Jean Laurent (footballer)

Not to be confused with Jean Laurent (1816–1886), the French photographer.

Jean Laurent

Laurent in 1935
Personal information
Full name	Jean Prosper Laurent[1]
Date of birth	(1906-12-30)30 December 1906[2]
Place of birth	Maisons-Alfort,[2] Val-de-Marne, France
Date of death	14 May 1995(1995-05-14) (aged 88)[3]
Place of death	Bourbon-l'Archambault,[1] Allier, France
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder[2]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1921–1930	CA Paris
1930–1932	Sochaux
1932–1933	Club français
1933–1934	Saint-Malo
1934–1937	Stade Rennais
1937–1938	Toulouse
1938–1939	Montpellier
International career
1930–1932	France	8	(0)
Managerial career
1945–1946	CA Paris
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jean Prosper Laurent (30 December 1906 – 14 May 1995) was a French international footballer. He played as a defender or midfielder. He was the elder brother of Lucien Laurent, and they both took part at the 1930 FIFA World Cup[4]

Club career

Laurent started his career at CA Paris in 1921.[3] In 1930, he went to FC Sochaux.[5] He then played for Club français for the 1932-1933 season.[6] Jean Laurent then went to US Saint-Malo for one year, in 1933-1934.[7] From 1934 to 1937, he played for Stade Rennais.[8] He went to Toulouse FC (1937) in its beginning year, 1937-1938.[9] His last club was Montpellier in 1938-1939.[10]

International career

Laurent got his first cap on 11 May 1930 against Czechoslovakia.[3] He was part of France's squad for the 1930 FIFA World Cup,[11] but did not play any match of the tournament.[3] He got his eighth and last cap on 12 June 1932 against Romania.[3]

Coaching career

He only had one short stint as a coach, managing his youth club CA Paris for one year, from 1945 to 1946.[12]

References

1. "Fichier des décès – années 1990 à 1999" [Death file – years 1990 to 1999] (in French). INSEE. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
2. "Jean Laurent". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
3. "Jean Laurent" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
4. "1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay". FIFA. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
5. "Ils ont joué au FCSM et Équipe de France". FC Sochaux. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
6. "Jean Laurent". Football Database. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
7. "Jean Laurent". Le Ballon Rond. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
8. "Grandes Équipes Stade Rennais". Pari et Gagne. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
9. "Jean Laurent". L’Equipe. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
10. "SO Montpellier 1938-1939". Football Database. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
11. "1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay". FIFA. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
12. "CA Paris 1945/1946". Football Database. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

External links

• Jean Laurent at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Jean Laurent – FIFA competition record (archived)