SOCCER PLAYER

Laurent Koscielny

1985 - Today

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Laurent Koscielny (born 10 September 1985) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He is currently the sporting director of Ligue 2 club Lorient. Born in Tulle, Koscielny began his football career playing for a host of youth clubs before moving to Guingamp in 2003, where he quickly progressed through the youth ranks, making his professional debut the following season. After becoming frustrated at being played out of position as a right back, he joined Tours for an undisclosed fee, quickly establishing himself as the team's star player in his desired position, ultimately aiding in the club's promotion into Ligue 1, while also being named in the Ligue 2 Team of the Season. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Laurent Koscielny is the 3,752nd most popular soccer player (down from 3,075th in 2019), the 4,729th most popular biography from France (down from 4,522nd in 2019) and the 177th most popular French Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Laurent Koscielny ranks 3,752 out of 21,273Before him are Samuel Zauber, Arthur Berry, Takeshi Honda, Edu Manga, Paul Ince, and Toninho. After him are Ferenc Sipos, Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin, Ricardo Rocha, Timo Werner, Peter Wilson, and Ivan Vutsov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Laurent Koscielny ranks 103Before him are Demba Ba, Łukasz Piszczek, Janet Montgomery, Simone Simons, Roberto Soldado, and Valon Behrami. After him are Elçin Sangu, Kayden Kross, Nick Young, Hernanes, Dani Pedrosa, and Pastor Maldonado.

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In France

Among people born in France, Laurent Koscielny ranks 4,729 out of 6,770Before him are Joseph Perotaux (1883), Rachid Bouchareb (1953), Bruno Rodzik (1935), Robert Buron (1910), Maurice Raynaud (1834), and Jacques Baratier (1918). After him are Corinne Calvet (1925), Léon Delagrange (1872), Robert Boutigny (1927), Pierre Chambon (1931), Philippe Claudel (1962), and Vernon Lee (1856).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In France

Among soccer players born in France, Laurent Koscielny ranks 177Before him are Mikaël Silvestre (1977), Gérard Hausser (1939), Aurélien Tchouaméni (2000), Steven Nzonzi (1988), Joseph Bonnel (1939), and Bruno Rodzik (1935). After him are Clément Lenglet (1995), Sidney Govou (1979), François Bracci (1951), Guillaume Bieganski (1932), Bruno Génésio (1966), and Antoine Cuissard (1924).