Laurent Henric (20 March 1905 – 3 March 1992) was a French footballer and

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, he started his playing career at his local club,

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four times in 1928 and 1929. He then joined his first professional club with

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in 1933. He was also part of France's squad for the

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, but he did not play in any matches. He would coach équipe fédérale de Marseille-Provence in 1943-1944 and

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from 1949-1951.

Honours

* Finalist of the

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in 1924 and 1929 with

* Champion of France D1 (Group B) in 1933 with Olympique d'Antibes

References

External links

Player page at the site of the FFF

Player page at anciensverts.com
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