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 GSC Marseille from 1949 to 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
1905 births 1992 deaths Footballers from Sète French men's footballers France men's international footballers Olympic footballers for France Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics FC Sète 34 players AS Cannes players FC Antibes players AS Saint-Étienne players French football managers Olympique de Marseille managers Men's association football goalkeepers 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-goalkeeper-stub