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My Take
Frank Leboeuf is a rare two-act story I find genuinely fun to follow. As a centre-back he won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 with France, with his most famous club years spent at Chelsea, and he was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1998. Plenty of footballers fade after retiring, but he reinvented himself as an actor and commentator, which takes real nerve. The Marseille roots feel fitting for someone with that competitive edge. What I respect most is the willingness to start over in a completely new field rather than just trade on past glory.
Overview
Franck Alain James Leboeuf (born 22 January 1968), commonly known as Frank Leboeuf (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃k ləbœf]), is a French actor, sports commentator and former footballer who played as a centre-back. With the France national team, Leboeuf won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000 as well as a number of domestic trophies, most famously during his five years at Chelsea.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Frank Leboeuf
- Name (Japanese)
- フランク・ルブーフ
- Reading
- ふらんく・るぶーふ
- Born
- January 22, 1968 (age 58)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Monkey
- Origin
- Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 183 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / actor / film actor / television actor / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1998 Knight of the Legion of Honour
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Actor — see all → · More people from France →
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.