France 1980s squad

Every player who appeared for France in the 1980s — 101 in all, with their career international caps and goals.

Didier Deschamps racked up the most caps of anyone here — 103 in all. Michel Platini leads the scoring with 41. The squad breaks down as 11 goalkeepers, 27 defenders, 37 midfielders and 26 forwards — enough depth to fill any formation in the game.

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PlayerPosCapsGoalsLegend
Laurent BlancDF971692
Michel PlatiniMF724192
Manuel AmorosDF82191
Jean-Pierre PapinFW543090
Maxime BossisDF76190
Didier DeschampsMF103489
Didier SixMF521389
Marius TrésorDF65488
Luis FernandezMF60688
Eric CantonaFW452088
Henri MichelMF58487
Dominique RocheteauFW491586
Patrick BattistonDF56386
Alain GiresseMF47686
Joël BatsGK50—85
Franck SauzéeMF39984
Bernard LacombeFW381284
Jean TiganaMF52184
Yannick StopyraFW331183
Basile BoliDF45183
Gérard JanvionDF40082
Christian LopezDF39181
Jean-Marc FerreriMF37381
Bernard GenghiniMF27679
Bruno MartiniGK31—79
Bernard CasoniDF30077
Yvon Le RouxDF28177
Bruno BelloneMF/FW34276
Dominique BathenayMF20475
Alain RocheDF25175
Dominique BaratelliGK21—75
Jean-Philippe DurandMF26074
Gérard SolerFW16474
José TouréFW16474
Éric Di MecoDF23074
Thierry TusseauDF22073
Jean-François LariosMF17573
Christian PerezFW22273
Dominique DropsyGK17—73
William AyacheDF20072
Olivier RouyerFW17271
François BracciDF18070
Léonard SpechtDF18170
Jacques ZimakoFW13270
Patrice RioDF17070
Alain CouriolMF12268
Loïc AmisseMF12268
Daniel BravoMF13168
Philippe VercruysseMF12167
Jean PetitMF12167
Gérald PassiMF11267
Jean CastanedaGK9—67
Jean-Luc EttoriGK9—67
Bernard PardoMF13067
Philippe FargeonFW7266
Albert EmonFW8165
Daniel XuerebFW8165
Stéphane PailleFW8165
Franck SilvestreDF11065
Christophe CocardMF9165
Fabrice PoullainMF10064
Luc SonorDF9063
Philippe MahutDF9063
Sylvain KastendeuchDF9063
Bruno BaronchelliFW6163
René GirardMF7163
Dominique BijotatMF8062
Alain MoizanMF7061
Jean-Pierre TempetGK5—61
Éric PécoutFW5161
Philippe AnzianiFW5161
Bernard ZénierFW5161
Didier ChristopheMF6161
Michel BibardDF6060
Marcel DibMF6060
Philippe BergerooGK3—58
Jean-Christophe ThouvenelDF4057
Gilles RampillonMF3156
Patrice LecornuFW3056
Pascal DespeyrouxMF3055
Patrick DelamontagneMF3055
Carmelo MiccicheFW2155
Laurent RousseyFW2155
François BrissonFW2054
Gérard BuscherFW2054
Didier SénacDF2053
Jean-Claude LemoultMF2053
Pierrick HiardGK1—51
Albert RustGK1—51
Patrice GarandeMF/FW1051
Jean-Marc FerratgeFW1051
Bruno GermainMF1050
Jean-Louis ZanonMF1050
Jean-Philippe RohrMF1050
Rémy VogelMF1050
Thierry LaureyDF1050
Philippe JeannolDF1050
Patrick CubaynesFW——48
Guy LacombeFW——48
Michel BensoussanGK——48
Jean-François DomergueDF——48

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