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Defender Laurent Blanc (97 caps, 16 goals) was declared the fourth best French player of all time by magazine France Football. [25] Roger Marche (63 caps, 1 goal) held the France national team record for appearance-making for 28 years, the longest time between the record being broken and set again.
Michel François Platini (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl fʁɑ̃swa platini]; born 21 June 1955) is a French football administrator and former player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, Platini won the Ballon d'Or three times in a row, in 1983, 1984 and 1985, [5] and came seventh in the FIFA Player of the Century vote. [6]
This list of France national football team records contains statistical accomplishments related to the France national football team (French: Equipe de France), its players, and its managers. The France national team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation (French: Fédération ...
This is a partial list of French sportspeople. ... Association football. Christophe Ajas (born 1972) Bruno Audebrand (born 1968) Guillaume Benon (born 1975), defender;
Fabien Alain Barthez (born 28 June 1971) is a French racing driver and former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.At club level, he played football in both France and England with Toulouse, Marseille, Monaco, Manchester United and Nantes.
This category contains past and present players of the senior France national football team (but not players who have only been capped at Olympic, Under-21 or other junior levels). Players in this category should also be left in category:French men's footballers.
In 1999, France Football voted Pelé as the Football Player of the Century after consulting their former Ballon d'Or recipients. [17] Among the 34 previous winners, 30 cast their votes, while Stanley Matthews , Omar Sívori and George Best refused to vote, and Lev Yashin had died.
Considered one of the greatest players of all-time, [3] [4] [5] Kopa was a forward who was quick, agile and known for his dribbling, playmaking, and prolific scoring. [6] In 1958, Kopa was awarded the Ballon d'Or. In 1970, he became the first football player to receive the Légion d'honneur.