SOCCER PLAYER
Daniel Leclercq
1949 - 2019

Daniel Leclercq
Daniel Leclercq (4 September 1949 – 22 November 2019) was a French football defender and manager. He played 440 matches from 1967 to 1984 for US Valenciennes, Olympique de Marseille and RC Lens. He later managed clubs from 1986 to 2017. He remains the only manager to have led RC Lens to the Ligue 1 championship. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Daniel Leclercq is the 6,590th most popular soccer player (down from 5,735th in 2024), the 5,305th most popular biography from France (down from 5,221st in 2019) and the 310th most popular French Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Daniel Leclercq ranks 6,590 out of 21,273. Before him are George Moorhouse, Teun Koopmeiners, Alan Hodgkinson, Yacine Brahimi, Jerko Leko, and Matthew Spiranovic. After him are Bart Goor, Eddie Johnson, José Ángel Ziganda, Johan de Kock, Corentin Martins, and Vito Mannone.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorge Moorhouse
1901 - 1943
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 6,590
Teun Koopmeiners
1998 - Present
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 6,591
Alan Hodgkinson
1936 - 2015
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 6,592
Yacine Brahimi
1990 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 6,593
Jerko Leko
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 6,594
Matthew Spiranovic
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 6,595
Daniel Leclercq
1949 - 2019
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 6,596
Bart Goor
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 6,597
Eddie Johnson
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 6,598
José Ángel Ziganda
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 6,599
Johan de Kock
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 6,600
Corentin Martins
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 6,601
Vito Mannone
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 6,602
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Daniel Leclercq ranks 730. Before him are Alfonso Pérez, Philip J. Currie, Charles Rocket, Alfredo Quesada, Zyta Gilowska, and Walter Browne. After him are Hannu Siitonen, Rick Rosenthal, Jerome Apt, Haroun Kabadi, Brian Kerwin, and Trevor Coker. Among people deceased in 2019, Daniel Leclercq ranks 550. Before him are Charalambos Cholidis, Sándor Sára, István Szívós, Godfrey Gao, Daniel Rudisha, and Bill Macy. After him are Morgan Woodward, Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi, Arun Jaitley, Gene Okerlund, Red Kelly, and Alan Rollinson.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsAlfonso Pérez
BOXER
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 724
Philip J. Currie
BIOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 725
Charles Rocket
ACTOR
1949 - 2005
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 726
Alfredo Quesada
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 727
Zyta Gilowska
ECONOMIST
1949 - 2016
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 728
Walter Browne
CHESS PLAYER
1949 - 2015
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 729
Daniel Leclercq
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2019
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 730
Hannu Siitonen
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 731
Rick Rosenthal
FILM DIRECTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 732
Jerome Apt
ASTRONAUT
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 733
Haroun Kabadi
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 734
Brian Kerwin
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 735
Trevor Coker
ATHLETE
1949 - 1981
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 736
Others Deceased in 2019
Go to all RankingsCharalambos Cholidis
WRESTLER
1956 - 2019
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 544
Sándor Sára
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - 2019
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 545
István Szívós
ATHLETE
1948 - 2019
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 546
Godfrey Gao
MODEL
1984 - 2019
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 547
Daniel Rudisha
ATHLETE
1945 - 2019
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 548
Bill Macy
ACTOR
1922 - 2019
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 549
Daniel Leclercq
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2019
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 550
Morgan Woodward
ACTOR
1925 - 2019
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 551
Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi
SINGER
1920 - 2019
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 552
Arun Jaitley
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2019
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 553
Gene Okerlund
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2019
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 554
Red Kelly
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2019
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 555
Alan Rollinson
RACING DRIVER
1943 - 2019
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 556
In France
Among people born in France, Daniel Leclercq ranks 5,305 out of 6,770. Before him are Loïc Rémy (1987), Denez Prigent (1966), Frédéric Pierrot (1960), Lucile Hadžihalilović (1961), Benoît Assou-Ekotto (1984), and Yacine Brahimi (1990). After him are Corentin Martins (1969), Matthieu Chedid (1971), Claude Onesta (1957), Younès Belhanda (1990), Xavier Beauvois (1967), and Barbara Pravi (1993).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsLoïc Rémy
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 5,299
Denez Prigent
SINGER
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 5,300
Frédéric Pierrot
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 5,301
Lucile Hadžihalilović
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 5,302
Benoît Assou-Ekotto
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 5,303
Yacine Brahimi
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 5,304
Daniel Leclercq
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2019
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 5,305
Corentin Martins
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 5,306
Matthieu Chedid
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 5,307
Claude Onesta
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 5,308
Younès Belhanda
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 5,309
Xavier Beauvois
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 5,310
Barbara Pravi
SINGER
1993 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 5,311
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In France
Among soccer players born in France, Daniel Leclercq ranks 310. Before him are Enzo Fernández (1995), Laurent Robuschi (1935), Jordan Ayew (1991), Loïc Rémy (1987), Benoît Assou-Ekotto (1984), and Yacine Brahimi (1990). After him are Corentin Martins (1969), Younès Belhanda (1990), Raïs M'Bolhi (1986), Bernard Diomède (1974), Vincent Guérin (1965), and Jérôme Rothen (1978).
Enzo Fernández
1995 - Present
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 304
Laurent Robuschi
1935 - Present
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 305
Jordan Ayew
1991 - Present
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 306
Loïc Rémy
1987 - Present
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 307
Benoît Assou-Ekotto
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 308
Yacine Brahimi
1990 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 309
Daniel Leclercq
1949 - 2019
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 310
Corentin Martins
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 311
Younès Belhanda
1990 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 312
Raïs M'Bolhi
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 313
Bernard Diomède
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 314
Vincent Guérin
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 315
Jérôme Rothen
1978 - Present
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 316





















































