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Laurent Blanc

Football player, born in Arles, SE France. He began his career as a defender with Montpellier in 1983, and made his international debut for France against Ireland in 1989. He joined Italian club Napoli for a season (1991–2), before returning to France where he played successively for Nimes, St Etienne, and Auxerre. In 1996 he had a successful spell with Barcelona, and then moved to Olympique Marseille (1997). He was influential in the 1998 World Cup finals in France, scoring the crucial extra time winner for France against Paraguay in the second round, but missed his country's triumph in the final due to suspension. In 2001 he joined Manchester United.

Laurent Blanc
Personal information
Full name Laurent Blanc
Date of birth November 19, 1965
Place of birth Alès, France
Height 192 cm
Nickname Larry (White), Lolo
Position Defender
Club information
Current club retired
Professional clubs*
Years Club Apps (goals)
1983-1991
1991-1992
1992-1993
1993-1995
1995-1996
1996-1997
1997-1999
1999-2001
2001-2003
Montpellier HSC
Napoli
Nimes
Saint Etienne
Auxerre
Barcelona
Olympique Marseille
Inter Milan
Manchester United
251 (77)
31 (6)
29 (1)
70 (18)
24 (2)
33 (1)
73 (14)
76 (6)
72 (4)
National team**
1989-2000 France 97 (16)

* Professional club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 30 June 2006.
** National team caps and goals correct
as of 7 June 2006.

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