André Lerond (6 December 1930 – 8 April 2018) was a French
footballer
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who played as a
defender. He played mainly as a
centre back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
or at
left back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
, and occasionally as a
left half
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
. He was part of the
French national teams of the 1950s. According to France Football in 2007, Lerond was "of average size, but extremely quick, a great technician, calm and always at the right place. He was a very gifted footballer." He
captained the
France
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national team 14 times. He died on 8 April 2018 at the age of 87.
André Lerond, ancien capitaine de Lyon et de l'équipe de France, est mort
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Honours
* French Player of the Year
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: 1962
* FIFA World Cup
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(3rd Place): 1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
References
External links
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Profile on French federation official site
1930 births
2018 deaths
Men's association football defenders
Footballers from Le Havre
French men's footballers
France men's international footballers
AS Cannes players
Olympique Lyonnais players
Stade Français (association football) players
Ligue 1 players
1958 FIFA World Cup players
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