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Frank Leboeuf

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Leboeuf in 2011
Personal information
Full name
Franck Alain James Lebouf[1]
Date of birth 22 January 1968 (age 47)
Place of birth Marseille,[2] France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1/2 in)
Playing position
Defender
Senior career*
Years Team
Apps
(Gls)
1988 1991
Laval 69
(11)
1991 1996
Strasbourg
189
(48)
1996 2001
Chelsea
206
(24)
2001 2003
Marseille
51
(5)
2003 2004
Al-Sadd
17
(6)
2004 2005
Al Wakrah
10
(2)
Total
480
(89)
National team
1995 2002
France 50
(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Appearances (Goals).
Franck Alain James Lebouf[1] (French pronunciation: ?[fr?~k l?.bof], typically a
nglicised as Frank Leboeuf, born 22 January 1968) is an actor, sports commentato
r and former French international footballer who played primarily as a central d
efender. With the French national team, Leboeuf won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and
2000 European Championships as well as a number of domestic trophies, most famou
sly during his 5 years at Chelsea. Since the conclusion of his playing career, L
eboeuf has transitioned to acting, appearing in stage and film productions.
Contents
1 Club career
2 International career
2.1 International goals
3 Playing style
4 Acting
5 Other media
6 Personal life
7 Awards
8 Honours
9 References
10 External links
Club career
Leboeuf was raised in the fishing village of Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer[3] in southeaster
n France and introduced to football by his father, a former Stade Rennais coach,
[4] who trained children in the sport.[5] After starting his career in 1986 in t
he lower divisions of the French leagues, Leboeuf moved to Laval in 1988. In 199
1, he moved to Strasbourg and played there until 1996, when he made a switch to
English club Chelsea for L2.5m.
He played over 200 games for the club and scored 24 goals, mainly from penalties
and set pieces.[6] With Chelsea, he won two FA Cups, one League Cup and one Cup
Winners' Cup.[6] He left in 2001 for club Olympique Marseille, before finishing
out his career in Qatar.[6]

International career
For France, Leboeuf was capped 50 times, scoring four goals. Although he was mai
nly a substitute in the 1998 World Cup, he stepped in for red carded Laurent Bla
nc to play in the final,[7] a 3 0 win against Brazil, a match in which he famously
man-marked Ronaldo. In the final Ronaldo only was able to do a couple of his tr
ademark runs thanks to an almost flawless defensive performance by Leboeuf.
Leboeuf received a winner's medal at Euro 2000.[8] He then played at the 2002 Wo
rld Cup.
International goals
Scores and results list France's goal tally first.
[show]International goals
Playing style
A cultured centre back, Leboeuf was noted for his long range passing ability[9]
and also for his consistent penalty-taking throughout his career.[8] He took mor
e than 20 penalties for Chelsea, missing just 3 times.
Acting
Following his retirement from competitive football, Leboeuf spent 2 years living
in Los Angeles.[8] During this time he played for amateur team Hollywood United
, alongside celebrity team-mates such as Vinnie Jones, Steve Jones and Anthony L
aPaglia.[10] However, the move was motivated by his "desperation" to learn the p
rofession of acting, something he described as being his "first passion" as a ch
ild.[8] Leboeuf studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute in West Hollywood, keepin
g a low profile, and won his first acting role as a television commentator for a
pay check totalling $100, which he keeps as a memento.[5]
In 2001, whilst still playing football for Chelsea, Leboeuf had made his first a
cting appearance in the film Taking Sides.[9][11] Following his retirement from
football, he acted in several theatre plays in France,[9] including starring alo
ngside Jean-Francois Garreaud in L'intrus in 2010[12] and a role in the play Ave
c Ma Belle Mere et Moi.[5] In 2014, Leboeuf played a French Resistance fighter i
n the World War II film Allies[9][7] and a doctor in the Stephen Hawking biopic
The Theory of Everything.[13]
Other media
Leboeuf works as a sports commentator and analyst for RMC and ESPN in the United
States.[5][4] In 2010, he was a contestant on the reality television show Koh-L
anta in the Koh-Lanta, le choc des hros special series.[14] He was forced to depa
rt the show after two episodes due to a back injury he had suffered in a car acc
ident shortly before the series commenced.[12] In 2014, Leboeuf made an appearan
ce in the television comedy series Nos Chers Voisins[5][15] and began writing a
column for Tlfoot.[11]
Personal life
Leboeuf is married to actress Chrislaure Nollet[16][9] and has two children, Jad
e and Hugo, from his first marriage to Beatrice.[3] His amateur sporting hobbies
include tennis, swimming and boxing.[5]
Awards
Following the 1998 World Cup, he was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Lgion d'honne
ur in 1998.[1][17]
Honours
Strasbourg

Division 2 Playoffs: 1992[18]


Coupe de France: 1995 (runner-up)[18]
UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1995[19]
Chelsea
FA Cup: 1997,[6] 2000[6]
Football League Cup: 1998[6]
FA Charity Shield: 2000[20]
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1998[6]
UEFA Super Cup: 1998[21]

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