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Yoann Gourcuff

1986 - Today

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Yoann Miguel Gourcuff (born 11 July 1986) is a French former professional footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder. He could also be utilized as a withdrawn striker; he was described as a "playmaker of real quality", "an accomplished passer of the ball". He was widely characterized as one of the most promising French youth talents of his generation. His talent, playing style, tenacity on the pitch, technical skills, as well as precocious ability drew comparisons to Zinedine Zidane. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia. Yoann Gourcuff is the 5,083rd most popular soccer player (down from 3,947th in 2024), the 5,065th most popular biography from France (down from 4,804th in 2019) and the 246th most popular French Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Yoann Gourcuff ranks 5,081 out of 21,273. Before him are Ryosuke Sasagaki, Patricio Arabolaza, Pablo Cavallero, and Pedro María Zabalza. After him are Joseph Gonzales, Ali Boumnijel, Terry Butcher, Ali Beratlıgil, John Byrne, Alfredo Pitto, Antonio Janni, and Álvaro Pereira.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Yoann Gourcuff ranks 154. Before him are Pasha Parfeny, Miguel Veloso, Dane DeHaan, Usha Vance, Bree Olson, and Tara Westover. After him are Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Teddy Sinclair, Piermario Morosini, Kyrylo Budanov, Katatau, and Petter Northug.

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In France

Among people born in France, Yoann Gourcuff ranks 5,064 out of 6,770. Before him are Éric Boullier (1973), Michel Giacobini (1873), Georges Grignard (1905), Dominique Baudis (1947), and Isabelle Caro (1982). After him are Léo Lacroix (1937), Sébastien Izambard (1973), Nicolas Dupont-Aignan (1961), James Goldsmith (1933), Pierre Niney (1989), François Dupeyron (1950), and Anne Le Ny (1962).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In France

Among soccer players born in France, Yoann Gourcuff ranks 246. Before him are Marcel Pinel (1908), Franck Sauzée (1965), Olivier Rouyer (1955), Guy Lacombe (1955), Robin Le Normand (1996), and Dayot Upamecano (1998). After him are Cédric Bakambu (1991), Mickaël Landreau (1979), Bernard Casoni (1961), Sébastien Squillaci (1980), Georges Carnus (1940), and Jean-François Domergue (1957).

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