Pierre Sanitarib Issa is a South African footballer

Football (soccer)

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 of Lebanese

Lebanon

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 descent.

Issa started his footballing career with Marseille in 1995 and went on to play in the 1999 UEFA Cup Final

1999 UEFA Cup Final

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. He moved to Chelsea

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 on loan in January 2001, although he did not play a game for the London club. He is best known in England

England

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 for his spell with Watford

Watford F.C.

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 in 2001–02. Signed by new manager Gianluca Vialli

Gianluca Vialli

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 from Olympique Marseille, Issa he only scored once, against Portsmouth. Issa was memorably dropped by his stretcher bearers after an injury in a home game against Birmingham City

Birmingham City F.C.

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, and was put on the club's transfer list on 14 February 2002, only five months after he had signed for the club. He never played for Watford again, but played for his country at that summer's World Cup whilst still contracted to Watford. After leaving Watford, Issa signed for Olympic Beirut

Olympic Beirut

Tripoli SC is a Lebanese football club founded in 2000.It was known earlier as Olympic Beirut winning the Lebanese Premiere League in 2003 and appearing in AFC competitions, before the ownership was changed due to financial considerations, the club moved to the Northern city of Tripoli and was...

, but was released in the 2002–03 season. He signed for Ionikos FC of Greece

Greece

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 and later for OFI Crete

OFI Crete

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, also in Greece.

He has played 47 times for South Africa

South Africa national football team

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 since making his debut on 15 November 1997 against Germany

Germany national football team

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. He has also captained his country. In the 1998 FIFA World Cup

1998 FIFA World Cup

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, he scored two own goals against France

France national football team

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.