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Full name: Laurent Robert Blanc
Date of birth: 19 November 1965 (1965-11-19) (age 59)
Place of birth:    Alès, Flag of France France
Height: 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position: Defender
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Laurent Robert Blanc (born 19 November 1965) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. He has the nickname Le Président, which was given to him following his stint at Marseille in tribute to his leadership skills.

Blanc played professional football for numerous clubs, including Montpellier, Napoli, Barcelona, Marseille, Internazionale and Manchester United, often operating in the sweeper position. He is also a former French international, earning 97 caps and scoring 16 international goals. He represented the country in several international tournaments, including the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000, both of which France won. On 28 June 1998, Blanc scored the first golden goal in World Cup history against Paraguay.

He began his managerial career at Bordeaux in 2007, winning domestic honours including the 2008–09 Ligue 1 title. After leaving Bordeaux in 2010 he became the manager of the French national team until 2012, replacing Raymond Domenech in the wake of the 2010 World Cup and leading the country to the quarter-finals of Euro 2012. In 2013, he was hired by Paris Saint-Germain, winning further honours. After 3 successful years with Paris Saint-Germain he left the club in June 2016.

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France – UEFA Euro 1992

1. Martini 2. Amoros 3. Silvestre 4. Petit 5. Blanc 6. Casoni 7. Deschamps 8. Sauzée 9. Papin 10. Fernández 11. Perez 12. Cocard 13. Boli 14. Durand 15. Divert 16. Vahirua 17. Garde 18. Cantona 19. Rousset 20. Angloma Manager:  Flag of France Michel Platini

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France – UEFA Euro 1996

1. Lama 2. Angloma 3. Di Meco 4. Leboeuf 5. Blanc 6. Guérin 7. Deschamps 8. Desailly 9. Djorkaeff 10. Zidane 11. Loko 12. Lizarazu 13. Dugarry 14. Lamouchi 15. Thuram 16. Barthez 17. Madar 18. Pedros 19. Karembeu 20. Roche 21. Martins 22. Martini Manager:  Flag of France Aimé Jacquet

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France – 1998 FIFA World Cup

1. Lama 2. Candela 3. Lizarazu 4. Vieira 5. Blanc 6. Djorkaeff 7. Deschamps (c) 8. Desailly 9. Guivarc'h 10. Zidane 11. Pires 12. Henry 13. Diomède 14. Boghossian 15. Thuram 16. Barthez 17. Petit 18. Leboeuf 19. Karembeu 20. Trezeguet 21. Dugarry 22. Charbonnier Manager:  Flag of France Aimé Jacquet

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France – UEFA Euro 2000

1. Lama 2. Candela 3. Lizarazu 4. Vieira 5. Blanc 6. Djorkaeff 7. Deschamps 8. Desailly 9. Anelka 10. Zidane 11. Pirès 12. Henry 13. Wiltord 14. Micoud 15. Thuram 16. Barthez 17. Petit 18. Leboeuf 19. Karembeu 20. Trezeguet 21. Dugarry 22. Ramé Manager:  Flag of France Lemerre

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France – UEFA Euro 2012

1. Lloris (c) 2. Debuchy 3. Evra 4. Rami 5. Mexès 6. Cabaye 7. Ribéry 8. Valbuena 9. Giroud 10. Benzema 11. Nasri 12. Matuidi 13. Réveillère 14. Ménez 15. Malouda 16. Mandanda 17. M'Vila 18. Diarra 19. Martin 20. Ben Arfa 21. Koscielny 22. Clichy 23. Carrasso Manager:  Flag of France Laurent Blanc

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