How tall is Marcel Desailly?

Marcel Desailly's listed height is 185 cm (6'1"). He is taller than about 98% of men in Ghana.

Where 185 cm sits among men in Ghana

Taller than about 98% of men in Ghana born in 1968 (average 170.2 cm).

Desailly next to his teammates

Didier Deschamps is 15 cm shorter than Marcel Desailly (170 cm), teammate at France men's national association football team from 1993 to 2000.

Claude Makelélé is 11 cm shorter than Marcel Desailly (174 cm), teammate at France men's national association football team from 1995 to 2004.

Emmanuel Petit is the same height than Marcel Desailly (185 cm), teammate at France men's national association football team from 1993 to 2003.

About Marcel Desailly

Marcel David Desailly is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder. He was born on 7 September 1968 in Accra. His club career lasted from 1986 to 2006.

Desailly won several titles at club level, including UEFA Champions League medals with both Marseille and AC Milan, and he also played for Nantes and Chelsea, among other teams. At international level he collected 116 caps between 1993 and 2004, scoring three goals, and he was a member of the France squads that won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.

At a listed 185 cm (6'1"), Desailly is 15 cm taller than Didier Deschamps, listed at 170 cm (5'7"), his France teammate from 1993 to 2000. Claude Makelélé, listed at 174 cm (5'9"), is 11 cm shorter and played with him for France from 1995 to 2004. Emmanuel Petit, listed at the same 185 cm (6'1"), was also a teammate from 1993 to 2003.

Frequently asked

How tall is Marcel Desailly in feet and inches? Marcel Desailly is 6'1" tall, which is 185 cm, 72.8 inches or 1.85 m.

How tall is Marcel Desailly compared to Didier Deschamps? Didier Deschamps is 15 cm shorter than Marcel Desailly: 170 cm (5'7") vs 185 cm (6'1").

How tall is Marcel Desailly compared to Claude Makelélé? Claude Makelélé is 11 cm shorter than Marcel Desailly: 174 cm (5'9") vs 185 cm (6'1").

How tall is Marcel Desailly compared to Emmanuel Petit? Emmanuel Petit is the same height than Marcel Desailly: 185 cm (6'1") vs 185 cm (6'1").

Is Marcel Desailly tall for men in Ghana? At 185 cm he is taller than about 98% of men in Ghana born in 1968, whose average height is 170.2 cm.

Sources

• Marcel Desailly on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Marcel Desailly on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 185 cm.
• Marcel Desailly on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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