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My Take
A goalkeeper rarely gets the headlines, and Richard Dutruel is a case in point. What draws me to him is the quiet dignity of the position itself: a 192 cm wall born on Christmas Eve in a calm lakeside town in the French Alps, choosing to stand as the last line of defense. There is no flashy trophy haul attached to his name here, but I have always respected the keeper's craft, the loneliness of carrying a match while everyone else chases glory upfield. He represents the unsung specialists I find genuinely worth admiring.
Overview
Richard Philippe Dutruel (born 24 December 1972) is a French retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Richard Dutruel
- Name (Japanese)
- リシャール・ドゥトルエル
- Reading
- りしゃーる・どぅとるえる
- Born
- December 24, 1972 (age 53)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rat
- Origin
- Thonon-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 192 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
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 → · 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.