Lazare Gianessi

Lazare Gianessi (9 November 1925 – 10 August 2009)[5] was a French football defender. He was part of France's squad for the 1948 Summer Olympics[6][7] and for the 1954 FIFA World Cup[8]

Lazare Gianessi
Equipe France Olympique 1948
Personal information
Full name Lazare Gianessi
Date of birth (1925-11-09)9 November 1925[1]
Place of birth Aniche, Nord, France[2]
Date of death 10 August 2009(2009-08-10) (aged 83)[3]
Place of death Concarneau, Finistère, France[4]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
CS Avion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1946 Lens
1946–1949 Olympique Saint-Quentin
1949–1952 CO Roubaix-Tourcoing 130 (1)
1952–1954 Monaco 40 (1)
1958–1959 Lens
1959–1960 CO Roubaix-Tourcoing 17 (0)
International career
1948 France Olympic Called up
1952–1954 France 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

He was selected in France Football squad for the 1948 Summer Olympics,[9][10] but was an unused substitute for the two Games against India[11] and Great Britain[12] as France were eliminated in the Quarterfinals. He had his first cap against West Germany on 5 October 1952.[13] He was selected for the 1954 FIFA World Cup[14] and played France’s both games against Yugoslavia[15] and Mexico.[16] The game against Mexico was his 14th and last cap.[17]

References
  1. "Lazare Gianessi". FFF Fédération Française de Football. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  2. "Lazare Gianessi". FFF Fédération Française de Football. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  3. "Lazare Gianessi". FFF Fédération Française de Football. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  4. "Lazare Gianessi l'Histoire des légendes du football". Football The Story. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  5. "Il avait joué la Coupe du monde : Lazare Gianessi est décédé" [Lazare Gianessi died, He had played in the World Cup]. La Voix du Nord. 12 August 2009. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.
  6. "Lazare Gianessi". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  7. "Tournoi Olympique de Football Londres 1948". FIFA.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  8. "1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland, France". FIFA.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  9. "France in Football". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  10. "Tournoi Olympique de Football Londres 1948". FIFA.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  11. "Olympic Football Tournament Final 31 Jul 1948". FIFA.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  12. "Olympic Football Tournament Final 5 Aug 1948". FIFA.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  13. "Lazare Gianessi". FFF Fédération Française de Football. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  14. "1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland, France". FIFA.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  15. "1954 FIFA World Cup Match Report Yugoslavia-France". FIFA.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  16. "1954 FIFA World Cup Match Report France-Mexico". FIFA.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  17. "Lazare Gianessi". FFF Fédération Française de Football. Retrieved 6 August 2023.


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