List of France national football team captains

The France national football team (French: Equipe de France) represents the nation of France in international association football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation (FFF) (French: Fédération Française de Football) and competes as a member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The team played its first official international match on 1 May 1904 against Belgium.[1][2] Since its first competitive match, more than 800 players have made at least one international appearance for the team.[3] Of them, 105 have served as captain of the national team. This list contains football players who have served as captain of the French national team and is listed according to their number of matches captained.

The France national team's record appearance-maker as captain is Didier Deschamps, who led the team out 52 times during his 103-cap tenure, which lasted through three decades. Deschamps is also the most successful France captain, having worn the armband, an indicator of the team's captain, in team victories at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000.[4] The Bayonne-born midfielder surpassed the previous record-holder of the France captaincy, midfielder Michel Platini, in the team's semi-final match at the latter competition. Platini became the first France captain to win a major international competition after leading the team in the 1984 European Football Championship. Aside from Deschamps and Platini, only two other players have captained France over 40 occasions, defenders Roger Marche and Marcel Desailly. Marche is one of two French captains to lead the team at two FIFA World Cup competitions. Desailly captained the team to victories at the 2001 and 2003 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup. He is one of four players to be sent off in a FIFA World Cup final; one of the other three being fellow France captain Zinedine Zidane.

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History

The first captain of the France national team was Fernand Canelle, who captained the national team in its first international match against Belgium on 1 May 1904.[5][6] Canelle went on to captain France only once more in a 7–0 defeat to Belgium in 1905.[7] The team's next captain was Pierre Allemane, who had previously captained a team representing France at the 1900 Summer Olympics. However, this occurred when the team was under the supervision of the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques (USFSA), a federation sports union that supported amateur sport. Under the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) governing body, Allemane is the only French player to wear the armband in all of his national team appearances.[8] Aside from Canelle and Allemane, Gaston Barreau, René Bonnet, Étienne Jourde, and Robert Lemaître are the only other players to ever captain the national team on their debuts.[9][10][11] Bonnet's captaincy is notable due in part to the fact that it was his only appearance with the national team.[12] The first player to captain France in a major international competition while playing under FIFA was André François. He led the team at the football tournament in the 1908 Summer Olympics and captained France to the worst loss in national team and competition history, a 17–1 loss to Denmark.[13] One of the first permanent captains of the national team was Jean Ducret.[14] He captained the team 13 times between 1910–1914.[15]

"There’s nothing more beautiful than the national team and I appreciated every cap, be it the first, 50th or 100th. But yes, my proudest moment is that victory and that team, because we could overcome any obstacle, hated defeat and always stepped onto the pitch to win. It was a privilege to captain that team."

Didier Deschamps on captaining the France team that won the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[16]

Alexandre Villaplane captained France in its first FIFA World Cup match in 1930 and went on to captain the team in the entire tournament.[17] Maurice Cottenet was the first goalkeeper to captain the national team. Alex Thépot was the second and bore the armband at the 1934 FIFA World Cup.[18] The team's first captain after World War II was Alfred Aston. Aston captained the team for the first time in its first match following the conclusion of the war, a 3–1 win over Belgium on Christmas Eve 1944, and subsequently led the team out six more times. Following Aston, the captaincy was rotated among striker Jean Baratte and defenders Roger Marche and Robert Jonquet. Marche and Jonquet alternated the armband at the 1954 and 1958 editions of the FIFA World Cup. Following the retirement of Baratte, Marche took primary control of the captaincy and guided the team until his international retirement in 1960. The former Stade de Reims defender held the record of captaining France the most until he was surpassed by Michel Platini in 1986. Platini is the first France captain to lead the team to victory in a major international competition. He accomplished this feat at UEFA Euro 1984. In 2000, Platini was surpassed by Didier Deschamps, who captained France to its first FIFA World Cup title in 1998.[19] Deschamps surpassed Platini during UEFA Euro 2000 in the team's semi-final match against Portugal. France won the match, 2–1. In the final, France defeated Italy, giving Deschamps his second major honour as captain.[20] Deschamps was succeeded by Marcel Desailly, who ranks second in captaining France the most. Desailly captained France to victory at both the 2001 and 2003 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup.[21][22]

From 2004 to 2010, when Raymond Domenech managed the national team, the captaincy regularly alternated between Patrick Vieira and Zinedine Zidane. The former player was given the captaincy first, but handed it over to Zidane when he returned to the team in 2005.[23][24] Zidane subsequently wore the armband at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and became the first French captain and just the fourth player in association football history to be sent off in a World Cup final match.[25][26] Former teammate and captain Marcel Desailly is one of the other three.[27] Following Zidane's retirement, Vieira was designated captain of the team for its UEFA Euro 2008 campaign, however, injuries hampered his stint as captain and, as a result, defender Lilian Thuram led the team at the competition.[28][29] The last permanent captain of the team was the national team's all-time leading goalscorer, Thierry Henry. He first captained the team on 6 February 2008 in a friendly against Spain when he was given the armband following the substitution of Vieira.[30] He held onto the captaincy until a month before the 2010 FIFA World Cup following his relegation to a substitute's role. The armband was given to defender Patrice Evra who led the team at the competition.[31] Under manager Laurent Blanc, several players made their debuts as captains of the national team. In August 2010, Philippe Mexès captained the team for the first time.[32] The following month, Florent Malouda made his debut as captain.[33] In November, Hugo Lloris became the ninth goalkeeper in national team history to wear the armband and, in March, midfielder Samir Nasri captained the team for the first time.[34][35]

Captains

Appearances and matches captained are composed of FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Football Championship, FIFA Confederations Cup, and pre-World Cup Summer Olympics matches and each competition's required qualification matches, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches. Players are initially listed by amount of matches captained, followed by amount of international caps attained. If the amount of matches captained and the amount of caps earned are equal, then the player who captained the national team first is listed first. Statistics correct as of 15 November 2011.

Key
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 Still active for the national team[nb 1]
Captained the team at a major international tournament[nb 2]
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward
List of France national team football players who have served as captain of the team
# Name Position National team
career		 Caps as captain Total caps First captaincy Ref
1 Deschamps, DidierDidier Deschamps MF 1989–2000 52 103 01994-03-2222 March 1994 [36]
2 Desailly, MarcelMarcel Desailly DF 1993–2004 51 116 01995-09-066 September 1995 [21]
3 Platini, MichelMichel Platini MF 1976–1987 47 72 01979-09-055 September 1979 [37]
4 Marche, RogerRoger Marche DF 1947–1959 42 63 01950-06-044 June 1950 [38]
5 Amoros, ManuelManuel Amoros DF 1982–1992 30 82 01987-11-1818 November 1987 [39]
6 Zidane, ZinedineZinedine Zidane MF 1994–2006 26 108 02001-09-011 September 2001 [40]
7= Trésor, MariusMarius Trésor DF 1971–1983 24 65 01976-10-099 October 1976 [41]
7= Djorkaeff, JeanJean Djorkaeff DF 1964–1972 24 48 01969-04-3030 April 1969 [42]
9= Henry, ThierryThierry Henry FW 1997–2010 21 123 02008-02-066 February 2008 [30]
9= Vieira, PatrickPatrick Vieira FW 1997–2009 21 107 02004-09-044 September 2004 [43]
11 Nicolas, PaulPaul Nicolas FW 1920–1931 18 35 01925-04-1919 April 1925 [44]
12 Thuram, LilianLilian Thuram DF 1994–2008 16 142 02005-11-099 November 2005 [45]
13 Mattler, ÉtienneÉtienne Mattler DF 1930–1940 14 46 01934-01-2121 January 1934 [46]
14= Thépot, AlexAlex Thépot GK 1927–1935 13 31 01931-03-1515 March 1931 [18]
14= Ducret, JeanJean Ducret MF 1910–1914 13 20 01910-04-066 April 1910 [15]
16= Bereta, GeorgesGeorges Bereta FW 1967–1975 12 44 01973-09-088 September 1973 [47]
16= Delfour, EdmondEdmond Delfour DF 1929–1938 12 41 01933-06-1010 June 1933 [48]
16= Baratte, JeanJean Baratte FW 1944–1952 12 32 01949-11-1313 November 1949 [49]
19 Papin, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre Papin FW 1986–1995 11 54 01992-08-2626 August 1992 [50]
20= Bosquier, BernardBernard Bosquier FW 1964–1972 10 42 01967-09-2727 September 1967 [51]
20= Dubly, RaymondRaymond Dubly DF 1913–1925 10 31 01922-01-1515 January 1922 [52]
22= Blanc, LaurentLaurent Blanc DF 1989–2000 9 97 01996-06-2626 June 1996 [53]
22= Jonquet, RobertRobert Jonquet DF 1948–1960 9 58 01954-06-1616 June 1954 [54]
22= Michel, HenriHenri Michel MF 1967–1980 9 58 01975-09-033 September 1975 [55]
22= Cantona, EricEric Cantona FW 1987–1995 9 45 01993-11-1717 November 1993 [56]
22= Lopez, ChristianChristian Lopez DF 1975–1982 9 39 01977-02-022 February 1977 [57]
22= Sauzée, FranckFranck Sauzée MF 1988–1993 9 39 01990-03-2828 March 1990 [58]
22= Diarra, AlouAlou Diarra§ MF 2004– 9 37 02010-06-2222 June 2010 [59]
22= Lerond, AndréAndré Lerond DF 1957–1963 9 31 01961-11-1212 November 1961 [60]
22= Artelesa, MarcelMarcel Artelesa DF 1963–1966 9 21 01965-10-099 October 1965 [61]
22= Gamblin, LucienLucien Gamblin MF 1911–1923 9 17 01920-04-055 April 1920 [62]
32= Penverne, ArmandArmand Penverne MF 1952–1959 7 39 01957-10-066 October 1957 [63]
32= Aston, AlfredAlfred Aston MF 1934–1946 7 31 01944-12-2424 December 1944 [64]
32= Langiller, MarcelMarcel Langiller FW 1927–1937 7 30 01932-04-1010 April 1932 [65]
32= Heisserer, OscarOscar Heisserer MF 1936–1948 7 25 01945-05-2626 May 1945 [66]
32= Allemane, PierrePierre Allemane DF 1905–1908 7 7 01905-02-1212 February 1905 [8]
37= Bossis, MaximeMaxime Bossis DF 1976–1986 6 76 01983-03-2323 March 1983 [67]
37= Kopa, RaymondRaymond Kopa MF 1952–1962 6 45 01960-02-2828 February 1960 [68]
37= Lloris, HugoHugo Lloris§ GK 2008– 6 30 02010-11-1717 November 2010 [69]
40= Fernández, LuisLuis Fernández MF 1982–1992 5 60 01987-09-099 September 1987 [70]
40= Battiston, PatrickPatrick Battiston DF 1977–1989 5 56 01983-05-3131 May 1983 [71]
40= Vincent, JeanJean Vincent FW 1953–1961 5 46 01960-03-1616 March 1960 [72]
40= Evra, PatricePatrice Evra§ DF 2004– 5 39 02010-05-2626 May 2010 [73]
40= Villaplane, AlexandreAlexandre Villaplane MF 1926–1930 5 25 01930-02-2323 February 1930 [74]
40= Darui, JulienJulien Darui GK 1939–1951 5 25 01947-05-2626 May 1947 [75]
40= Herbin, RobertRobert Herbin DF 1960–1968 5 23 01965-04-1818 April 1965 [76]
40= Bard, HenriHenri Bard DF 1913–1923 5 18 01920-01-1818 January 1920 [77]
48= Leboeuf, FranckFranck Leboeuf DF 1995–2002 4 50 02001-02-2727 February 2001 [78]
48= Marcel, Jean-JacquesJean-Jacques Marcel MF 1953–1961 4 44 01960-12-1111 December 1960 [79]
48= Dewaquez, JulesJules Dewaquez FW 1920–1929 4 41 01927-04-2424 April 1927 [80]
48= Bernard, PierrePierre Bernard GK 1960–1965 4 21 01963-12-2525 December 1963 [81]
48= Quittet, ClaudeClaude Quittet DF 1967–1973 4 16 01972-10-1313 October 1972 [82]
48= Mesnier, LouisLouis Mesnier MF 1904–1913 4 14 01911-03-2323 March 1911 [83]
48= Pavillard, HenriHenri Pavillard MF 1928–1932 4 14 01930-05-1818 May 1930 [84]
48= Batteux, AlbertAlbert Batteux MF 1948–1949 4 8 01949-04-2727 April 1949 [85]
56= Barthez, FabienFabien Barthez GK 1994–2006 3 87 02004-08-1818 August 2004 [86]
56= Abidal, ÉricÉric Abidal§ DF 2002– 3 60 02007-11-1616 November 2007 [87]
56= Lama, BernardBernard Lama GK 1993–2000 3 44 01995-08-1616 August 1995 [88]
56= Hugues, FrançoisFrançois Hugues DF 1919–1927 3 24 01923-04-022 April 1923 [89]
56= Vandooren, JulesJules Vandooren DF 1933–1942 3 22 01936-12-1313 December 1936 [90]
56= Domergue, MarcelMarcel Domergue MF 1922–1928 3 20 01926-04-1111 April 1926 [91]
56= Douis, YvonYvon Douis FW 1957–1965 3 20 01963-09-2929 September 1963 [92]
56= Prouff, JeanJean Prouff MF 1946–1949 3 17 01949-04-2323 April 1949 [93]
56= Larqué, Jean-MichelJean-Michel Larqué MF 1969–1976 3 14 01976-04-2424 April 1976 [94]
56= Budzynski, RobertRobert Budzynski DF 1965–1967 3 11 01966-09-2828 September 1966 [95]
66= Gallas, WilliamWilliam Gallas§ DF 2002– 2 84 02008-11-1919 November 2008 [96]
66= Ferrier, RenéRené Ferrier MF 1958–1964 2 24 01964-10-044 October 1964 [97]
66= Di Meco, ÉricÉric Di Meco DF 1989–1996 2 23 01995-10-1111 October 1995 [98]
66= Cottenet, MauriceMaurice Cottenet GK 1920–1927 2 18 01925-03-2222 March 1925 [99]
66= Barreau, GastonGaston Barreau MF 1911–1914 2 12 01911-04-3030 April 1911 [9]
66= Jourde, ÉtienneÉtienne Jourde FW 1910–1914 2 8 01910-04-033 April 1910 [10]
66= Canelle, FernandFernand Canelle DF 1904–1908 2 6 01904-05-011 May 1904 [100]
66= Eon, DanielDaniel Eon GK 1966–1967 2 3 01967-03-2222 March 1967 [101]
74= Wiltord, SylvainSylvain Wiltord FW 1999–2006 1 92 02005-05-3131 May 2005 [102]
74= Pirès, RobertRobert Pirès MF 1996–2004 1 79 02003-06-2020 June 2003 [103]
74= Malouda, FlorentFlorent Malouda§ MF 2004– 1 73 02010-09-033 September 2010 [104]
74= Tigana, JeanJean Tigana MF 1980–1988 1 52 01987-06-1616 June 1987 [105]
74= Giresse, AlainAlain Giresse MF 1974–1986 1 47 01984-03-2828 March 1984 [106]
74= Piantoni, RogerRoger Piantoni FW 1952–1961 1 37 01957-11-2727 November 1957 [107]
74= Lech, GeorgesGeorges Lech FW 1963–1973 1 35 01964-11-1111 November 1964 [108]
74= Martini, BrunoBruno Martini GK 1987–1996 1 31 01992-05-2727 May 1992 [109]
74= Cuissard, AntoineAntoine Cuissard MF 1946–1954 1 27 01954-05-3030 May 1954 [110]
74= Boumsong, Jean-AlainJean-Alain Boumsong§ DF 2003– 1 27 02005-05-3131 May 2005 [111]
74= Nasri, SamirSamir Nasri§ MF 2007– 1 27 02011-03-2525 March 2011 [112]
74= Nicolas, JeanJean Nicolas FW 1933–1938 1 25 01937-01-2424 January 1937 [113]
74= Roche, AlainAlain Roche DF 1988–1996 1 25 01995-07-2222 July 1995 [114]
74= Bonnardel, PhilippePhilippe Bonnardel MF 1920–1927 1 23 01927-03-1616 March 1927 [115]
74= Courtois, RogerRoger Courtois FW 1933–1947 1 22 01947-03-2323 March 1947 [116]
74= Mexès, PhilippePhilippe Mexès§ DF 2002– 1 22 02010-08-1111 August 2010 [117]
74= Guillou, Jean-MarcJean-Marc Guillou MF 1974–1978 1 19 01978-05-1919 May 1978 [118]
74= Guérin, VincentVincent Guérin MF 1993–1996 1 19 01995-11-1515 November 1995 [119]
74= Rio, RogerRoger Rio MF 1933–1937 1 18 01937-02-2121 February 1937 [120]
74= Le Guen, PaulPaul Le Guen MF 1993–1995 1 17 01995-03-2929 March 1995 [121]
74= Kaucsar, JosephJoseph Kaucsar MF 1931–1934 1 15 01932-06-099 June 1932 [122]
74= Verriest, GeorgesGeorges Verriest MF 1933–1936 1 14 01935-05-099 May 1935 [123]
74= Mandanda, SteveSteve Mandanda§ GK 2008– 1 14 02011-06-066 June 2011 [124]
74= Hanot, GabrielGabriel Hanot DF 1908–1919 1 12 01919-03-099 March 1919 [125]
74= Chardar, AndréAndré Chardar DF 1930–1933 1 12 01932-06-055 June 1932 [126]
74= Royet, MariusMarius Royet FW 1904–1908 1 9 01908-05-1010 May 1908 [127]
74= Jourda, AlbertAlbert Jourda MF 1914–1924 1 7 01924-06-044 June 1924 [128]
74= François, AndréAndré François DF 1906–1908 1 6 01908-10-2222 October 1908 [129]
74= Cazal, LouisLouis Cazal MF 1927–1930 1 6 01930-05-1111 May 1930 [130]
74= Mairesse, JacquesJacques Mairesse DF 1927–1934 1 6 01932-06-1212 June 1932 [131]
74= Lemaître, RobertRobert Lemaître DF 1953–1954 1 2 01953-12-1717 December 1953 [11]
74= Bonnet, RenéRené Bonnet DF 1914 1 1 01914-02-088 February 1914 [12]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Players who are still active for the national team are players who have not retired from international football and are, subsequently, eligible to be called up.
  2. ^ Includes FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Football Championship, FIFA Confederations Cup, and pre-World Cup Summer Olympics matches.

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  47. ^ "Georges Bereta FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=139&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  48. ^ "Edmond Delfour FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=302&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  49. ^ "Jean Baratte FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=105&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  50. ^ "Jean-Pierre Papin FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=705&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  51. ^ "Bernard Bosquier FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=175&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  52. ^ "Raymond Dubly FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=351&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  53. ^ "Bixente Lizarazu FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=599&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  54. ^ "Robert Jonquet FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=522&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  55. ^ "Henri Michel FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=662&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  56. ^ "Eric Cantona FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=214&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  57. ^ "Christian Lopez FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=604&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  58. ^ "Franck Sauzée FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=817&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  59. ^ "Alou Diarra FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=328&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  60. ^ "André Lerond FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=586&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  61. ^ "Marcel Artelesa FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=91&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  62. ^ "Lucien Gamblin FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=421&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  63. ^ "Armand Penverne FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=719&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  64. ^ "Alfred Aston FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=92&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  65. ^ "Marcel Langiller FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=562&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  66. ^ "Oscar Heisserer FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=484&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  67. ^ "Maxime Bossis FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=176&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  68. ^ "Raymond Kopa FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=545&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  69. ^ "Hugo Lloris FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=601&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  70. ^ "Luis Fernández FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=386&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  71. ^ "Patrick Battiston FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=118&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  72. ^ "Jean Vincent FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=918&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  73. ^ "Patrice Evra FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=375&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  74. ^ "Alexandre Villaplane FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=917&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  75. ^ "Julien Darui FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=289&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  76. ^ "Robert Herbin FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=488&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  77. ^ "Henri Bard FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=106&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  78. ^ "Franck Leboeuf FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=576&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  79. ^ "Jean-Jacques Marcel FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=624&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  80. ^ "Jules Dewaquez FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=320&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  81. ^ "Pierre Bernard FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=143&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  82. ^ "Claude Quittet FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=752&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  83. ^ "Louis Mesnier FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=654&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  84. ^ "Henri Pavillard FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=711&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  85. ^ "Albert Batteux FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=117&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  86. ^ "Fabien Barthez FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=111&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  87. ^ "Éric Abidal FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=71&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  88. ^ "Bernard Lama FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=556&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  89. ^ "François Hugues FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=504&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  90. ^ "Jules Vandooren FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=900&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  91. ^ "Marcel Domergue FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=341&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  92. ^ "Yvon Douis FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=345&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  93. ^ "Jean Prouff FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=747&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  94. ^ "Jean-Michel Larqué FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=565&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  95. ^ "Robert Budzynski FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=200&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  96. ^ "William Gallas FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=417&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  97. ^ "René Ferrier FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=391&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  98. ^ "Éric Di Meco FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=324&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  99. ^ "Maurice Cottenet FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=265&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  100. ^ "Fernand Canelle FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=212&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  101. ^ "Daniel Eon FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=370&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  102. ^ "Sylvain Wiltord FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=932&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  103. ^ "Robert Pirès FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=733&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  104. ^ "Florent Malouda FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=621&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  105. ^ "Jean Tigana FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=879&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  106. ^ "Alain Giresse FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=444&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  107. ^ "Roger Piantoni FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=727&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  108. ^ "Georges Lech FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=577&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  109. ^ "Bruno Martini FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=629&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  110. ^ "Antoine Cuissard FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=275&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  111. ^ "Jean-Alain Boumsong FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=178&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  112. ^ "Samir Nasri FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=685&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  113. ^ "Jean Nicolas FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=689&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  114. ^ "Alain Roche FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=779&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  115. ^ "Philippe Bonnardel FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=172&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  116. ^ "Roger Courtois FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=272&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  117. ^ "Philippe Mexès FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=657&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  118. ^ "Jean-Marc Guillou FFF Profile". French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=475&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  119. ^ "Vincent Guérin FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=471&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  120. ^ "Roger Rio FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=775&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  121. ^ "Paul Le Guen FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=573&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  122. ^ "Joseph Kaucsar FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=536&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  123. ^ "Georges Verriest FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=910&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  124. ^ "Steve Mandanda FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=622&id_cat=1. Retrieved 6 June 2011. 
  125. ^ "Gabriel Hanot FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=479&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  126. ^ "André Chardar FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=233&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  127. ^ "Marius Royet FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=802&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  128. ^ "Albert Jourda FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=524&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  129. ^ "André François FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?id_cat=1&in_no=405. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  130. ^ "Louis Cazal FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=226&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  131. ^ "Jacques Mairesse FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=618&id_cat=1. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 

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