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Michel Platini

1955 - Today

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Michel François Platini (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl fʁɑ̃swa platini]; born 21 June 1955) is a French football administrator and former player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, Platini won the Ballon d'Or three times in a row, in 1983, 1984 and 1985, and came seventh in the FIFA Player of the Century vote. In recognition of his achievements, he was named a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1985 and became an Officer in 1998. As the president of UEFA in 2015 he was banned from involvement in football under FIFA's organisation, over ethics violations. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michel Platini is the 14th most popular soccer player (up from 19th in 2019), the 229th most popular biography from France (up from 257th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Soccer Player.

Michel Platini is most famous for being the president of UEFA and the president of the Union of European Football Associations.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Michel Platini ranks 14 out of 21,273. Before him are Alfredo Di Stéfano, Eusébio, Garrincha, Giuseppe Meazza, Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, and Zinedine Zidane. After him are Zico, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ronaldo, Luis Suárez, Bobby Charlton, and Luis Enrique.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Michel Platini ranks 8. Before him are Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Bruce Willis, Nicolas Sarkozy, Alain Prost, and Friedrich Merz. After him are Kevin Costner, Rowan Atkinson, Pietro Parolin, Bill Paxton, Jair Bolsonaro, and Tim Berners-Lee.

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In France

Among people born in France, Michel Platini ranks 229 out of 6,770. Before him are Brigitte Macron (1953), Henry Cavendish (1731), Alexis de Tocqueville (1805), Alfred Sisley (1839), Gustave Doré (1832), and Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille (1713). After him are Louis, Grand Dauphin (1661), Joseph Bonaparte (1768), Gabriel Fauré (1845), Christian Dior (1905), Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789), and Gilles Deleuze (1925).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In France

Among soccer players born in France, Michel Platini ranks 2. Before him are Zinedine Zidane (1972). After him are Raymond Kopa (1931), Eric Cantona (1966), Lucien Laurent (1907), 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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