Thuram was born in Guadeloupe in the French West Indies. His family relocated to mainland France in 1981.

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Thuram's football career began with Monaco in Ligue 1 in 1991. He then transferred to Parma (1996–2001) and then to

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After becoming world champion in 1998, Thuram was an integral part of France's triumph at UEFA Euro 2000, which led to the team being ranked by FIFA as number one from 2001–2002. He also played in the 2002 World Cup, 2006 World Cup, Euro 1996,

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Thuram was an extremely dominant, consistent, athletic and attentive footballer, who was considered by pundits to be one of the best defenders in the world in his prime. As a defender, he was known for his strength, pace, stamina and his outstanding physical,

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Thuram was sponsored by sportswear company Nikeand appeared in Nike commercials. In a global Nike advertising campaign in the run-up to

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Beyond his football career, Thuram has always shown political engagement, and has frequently spoken out against racism. In such, during the French riotsin November 2005, Thuram

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Thuram's cousin is Amiens player Yohann Thuram-Ulien. He has two sons with his first wife Sandra, Marcus (born 6 August 1997) and Khéphren(born January 2001), and both became

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