SOCCER PLAYER

Rudi Garcia

1964 - Today

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Rudi José Garcia (French pronunciation: [ʁydi gaʁsja]; Spanish pronunciation: [ˈruði ɣaɾˈθi.a]; born 20 February 1964) is a French professional football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of the Belgium national team. Garcia began his professional career with Lille, and went on to have stints with multiple other French sides. As a manager, he has coached clubs including Lille, Roma, Marseille, Lyon, Al Nassr, and Napoli. Garcia was named the head coach of Belgium in 2025. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rudi Garcia is the 799th most popular soccer player (down from 475th in 2019), the 2,340th most popular biography from France (down from 1,881st in 2019) and the 35th most popular French Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Rudi Garcia ranks 799 out of 21,273Before him are Terry Cooper, Alfréd Schaffer, Brian Clough, André Abegglen, Jorginho, and Peregrino Anselmo. After him are Paulo Sousa, Ali Sami Yen, Santos Iriarte, Franz Binder, Willy van der Kuijlen, and Friaça.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Rudi Garcia ranks 84Before him are John Leguizamo, Paul Landers, Magnús Scheving, Maggie Cheung, Dokka Umarov, and Jorginho. After him are Laura Harring, Tommi Mäkinen, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Txiki Begiristain, Uday Hussein, and Paul Graham.

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In France

Among people born in France, Rudi Garcia ranks 2,340 out of 6,770Before him are Quatremère de Quincy (1755), Eugène Fromentin (1820), Jan Asselijn (1610), Marc Augé (1935), Octave Lapize (1887), and Jean-Jacques Beineix (1946). After him are Louis Delluc (1890), Louis Jouvet (1887), Joan of Valois, Countess of Hainaut (1294), Isaac the Blind (1160), Matthias of Arras (1290), and Peter Chanel (1803).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In France

Among soccer players born in France, Rudi Garcia ranks 35Before him are David Ginola (1967), Philippe Troussier (1955), Eric Abidal (1979), Hervé Renard (1968), Lucien Muller (1934), and Olivier Giroud (1986). After him are Gonzalo Higuaín (1987), Gabriel Hanot (1889), Bruno Metsu (1954), Felice Borel (1914), István Nyers (1924), and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (1989).