Laurent Di Lorto (1 January 1909 – 28 October 1989) was a French footballer who played

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

International career

He was

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

's goalkeeper at

1938 FIFA World Cup The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third edition of the World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and was held in France from 4 June until 19 June 1938. Italy defended its title in the final, beat ...

. Di Lorto was the first person of Italian descent to represent the

France national football team The France national football team (french: Équipe de France de football) represents France in men's international football matches. It is governed by the French Football Federation (FFF; ), the governing body for football in France. It is a ...

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FFF Profile
1909 births 1989 deaths People from Martigues French footballers France international footballers Olympique de Marseille players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players Ligue 1 players 1938 FIFA World Cup players Association football goalkeepers French people of Italian descent Sportspeople from Bouches-du-Rhône Footballers from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur {{France-footy-goalkeeper-stub