SOCCER PLAYER

Lucien Laurent

1907 - 2005

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Lucien Laurent (10 December 1907 – 11 April 2005) was a French footballer who played as a forward. Playing for France, at the 1930 World Cup he scored the first ever FIFA World Cup goal against Mexico. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lucien Laurent is the 129th most popular soccer player (down from 128th in 2019), the 903rd most popular biography from France (down from 877th in 2019) and the 5th most popular French Soccer Player.

Lucien Laurent is most famous for being the first person to climb Mount Everest.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Lucien Laurent ranks 129 out of 21,273. Before him are César Luis Menotti, Colin Bell, Dragan Džajić, Sandro Mazzola, José Altafini, and Andrés Escobar. After him are Jürgen Klinsmann, Berti Vogts, Simone Inzaghi, Daniel Passarella, Allan Simonsen, and Ko Arima.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Lucien Laurent ranks 43. Before him are Jacques Tati, Maurice Blanchot, Erich Mielke, Konstantinos Karamanlis, Dora Maar, and Hans Selye. After him are Roman Shukhevych, Solomon Asch, Otto Ohlendorf, Sisavang Vatthana, Barbara Stanwyck, and Pujie. Among people deceased in 2005, Lucien Laurent ranks 32. Before him are Zdzisław Beksiński, Ezer Weizman, Aslan Maskhadov, Ed McBain, Pat Morita, and Henry Taube. After him are Milton Obote, Maria Schell, Philip Johnson, James Callaghan, Max Schmeling, and George F. Kennan.

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In France

Among people born in France, Lucien Laurent ranks 903 out of 6,770. Before him are Paul Mauriat (1925), Émile Borel (1871), Jean-Marie Balestre (1921), Theuderic II (587), Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (1974), and Joan the Lame (1293). After him are Gérard Mourou (1944), Charles Maurras (1868), Georges Rouault (1871), Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno (1764), Pierre Boulle (1912), and Alix of France (1151).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In France

Among soccer players born in France, Lucien Laurent ranks 5. Before him are Zinedine Zidane (1972), Michel Platini (1955), Raymond Kopa (1931), and Eric Cantona (1966). After him are Didier Deschamps (1968), Thierry Henry (1977), Laurent Blanc (1965), Kylian Mbappé (1998), Franck Ribéry (1983), Karim Benzema (1987), and Antoine Griezmann (1991).

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