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Lilian Thuram

Ruddy Lilian Thuram-Ulien (French pronunciation: [liljɑ̃ tyʁam]; born 1 January 1972 is a French author, philanthropist and former professional footballer who played as a defender. He was capable of playing both as a centre-back or as a right-back, and helped both offensively and defensively. He began playing football professionally with Monaco and played in the top first division in France, Italy and Spain for over 15 seasons, with a little time spent in Serie A with both Parma and Juventus before finishing his career with Barcelona. With France, Thuram was a player for the team that won the 1998 FIFA World Cup; along with UEFA Euro 2000, and 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; in 2010, he became a UNICEF ambassador, and has taken initiatives to fight against racism.

Infobox

Full name
Ruddy Lilian Thuram-Ulien
Date of birth
(1972-01-01) 1 January 1972
Place of birth
Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France
Height
1 m (6 ft 0 in)
Positions
Centre back right-back
1981–1982
Portugais de Fontainebleau
1983–1984
Fontainebleau
1985–1987
Melun
1987–1988
Melun-Fontainebleau
1989–1990
Fontainebleau
1990–1991
Monaco
Years
Team
1991–1996
Monaco
1996–2001
Parma
2001–2006
Juventus
2006–2008
Barcelona
1994–2008
France

Tables

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
Cup
Apps
Cup
Goals
Continental
Apps
Continental
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Monaco
Monaco
Club
Monaco
Season
1990–91
League
Division 1
League
1
League
0
Cup
0
Cup
0
Continental
0
Continental
0
Other
—
Other
1
Total
0
1991–92
1991–92
Club
1991–92
Season
Division 1
League
19
League
0
League
4
Cup
0
Cup
4
Continental
0
Continental
—
Other
27
Other
0
1992–93
1992–93
Club
1992–93
Season
Division 1
League
37
League
0
League
2
Cup
0
Cup
4
Continental
0
Continental
—
Other
43
Other
0
1993–94
1993–94
Club
1993–94
Season
Division 1
League
25
League
1
League
3
Cup
1
Cup
8
Continental
1
Continental
—
Other
36
Other
3
1994–95
1994–95
Club
1994–95
Season
Division 1
League
37
League
2
League
2
Cup
0
Cup
—
Continental
3
Continental
1
Other
42
Other
3
1995–96
1995–96
Club
1995–96
Season
Division 1
League
36
League
5
League
3
Cup
0
Cup
2
Continental
0
Continental
3
Other
0
Other
44
Total
5
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
155
League
8
League
14
League
1
Cup
18
Cup
1
Continental
6
Continental
1
Other
193
Other
11
Parma
Parma
Club
Parma
Season
1996–97
League
Serie A
League
34
League
1
Cup
1
Cup
0
Continental
2
Continental
0
Other
—
Other
37
Total
1
1997–98
1997–98
Club
1997–98
Season
Serie A
League
32
League
0
League
6
Cup
0
Cup
8
Continental
0
Continental
—
Other
46
Other
0
1998–99
1998–99
Club
1998–99
Season
Serie A
League
34
League
0
League
8
Cup
0
Cup
11
Continental
0
Continental
—
Other
53
Other
0
1999–2000
1999–2000
Club
1999–2000
Season
Serie A
League
33
League
0
League
2
Cup
0
Cup
10
Continental
0
Continental
2
Other
0
Other
47
Total
0
2000–01
2000–01
Club
2000–01
Season
Serie A
League
30
League
0
League
8
Cup
0
Cup
7
Continental
0
Continental
—
Other
45
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
163
League
1
League
25
League
0
Cup
38
Cup
0
Continental
2
Continental
0
Other
228
Other
1
Juventus
Juventus
Club
Juventus
Season
2001–02
League
Serie A
League
30
League
0
Cup
3
Cup
0
Continental
8
Continental
0
Other
—
Other
41
Total
0
2002–03
2002–03
Club
2002–03
Season
Serie A
League
27
League
1
League
0
Cup
0
Cup
15
Continental
0
Continental
1
Other
0
Other
43
Total
1
2003–04
2003–04
Club
2003–04
Season
Serie A
League
23
League
0
League
4
Cup
0
Cup
5
Continental
0
Continental
0
Other
0
Other
32
Total
0
2004–05
2004–05
Club
2004–05
Season
Serie A
League
37
League
0
League
1
Cup
0
Cup
11
Continental
0
Continental
—
Other
49
Other
0
2005–06
2005–06
Club
2005–06
Season
Serie A
League
27
League
0
League
4
Cup
0
Cup
8
Continental
0
Continental
0
Other
0
Other
39
Total
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
144
League
1
League
12
League
0
Cup
47
Cup
0
Continental
1
Continental
0
Other
204
Other
1
Barcelona
Barcelona
Club
Barcelona
Season
2006–07
League
La Liga
League
23
League
0
Cup
2
Cup
0
Continental
4
Continental
0
Other
1
Other
0
Total
30
2007–08
2007–08
Club
2007–08
Season
La Liga
League
18
League
0
League
4
Cup
0
Cup
6
Continental
0
Continental
—
Other
28
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
41
League
0
League
6
League
0
Cup
10
Cup
0
Continental
1
Continental
0
Other
58
Other
0
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
503
League
10
League
57
League
1
Cup
113
Cup
1
Continental
10
Continental
1
Other
683
Other
13
Club
Season
League
Cup
Continental
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Monaco
1990–91
Division 1
1
0
0
0
0
0
—
1
0
1991–92
Division 1
19
0
4
0
4
0
—
27
0
1992–93
Division 1
37
0
2
0
4
0
—
43
0
1993–94
Division 1
25
1
3
1
8
1
—
36
3
1994–95
Division 1
37
2
2
0
—
3
1
42
3
1995–96
Division 1
36
5
3
0
2
0
3
0
44
5
Total
155
8
14
1
18
1
6
1
193
11
Parma
1996–97
Serie A
34
1
1
0
2
0
—
37
1
1997–98
Serie A
32
0
6
0
8
0
—
46
0
1998–99
Serie A
34
0
8
0
11
0
—
53
0
1999–2000
Serie A
33
0
2
0
10
0
2
0
47
0
2000–01
Serie A
30
0
8
0
7
0
—
45
0
Total
163
1
25
0
38
0
2
0
228
1
Juventus
2001–02
Serie A
30
0
3
0
8
0
—
41
0
2002–03
Serie A
27
1
0
0
15
0
1
0
43
1
2003–04
Serie A
23
0
4
0
5
0
0
0
32
0
2004–05
Serie A
37
0
1
0
11
0
—
49
0
2005–06
Serie A
27
0
4
0
8
0
0
0
39
0
Total
144
1
12
0
47
0
1
0
204
1
Barcelona
2006–07
La Liga
23
0
2
0
4
0
1
0
30
2007–08
La Liga
18
0
4
0
6
0
—
28
0
Total
41
0
6
0
10
0
1
0
58
0
Career total
503
10
57
1
113
1
10
1
683
13
Appearances and goals by national team and year · Career statistics › International
France
France
National team
France
Year
1994
Apps
1
Goals
0
1995
1995
National team
1995
Year
5
Apps
0
1996
1996
National team
1996
Year
13
Apps
0
1997
1997
National team
1997
Year
8
Apps
0
1998
1998
National team
1998
Year
16
Apps
2
1999
1999
National team
1999
Year
9
Apps
0
2000
2000
National team
2000
Year
14
Apps
0
2001
2001
National team
2001
Year
4
Apps
0
2002
2002
National team
2002
Year
12
Apps
0
2003
2003
National team
2003
Year
12
Apps
0
2004
2004
National team
2004
Year
9
Apps
0
2005
2005
National team
2005
Year
7
Apps
0
2006
2006
National team
2006
Year
16
Apps
0
2007
2007
National team
2007
Year
10
Apps
0
2008
2008
National team
2008
Year
6
Apps
0
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
142
Apps
2
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
France
1994
1
0
1995
5
0
1996
13
0
1997
8
0
1998
16
2
1999
9
0
2000
14
0
2001
4
0
2002
12
0
2003
12
0
2004
9
0
2005
7
0
2006
16
0
2007
10
0
2008
6
0
Total
142
2
List of international goals scored by Lilian Thuram · Career statistics › International
1
1
No.
1
Date
8 July 1998
Venue
Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France
Opponent
Croatia
Score
1–1
Result
2–1
Competition
1998 FIFA World Cup
2
2
No.
2
Date
2–1
No.
Date
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
1
8 July 1998
Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France
Croatia
1–1
2–1
1998 FIFA World Cup
2
2–1

References

  1. Appearance in one Champions League Serie A play-off match (2000)
  2. Official Journal of the French Republic
    https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000000374701
  3. "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: France"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf
  4. "Lilian Thuram"
    https://arxiu.fcbarcelona.cat/web/castellano/futbol/temporada_07-08/plantilla/jugadors/thuram.html
  5. Lilian Thuram, Vidéo de soutien pour l'égalité des droits
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsPzvMebsT0
  6. FourFourTwo
    https://web.archive.org/web/20210928145722/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/101-greatest-football-players-last-25-years-full-list
  7. "50 Greatest Defenders in World Football History"
    https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1767176-50-greatest-defenders-in-world-football-history
  8. thefootballlovers
    https://thefootballlovers.com/top-100-best-football-defenders-of-all-time-history/
  9. GiveMeSport
    https://www.givemesport.com/football-fans-rank-the-50-greatest-defenders-in-football-history/
  10. 90min
    https://www.90min.com/best-defenders-of-all-time
  11. "Euro 2000 Profile: Lilian Thuram"
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/teams/france/squad/744708.stm
  12. "Il campione Lilian Thuram a Treviso contro il razzismo"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140915231101/http://treviso24.tv/news/il-campione-lilian-thuram-treviso-contro-il-razzismo.html
  13. French Football Weekly
    http://frenchfootballweekly.com/2013/09/06/no-thrills-no-attitude-just-thuram/
  14. UEFA
    https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/50435--monaco-vs-spartak-moskva/?referrer=%2Fuefachampionsleague%2Fseason%3D1993%2Fmatches%2Fround%3D58%2Fmatch%3D50435%2Findex
  15. "Juve snatch Thuram"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/1394566.stm
  16. Parma AC SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2001 (in Italian)
  17. www
    https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t2004-053004.html?t=tactic
  18. "Thuram Signs Contract". FCBarcelona . 24 July 2006. Retrieved 30 June 2012
    https://archive.today/20120803221330/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/historic_noticies/futbol/06/Juliol/n06072408.html
  19. "Agreements with the Spanish club FC Barcelona" (PDF). Juventus FC 21 July 2006. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
    https://web.archive.org/web/20081207072451/http://www.juventus.com/site/filesite/finance/comunicatipricesensitive/21_lug_2006_eng.pdf
  20. "Thuram move ended by heart defect"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7477866.stm
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