Sidney Govou
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Sidney Rodrigue Noukpo Govou is a French former professional footballer who played primarily as a winger, but was occasionally deployed as a striker. He is most prominent for his lengthy playing career at Lyon where he won seven Ligue 1 titles.
Govou in 2018
Govou playing for Evian in 2011
Olympique Lyonnais Reserves and Academy
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The Olympique Lyonnais Reserves & Academy are the reserve team and academy of French club Olympique Lyonnais. The reserves squad play in the Championnat National 3, the fifth division of French football and the second highest division the team is allowed to participate in. Lyon have won the reserves title of the Championnat de France Amateur six times. They have won in 1998, 2001, 2003, 2006, and 2009, and 2010.
Ludovic Giuly, a former graduate of the Lyon youth academy. He was the assistant manager of Lyon's first team during the 2022-23 season.
Samuel Umtiti graduated from Lyon youth academy in 2012. He started for France national football team in UEFA Euro 2016 Final and 2018 FIFA World Cup Final.
Karim Benzema played for Lyon from 1997 to 2005. He is one of the most successful graduates of the Lyon youth academy and the only person so far from the academy to win the Ballon d'Or.
Sidney Govou joined Lyon youth academy in 1996 at the age of 17. He was promoted to the first team in 2000 and won the 2001 Young Player of the Year Award in his first season in Ligue 1. He is the only academy graduate to have taken part in all of the club's 7 successive league titles.