Lucien Laurent
 Laurent during the 1936–1937 season | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucien Laurent | ||
| Date of birth | 10 December 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France | ||
| Date of death | 11 April 2005 (aged 97) | ||
| Place of death | Besançon, France | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1921–1930 | CA Paris | ||
| 1930–1932 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | ||
| 1932–1933 | Club Français | 27 | (10) |
| 1933–1934 | CA Paris | 27 | (12) |
| 1934–1935 | FC Mulhouse | 33 | (10) |
| 1935–1936 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | 8 | (2) |
| 1936–1937 | Rennes | 33 | (11) |
| 1937–1939 | Strasbourg | 29 | (4) |
| 1939–1943 | Toulouse FC | ||
| 1943–1946 | Besançon RC | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1930–1935 | France | 10 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1943-1947 | Besançon RC | ||
| 1961 | Besançon RC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lucien Laurent (10 December 1907 – 11 April 2005) was a French footballer and manager. He played as an inside forward for teams in France between 1921 and 1945. At the 1930 FIFA World Cup, he scored the first ever FIFA World Cup goal against Mexico.[1]
Laurent was capped 10 times for France between 1930 and 1935, and played for France at the 1930 FIFA World Cup. He was also part of France's team at the 1928 Summer Olympics[2] and 1934 FIFA World Cup, but did not play any matches at both.
During World War II, he joined the French armed forces. He spent three years as a prisoner of war in Saxony, before being released in 1943.
Laurent was the only player from France's 1930 FIFA World Cup team that was alive when they won the FIFA World Cup in 1998. He died in Besançon on 11 April 2005, at the age of 97.[3] Lucien's brother, Jean Laurent, was also a footballer. They were both part of France's team at the 1930 FIFA World Cup.[3]
Club career statistics
[change | change source]| Club statistics | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| France | League | |||
| 1932–33 | Club Français | Division 1 | 17 | 8 |
| 1933–34 | CA Paris | Division 1 | 24 | 10 |
| 1934–35 | Mulhouse | Division 1 | 28 | 13 |
| 1935–36 | Sochaux-Montbéliard | Division 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 1936–37 | Stade Rennais | Division 1 | 26 | 7 |
| 1937–38 | Strasbourg | Division 1 | 18 | 3 |
| 1938–39 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 1945–46 | Besançon | Division 2 | 18 | 6 |
| 1946–47 | 12 | 4 | ||
| Country | France | 160 | 56 | |
| Total | 160 | 56 | ||
International career statistics
[change | change source]| France national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1930 | 4 | 1 |
| 1931 | 3 | 1 |
| 1932 | 2 | 0 |
| 1933 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 2 |
International goals
[change | change source]France's goal tally first
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 July 1930 | Estadio Pocitos, Montevideo, Uruguay |  Mexico | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1930 FIFA World Cup |
| 2. | 14 May 1931 | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France |  England | 1–1 | 5–2 | Friendly |
Honours
[change | change source]- CA Paris
- Coupe de France runner-up: 1927–28
- FC Sochaux
- Peugeot Cup: 1931
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Molinaro, John F. (13 November 2009). "The World Cup's 1st goal scorer". CBC Sports. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ↑ "Lucien Laurent". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- 1 2 Glanville, Brian (14 April 2005). "Obituary: Lucien Laurent". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Lucien Laurent". www.national-football-teams.com.
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