Personal Life
Petit married French actress Agathe de La Fontaine, in 2000, but later divorced her in 2002 after having one child, Zoe. He now shares a life with Maria Servello, with whom he had another child, Violet, in 2007. He has also been a football analyst in France.
His brother Olivier was an amateur footballer when Petit was a teenager. While playing for his club Arques in 1988, Olivier collapsed and was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead due to a blood clot of the brain. In his biography, Petit explained that this event shocked him to such an extent that it almost made him quit football. He viewed his brother as a gifted young man who had good looks and did well in all his endeavours, whether it was football or education.
In July 1998 Petit won £17,000 worth of francs on a fruit machine in a Monte Carlo hotel. He gave it all to charity.
Petit's squad number at all his clubs was 17.
In June 2011, Petit shaved his hair for charity, raising £34,000, he also shaved his beard
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