Séan Garnier

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Arnaud "Séan" Garnier (born in Sens, France on 18 June 1984) is a French freestyle footballer.^[1] He began as an association football player, notably for Auxerre and Troyes, but his professional career was cut short due to injuries.

In 2006, Garnier studied to become a football instructor and started a program of urban freestyle art gaining great fame with his own style and unique skills. He was taught by the current world champion Benjamin Aw. In 2008, he was declared World Champion at the inaugural Red Bull Street Style World Finals in São Paulo, Brazil.^[2][3] Séan combined music, breakdance, somersaults, various football and basketball elements to his attractive routines.^{[citation needed]}He formed his own team dubbed Street Style Society also called S3 Crew, which combines freestyle football, freestyle basketball as well as some other street sport styles. Séan Garnier is actually considered as one of the most skillful football players in the world.^{[citation needed]} He is sponsored by the brand, omar 108. In addition to performing at freestyle football shows, he also practices this sportive discipline in matches, such as street soccer, futsal, profutsal or panna. He is the captain of French profutsal team Massaliotes, and champio freestyle in participe on mexico ksk players fotball street.^{[clarification needed]}

Appearances[edit]

In 2014, he appeared as part of the football signing campaign related with UNICEF's initiative for alphabetization through Magic System's song "Magic in the Air".

He was featured in an ad for Mexican retailer Coppel championing an active life for all age groups. In the ad, Séan disguises himself as an old man, as a character dubbed Abuelo "Grandpa" Memo, and joins in a local five-a-side freestyle match and goes on to "amaze" the young players and an enchanted crowd of spectators through his skills.^[4][5]In 2016, Sean played Premier Futsal in India

On 7 December 2014, Séan made his first appearance for London United Futsal Club, an amateur club based in South West London, losing 9-2 against then English Champions, Baku Futsal Club.^[6]

In 2016, Séan took part in the World's First International Street Soccer Championships, World Street 3s, alongside many other famous street soccer stars (Edward Van Gils, Issy Hitman, Leamssi etc). Séan and the French team finished 4th after a close semi final vs Croatia.^[7]

Awards[edit]

(Selective)

• 2008: Champion - Red Bull Street Style (Sao Paulo)
• 2009: Champion - French Freestyle
• 2010: Champion - French Freestyle
• 2010: First place - Styllball Beach Style (Dubai)
• 2012: Champion - French Freestyle