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My Take
Christian Lopez intrigues me because of where his story begins: born in Aïn Témouchent, Algeria, before making his name as a French defender. Defenders rarely get the glory, but they are the spine of any team, and a long career at the back means he could read the game and shut down opposing attacks with calm. I'm drawn to that unglamorous reliability. That he moved into coaching afterward feels natural to me, the sort of player whose value was always in organizing and protecting, now teaching younger players the patient art of defending.
Overview
Christian Lopez (born 15 March 1953) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Christian Lopez
- Name (Japanese)
- クリスティアン・ロペス
- Reading
- くりすてぃあん・ろぺす
- Born
- March 15, 1953 (age 73)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Snake
- Origin
- Aïn Témouchent, Aïn Témouchent Province, Algeria
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 177 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Algeria →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.