1. Since the conclusion of his playing career, Frank Leboeuf has transitioned to acting, appearing in stage, film productions and is a regular contributor at ESPN FC.
19 Facts About Frank Leboeuf
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Frank Leboeuf was introduced to football by his father, a former Rennes coach, who trained children in the sport.
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Frank Leboeuf played over 200 games for the club and scored 24 goals, mainly from penalties and set pieces.
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Frank Leboeuf left in 2001 for club Marseille, before finishing out his career in Qatar.
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Frank Leboeuf was capped 50 times for France, scoring four goals.
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Frank Leboeuf received a winner's medal at the finals in Belgium and the Netherlands, though Blanc and Marcel Desailly were the preferred defensive partnership, including in the final.
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Frank Leboeuf scored a late winner against co-hosts South Korea on 26 May ahead of the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
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Frank Leboeuf had a powerful long range shot, and was a consistent penalty-taker throughout his career.
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Frank Leboeuf took 15 penalties in competitive games for Chelsea, missing just 2 times, and missing only 1 out of his 11 attempts from the spot in the Premier League.
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In 2001, whilst still playing football for Chelsea, Frank Leboeuf had made his first acting appearance in the film Taking Sides.
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Frank Leboeuf studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute in West Hollywood, keeping a low profile, and won his first acting work as a TV commentator, for a pay cheque totalling $100, which he keeps as a memento.
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Frank Leboeuf acted in several theatre plays in France, including starring alongside Jean-Francois Garreaud in L'intrus in 2010 and a role in the play Avec Ma Belle Mere et Moi.
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In 2014, Frank Leboeuf played a French Resistance fighter in the World War II film Allies and a doctor in the Stephen Hawking biopic The Theory of Everything.
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Frank Leboeuf was forced to depart the show after two episodes due to a back injury he had suffered in a car accident shortly before the series commenced.
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In 2014, Frank Leboeuf made an appearance in the television comedy series Nos Chers Voisins and began writing a column for Telefoot.
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In 2019, Frank Leboeuf competed on the first season of Mask Singer, the French version of the global franchise Masked Singer, disguised as a peacock.
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Frank Leboeuf is married to actress Chrislaure Nollet and has two children, Jade and Hugo, from his first marriage to Beatrice.
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Frank Leboeuf's amateur sporting hobbies include tennis, swimming and boxing.
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Franck Frank Leboeuf is the cousin of the hotelier Philippe Frank Leboeuf.