Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 4 | |
| 1987 | 6 | |
| 1988 | 8 | |
| 1989 | 10 | |
| 1990 | 7 | |
| 1991 | 6 | |
| 1992 | 5 | |
| 1993 | 6 | |
| 1994 | 5 | |
| 1995 | 4 | |
| 1996 | 4 | |
| 1997 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 |
Data sources
- FIFA
- UEFA
- Transfermarkt
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Laurent Blanc ranks #84 in Football
Laurent Blanc ranks 84th among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 386th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 86, Longevity 86, Honours 84, Statistics 80. Those categories are normalised against the full Football reference universe of 875 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1983–2003 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1989, which sets the Peak component at 86. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world cup titles 1, european championship titles 1, france caps 97, france goals 16.
Immediately ahead sits Raí on 83.3, a gap of 1.1 points. Directly behind is Garrincha on 84.9. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Laurent Blanc GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Blanc stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Football cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1989. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 20 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
Top Blanc comparisons
Laurent Blanc — frequently asked
- Is Laurent Blanc the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Laurent Blanc ranks 84th in Football with a GOAT Score of 82.2, behind Cristiano Ronaldo on 95.5.
- What is Laurent Blanc's GOAT Score?
- 82.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Laurent Blanc rank all time?
- 386th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 84th within Football.
- Laurent Blanc vs Raí: who ranks higher?
- Raí, on 83.3 against Laurent Blanc's 82.2 — a margin of 1.1 points.