Grem Le So Former English footballer, left back. Date of Birth: 17.10.1968 Country: Great Britain

Biography of Graham Le Saux

Graham Le Saux is a former English footballer who played as a left-back. He was born in 1968 on the island of Jersey in a French family. During his youth, Le Saux played for one of the island clubs and in 1987, he was noticed by Chelsea's head coach John Hollins and invited to join the team. However, Le Saux only became a regular player two years later, under the management of Bob Campbell.

With the arrival of Ian Porterfield as Chelsea's head coach in the summer of 1991, Le Saux began to receive less game time. David Webb, who was appointed as the club's coach in February 1993, never saw Le Saux as a part of his squad and in March of that year, Le Saux was sold to Blackburn Rovers for £700,000. In the following season, Blackburn Rovers finished second in the league, and a year later, they won the championship, although Le Saux missed most of that season due to injury.

In 1997, during the offseason, with the help of Ruud Gullit, Chelsea's coach, Le Saux was bought back for £5 million. Despite his injuries and the dislike from many fans and teammates, Le Saux remembers his second period at the London club as a happy one. In 2003, Le Saux was traded to Southampton for Wayne Bridge. He played two seasons for the club from southern England and announced his retirement from football at the end of the 2004/05 season, in which Southampton was relegated from the Premier League.

Le Saux played 36 matches for the English national team from 1994 to 2000. He missed the home European championship in 1996 due to injury but was part of the national team for the World Cup in France in 1998. He played all three group stage matches and started in the Round of 16 match against Argentina.

After retiring as a player, Le Saux worked as a commentator and expert on radio, engaged in charity and community projects. In September 2007, his autobiography was published. Le Saux has been married and is raising three children. Despite his family status, many perceived and still perceive Le Saux as a homosexual, which led to numerous conflicts, including physical altercations. For example, during a group match in the 1995/96 Champions League against Spartak Moscow, Le Saux got into a fight with his teammate David Batty. It was long believed that Batty had called Le Saux a "faggot" during the match, but Le Saux denied this assumption in his book.

As a player for Chelsea, Le Saux won the English League Cup in 1997/98 and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in the same season. He also won the FA Cup in 1999/2000. As a player for Blackburn Rovers, he won the English Premier League title in 1994/95.