23 players, Evra was not included and subsequently missed out on the competition.^[68] Following the European Championship, with former under-21 coach Domenech now coaching the team, Evra was called up to the senior team for its friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina on 18 August 2004. The defender admitted that he was "very proud" to have been called up to the team.^[161] Evra made his senior international debut in the match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. He started on the left wing before being substituted out in the 75th minute for Robert Pirès. The match ended in a 1–1 draw.^[162] Due to an injury to starter Éric Abidal, Evra supplanted him and appeared as the starting left back in France's first two 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.^[163][164] After being called up for the team's March 2005 friendly against Switzerland, Evra was forced to withdraw from the team due to injury.^[165] As a result, William Gallas was inserted in the role as a makeshift left back.^[17] Following Abidal's return from injury and, due to Domenech preferring Mikaël Silvestre as the incumbent's backup, Evra went without a call-up for almost two years and, consequently, missed the 2006 FIFA World Cup. In October 2007, the defender explained to L'Equipe that the World Cup snub had "gave me my determination".^[166]

Evra returned to the team in November 2006 for the team's friendly match against Greece. He appeared as a half-time substitute for Abidal as France won the match 1–0.^[167] After going another year without representing France, Evra began appearing as a regular under Domenech in 2007. On 28 May 2008, he was included in the squad to participate in UEFA Euro 2008.^[168] Evra was initially placed onto the squad to serve as backup to Abidal, however, after failing to appear in the team's opening 0–0 draw with Romania, there were calls from the French media urging Domenech to insert Evra into the starting lineup at the behest of Abidal.^{[169][170][171]} Domenech relented and started Evra in the team's next match against the Netherlands, which was a 4–1 defeat.^[172][173] In the must-win final group stage match against Italy, Evra started his second consecutive match. France lost 2–0 and were eliminated from the competition.^[174] Following the match, cameras witnessed Evra and team-mates Patrick Vieira and Abidal getting into an altercation in the tunnel. Vieira later stated that the video was shot after he got into an argument with a set of French supporters.^[175] A day after the team's elimination, Evra admitted his frustration to French newspaper L'Equipe stating "I am someone who does not like losing but I'm not going to make excuses. We had three games in this Euro, we have not won one. It's even hard to believe, to say it's over now".^[176]

2010 FIFA World Cup[link]

After Euro 2008, defending stalwart Lilian Thuram retired from the team. To accommodate the player's retirement, Domenech decided to move Abidal into the centre back position, which allowed Evra to take over as the starting left back. In the team's first competitive match since Euro 2008 against Austria, Evra assisted on France's only goal scored by Sidney Govou in a surprising 3–1 defeat.^[178] During the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, Evra participated in ten of the team's 12 matches, which included both legs in the team's playoff round win over the Republic of Ireland.^[179] 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.^[180] He was subsequently named the captain for the 2010 FIFA World Cup ahead of Thierry Henry, who was relegated to the bench for the tournament.^[181] Evra bored the armband in the team's first two matches, a 0–0 draw with Uruguay and a 2–0 loss to Mexico.^[182][183] On 21 June, striker Nicolas Anelka was dismissed from the squad after reportedly having a dispute, in which obscenities were passed, with Domenech during half-time of the team's loss to Mexico.^[184] The resulting disagreement over Anelka's exclusion between the players, the coaching staff, and federation officials resulted in Evra leading a player protest against the decision on 20 June, in which the players refused to train.^{[185][186][187]} Prior to leading the revolt, Evra had got into a verbal argument with national team fitness coach Robert Duverne.^[188] The strike was denounced by the French Football Federation, as well as government officials.^[189] The following day, the players returned to training without incident.^[190] As a result of the mutiny, Evra was stripped of the captaincy and benched for the team's final group stage match against hosts South Africa.^[191] France lost 2–1 and were knocked out of the competition.^[192]

Following the competition, former national team captain Lilian Thuram stated that Evra should be banned permanently from playing for the national team.^[193] His sentiments were later echoed by sports minister Chantal Jouanno who declared "I have nothing against Evra but, as a France player and especially captain, he did not defend the values of sport which are shared by the Republic. I am sure there exist other talents who have not sullied France and are waiting for the chance to write new history".^[194] On 6 August, Evra was one of five players summoned to attend a hearing held by the Disciplinary Committee of the French Football Federation in response to the team's strike held at the World Cup.^[195] On 17 August, he received a five-match international ban for his part in the incident.^[145][196]

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As a result of being captain, Evra bore the brunt of the criticism, however, despite the public ridicule, Evra maintained his stance regarding his future with the national team stating "I can’t see my future without the France team".^[197][198] On 17 March 2011, he was called up to the national team by new manager Laurent Blanc for the first time since the 2010 FIFA World Cup.^[199] He had been eligible to return to the team since the previous month after serving his five-match suspension, however, he was not called up to the team by Blanc with the manager citing sporting reasons as being why.^[200] Evra made his return to the team on 25 March in the team's UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match against Luxembourg. He started the match and played the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 win.^[201] Four days later, Evra appeared on the bench in his first match at the Stade de France since the World Cup, against Croatia.^[202]

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