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Lilian Thuram
Thuram in 2013
Personal information
Full name
Ruddy Lilian Thuram-Ulien[1]
Date of birth
(1972-01-01) 1 January 1972 (age 52)[2]
Place of birth
Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France
Height
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s)
Centre-back, right-back
Youth career
1981–1982
Portugais de Fontainebleau [fr]
1983–1984
Fontainebleau
1985–1987
Melun
1987–1988
Melun-Fontainebleau
1989–1990
Fontainebleau
1990–1991
Monaco
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1991–1996
Monaco
155
(8)
1996–2001
Parma
163
(1)
2001–2006
Juventus
144
(1)
2006–2008
Barcelona
41
(0)
Total
503
(10)
International career
1994–2008
France
142
(2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing France
FIFA World Cup
Winner
1998 France
Runner-up
2006 Germany
UEFA European Championship
Winner
2000 Belgium-Netherlands
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner
2003 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Ruddy Lilian Thuram-Ulien (French pronunciation:[liljɑ̃tyʁam];[4] born 1 January 1972) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. A quick, powerful and versatile player, he was capable of playing both as a centre-back or as a right-back, and was competent both offensively and defensively.
He began playing football professionally in his homeland with Monaco and played in the top flight in France, Italy and Spain for over 15 seasons, with notable stints in Serie A with both Parma and Juventus before finishing his career with Barcelona. With France, Thuram was a key player for the team that won the 1998 FIFA World Cup; his side also won UEFA Euro 2000, and he helped them to runners-up at the 2006 World Cup. Thuram was the most capped player in the history of the France national team with 142 appearances between 1994 and 2008 until Hugo Lloris surpassed the mark in 2022.
Thuram has been described as a "studious" figure off the pitch;[5] in 2010, he became a UNICEF ambassador, and has stood out for his initiatives to fight against racism.[6]
^"Décret du 24 juillet 1998 portant nomination à titre exceptionnel" [Decree of 24 July 1998 appointing on an exceptional basis]. Official Journal of the French Republic (in French). 1998 (170). 22 June 1998. PREX9801916D. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
^"2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
^"Lilian Thuram". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
^Lilian Thuram (2012). Lilian Thuram, Vidéo de soutien pour l'égalité des droits (YouTube) (in French). Projet Entourage. Event occurs at 0:01. Retrieved 28 January 2012. Bonjour, je m'appelle Lilian Thuram.
^"Euro 2000 Profile: Lilian Thuram". BBC. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
^"Il campione Lilian Thuram a Treviso contro il razzismo" (in Italian). Treviso 24. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
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became the first French defender to score a goal in the World Cup since LilianThuram scored against Croatia in the 1998 semi-final. Pavard won the World...
Romário Roberto Baggio Hristo Stoichkov 1998 France Ronaldo Davor Šuker LilianThuram 2002 South Korea/Japan Oliver Kahn Ronaldo Hong Myung-bo 2006 Germany...
Hugo Lloris, 145, 19 November 2008 — 18 December 2022 Other centurions LilianThuram, 142, 17 August 1994 — 13 June 2008 Olivier Giroud, 131, 11 November...
corner of Spain's goal to give France a 1–0 lead. Six minutes later, LilianThuram brought down Munitis in the France penalty area and Gaizka Mendieta...
hosted a conference at the City Ground with Harvard University and the LilianThuram Foundation focusing on tackling racism and gender inequality in football...
half-time as Davor Šuker gave Croatia the lead before LilianThuram equalised for France. Thuram then gave France the lead on 70 minutes and, despite Blanc...
first open chance for Brazil in the 22nd minute, dribbling past defender Thuram before sending a cross out on the left side that goalkeeper Fabien Barthez...
injuries hampered his stint as captain and, as a result, defender LilianThuram led the team at the competition. The last permanent captain of the team...
defence, but the ball found LilianThuram in an advanced right-back position on both occasions. On the second occasion, Thuram was able to slide in to find...
Robert Prosinečki Brian Laudrup Michael Owen Alan Shearer Emmanuel Petit LilianThuram Zinedine Zidane Roberto Baggio Theodore Whitmore Ricardo Peláez Salaheddine...
in the first half with a penalty kick converted by David Villa after LilianThuram fouled Pablo. Four minutes before half time, Franck Ribéry equalised...
departments and territories to occupy the record. He was overtaken by LilianThuram, who broke Desailly's record at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in the team's...
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Midfielder Active 1973 — Michel Platini France Forward Retired 1955 — LilianThuram France Defender Active 1972 — Marius Trésor France Defender Retired...
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