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René Petit

1899 - 1989

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Renato Petit de Ory, better known by his French name, René Petit (8 October 1899 – 14 October 1989), was a Franco-Spanish engineer, known for being a footballer in his youth. He was one of the most popular players in Spanish football in the 1910s, 1920s, and 1930s, playing for Real Madrid and Real Unión, and becoming a member of the France national team. He represented France at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Belgium. The figure of René Petit has a double ambivalence. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. René Petit is the 2,408th most popular soccer player (down from 2,026th in 2019), the 4,147th most popular biography from France (down from 3,941st in 2019) and the 100th most popular French Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, René Petit ranks 2,408 out of 21,273. Before him are Jan Olsson, Patrik Andersson, Jiří Čadek, Dai Sato, Gheorghe Albu, and Valery Gazzaev. After him are Anatoliy Konkov, Branislav Ivanović, Carlos Alberto Silva, Américo Lopes, Torsten Lindberg, and José Planas.

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Among people born in 1899, René Petit ranks 207. Before him are Colleen Moore, Paul Schmidt, Giorgio Chiavacci, Bernhard Rogge, E. B. White, and Elisabeth Langgässer. After him are Ian Keith, Jafar Jabbarly, Willem Jacob Luyten, Alexander Nesmeyanov, Jean Cugnot, and Josep Tarradellas. Among people deceased in 1989, René Petit ranks 190. Before him are Christine Jorgensen, Sándor Weöres, Thorkild Hansen, Laurie Cunningham, Süreyya Ağaoğlu, and José Augusto Brandão. After him are Robert Körner, Richard Quine, George C. Homans, Antonio Janigro, Alvin Ailey, and Chico Landi.

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In France

Among people born in France, René Petit ranks 4,147 out of 6,770. Before him are Philippe Verdelot (null), Prosper-René Blondlot (1849), Julien Guiomar (1928), Richard Gasquet (1986), Marie-Anne Chazel (1951), and Maurice Genevoix (1890). After him are Maurice Guigue (1912), Élie-Abel Carrière (1818), Adalbero of Reims (null), Louis-Ernest Barrias (1841), Philippe Rousselot (1945), and René Louis de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (1694).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In France

Among soccer players born in France, René Petit ranks 100. Before him are Louis Saha (1978), Vincent Candela (1973), Blaise Matuidi (1987), Émile Veinante (1907), Frédéric Kanouté (1977), and Benjamin Pavard (1996). After him are René Girard (1954), Alexandre Lacazette (1991), Mathieu Valbuena (1984), Jean Petit (1949), Lassana Diarra (1985), and Philippe Mexès (1982).

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