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Fabien Barthez

1971 - Today

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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. At international level, he played for the France national team, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2000 and the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, representing his nation at a total of three editions of both the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship; he also reached the final of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, after which he retired from international football. Nicknamed Le Divin Chauve ("The Divine Bald One"), due to his trademark shaved head, Barthez was France's most capped player in the FIFA World Cup, with 17 appearances at the finals and shares the record for the most World Cup clean sheets with Peter Shilton, with ten. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fabien Barthez is the 403rd most popular soccer player (down from 269th in 2019), the 1,518th most popular biography from France (down from 1,401st in 2019) and the 13th most popular French Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Fabien Barthez ranks 403 out of 21,273. Before him are Misao Tamai, Zlatko Čajkovski, György Sárosi, Toshio Miyaji, Yanosuke Watanabe, and Francis Lee. After him are Helmut Haller, Sakae Takahashi, Branko Zebec, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Giovanni Ferrari, and Rafael Moreno Aranzadi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Fabien Barthez ranks 28. Before him are Elif Shafak, Ricky Martin, Snoop Dogg, Ma Dong-seok, Jari Litmanen, and Dolores O'Riordan. After him are Unai Emery, Sacha Baron Cohen, Kim Jong-nam, Ewan McGregor, Pete Sampras, and Jacques Villeneuve.

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In France

Among people born in France, Fabien Barthez ranks 1,518 out of 6,770. Before him are Henri Cartan (1904), Théodule-Armand Ribot (1839), Arman (1928), Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz (1936), Étienne Mourrut (1939), and Adalbert of Magdeburg (910). After him are Adela of Normandy (1065), Henri Murger (1822), Charles-Eugène Delaunay (1816), William I, Duke of Aquitaine (875), Jacques Balmat (1762), and Emma Watson (1990).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In France

Among soccer players born in France, Fabien Barthez ranks 13. Before him are Thierry Henry (1977), Laurent Blanc (1965), Kylian Mbappé (1998), Franck Ribéry (1983), Karim Benzema (1987), and Antoine Griezmann (1991). After him are Aimé Jacquet (1941), Alain Giresse (1952), David Trezeguet (1977), Raymond Domenech (1952), Henri Michel (1947), and Nicolas Anelka (1979).

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