Serge Blanc
Encyclopedia
Serge Blanc is a former French
football
player. Blanc was involved in the tackle which broke the leg of Celtic Legend Henrik Larsson
, during a UEFA Cup
tie in 1999. Larsson bounced back from the leg break the very next season, scoring 53 times in all competitions, winning the Golden Boot in the process.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player. Blanc was involved in the tackle which broke the leg of Celtic Legend Henrik Larsson
Henrik Larsson
Henrik Edward Larsson MBE is a retired Swedish footballer and current manager of Landskrona BoIS.Larsson began his career with Högaborgs BK. He moved to Helsingborg, where he was one of the key players when they qualified to Allsvenskan 1993. Larsson then moved to Feyenoord for four years before...
, during a UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
tie in 1999. Larsson bounced back from the leg break the very next season, scoring 53 times in all competitions, winning the Golden Boot in the process.