🎥 Enjoy World Cup-winning defender's solo goal on his birthday 🎂

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Ben Browning·19 November 2024

🎥 Enjoy World Cup-winning defender's solo goal on his birthday 🎂

Laurent Blanc is a hero in France, but the no.10 turned centre-back also made waves in Italy during his time with Inter and Napoli.

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And it was when those two sides met in 2000 that arguably Blanc's best goal ever came about, with the World Cup winner and European Champion playing a slick one-two out of defence, beating the entire Napoli side before poking it around the onrushing goalkeeper and into the net to secure a 3-1 win for Inter.

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He has since gone on to become a successful manager, managing France between 2010 and 2012 after a successful spell at Bordeaux, while stints at PSG, Lyon, Al Rayan and currently Al-Ittihad have followed.

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