Raphaël Varane

Varane is, to me, the quiet master of defending. At 191 cm he never relied on brute force; instead he read danger early and neutralized attacks before they formed. Coming out of Lille and rising to the very top of the game, he collected the kind of honors most defenders only dream of, even a knighthood in the Legion of Honour. I admire that his greatness lived in anticipation rather than spectacle, the sort of intelligence casual viewers overlook. Defenders like him remind me that the most elegant football is often the action you never had to make.

Name (English)

Raphaël Varane

Name (Japanese)

ラファエル・ヴァラーヌ

Reading

らふぁえる・ゔぁらーぬ

Born

April 25, 1993 (age 33)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rooster

Origin

Lille, Nord, France

Height

191 cm

Occupation

association football player

Awards & achievements

• 2018 Knight of the Legion of Honour

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/raphaelvarane/
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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapha%C3%ABl%20Varane
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q489039

Tags

• Nord
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-17

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