Laurent Blanc
Personal information
Full name	Laurent Blanc
Date of birth	November 19, 1965 (1965-11-19) (age 42)
Place of birth	Alès, France
Height	1. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Alès is a commune in southern France, in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. 92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Sweeper
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1983-1991 1991-1992 1992-1993 1993-1995 1995-1996 1996-1997 1997-1999 1999-2001 2001-2003	Montpellier HSC Napoli Nîmes Saint Etienne Auxerre Barcelona Olympique de Marseille Internazionale Manchester United Total	251 0(77) 031 00(6) 029 00(1) 070 0(18) 024 00(2) 033 00(1) 079 0(17) 076 00(6) 072 00(4) 665 (132)
National team
1989-2000	France	097 0(16)
Teams managed
2007-	Bordeaux
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Montpellier Hérault Sport Club is a French football club based in Montpellier currently playing in Ligue 2. Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as simply Napoli or the abbreviation SSC Napoli, is an Italian professional football club based Nîmes Olympique is a Football (soccer team based in Nîmes, France, founded on April 10 1937. Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire, ( ASSE or AS Saint-Étienne) are a French football team founded in 1920 Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise, or AJ Auxerre, is a French football team founded in 1905 playing in the town of Auxerre in Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Olympique de Marseille (also known as l'OM or Marseille) is a football team that plays in Ligue 1, the top level of the French Football Football Club Internazionale Milano, most commonly referred to as simply Internazionale, or Inter, is an Italian professional football club The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. FC Girondins de Bordeaux is a French football team playing in the city of Bordeaux. * Appearances (Goals)

Laurent Blanc (born November 19, 1965 in Alès) is a retired French football defender and current manager of FC Girondins de Bordeaux, who scored the first golden goal in World Cup history. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Alès is a commune in southern France, in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring FC Girondins de Bordeaux is a French football team playing in the city of Bordeaux. The golden goal is a method used to decide the winner of games in elimination matches which end in a draw after the end of regulation time The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football Blanc is considered to be one of the great centre-halves in the history of football.

For France, Blanc played in Euro 92, reached the semi-finals in Euro 96, and won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. The 1992 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was hosted by Sweden. The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship ( Euro 96) was hosted by England. The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Football Championship, which is held every four years and organized by He was also well-known for kissing good friend and goalkeeper Fabien Barthez's head before the start of every match, supposedly for good luck (the two did repeat this ritual when they played together for Manchester United, only for Champions League matches). Fabien Alain Barthez (born 28 June 1971 in Lavelanet) is a retired French football goalkeeper who played for the French national team Overall, he recorded 97 caps and scored 16 goals for his country, a very large number for a defender. A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports The most important of those must be the first ever World Cup golden goal, in the second round against Paraguay on June 28, 1998. The Paraguay national football team is the national team of Paraguay and is controlled by the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) He missed the World Cup final in 1998 after being sent off in the semi-final against Croatia for elbowing Slaven Bilić, although replays showed that Bilić had clearly feigned the injury. Slaven Bilić ˈbiːlitɕ}} (born 11 September 1968 in Split, Croatia) is a former Croatian footballer and current head coach of the Croatian The Croatian was heavily criticised afterwards.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson had attempted to lure Blanc several times since 1996 and finally succeeded in 2001. Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, CBE, (born 31 December 1941 in Govan, Glasgow) is a Scottish football manager Despite his age of 35 years, Blanc proved a competent successor for the departed Jaap Stam and United fans nicknamed him "Larry White". Jakob "Jaap" Stam (born July 17 1972 in Kampen in the Netherlands) is a retired Dutch football player He retired two years later, having helped his club to the 2002/03 F.A. Premier League crown. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs

On June 8, 2007, Blanc was named new manager of FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. FC Girondins de Bordeaux is a French football team playing in the city of Bordeaux. ^[1]

Facts

• Blanc usually wore his socks in a distinctive manner. Unlike most footballers, he preferred them to be loose and only pulled them half-way up his shin.
• In his early career Blanc actually played sometimes as an attacking midfielder.
• Two years ago, the readers of France Football Magazine voted him the fourth best French player of all time behind Michel Platini, Zinedine Zidane and Raymond Kopa. France Football is a French bi-weekly Magazine containing football news from all over the world Michel François Platini (born June 21, 1955) is a French former football player manager and current president of the UEFA. Raymond Kopa (born October 13, 1931 in Noeux-les-Mines, Pas-de-Calais) originally Raymond Kopaszewski, is a French former

Honours

• 1988 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship winner
• 1996 Supercopa de España winner with FC Barcelona
• Ligue 1 - Champion 1995/96 with AJ Auxerre
• 1990 & 1996 Coupe de France winner with Montpellier HSC & AJ Auxerre
• FIFA World Cup 1998 winner
• 2000 UEFA European Championship winner
• Internazionale Player Of The Year 2000 (Pirata d'oro)^[2]
• F.A. Premier League - Champion 2002/03 with Manchester United

References

Preceded by Benoit Cauet	Internazionale Player Of The Year 2000	Succeeded by Giuseppe Prisco
Preceded by Ricardo Gomes	FC Girondins de Bordeaux Manager 2007-	Succeeded by Incumbent

Benoît Cauet (born 2 May 1969 in Châtellerault) is a French former football midfielder His Most Reverend Eminence Giuseppe Antonio Ermenegildo Cardinal Prisco ( 8 September 1833 - 4 February 1923) was a Ricardo Gomes Raimundo, usually known as Ricardo Gomes or simply Ricardo (born on December 13, 1964 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil FC Girondins de Bordeaux is a French football team playing in the city of Bordeaux.

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