How tall is Jean-Pierre Papin?
Jean-Pierre Papin's listed height is 177 cm (5'10"). He is taller than about 55% of men in France.
Where 177 cm sits among men in France
Taller than about 55% of men in France born in 1963 (average 176.1 cm).
Papin next to his teammates
Didier Deschamps is 7 cm shorter than Jean-Pierre Papin (170 cm), teammate at France men's national association football team from 1989 to 1995.
Basile Boli is 3 cm taller than Jean-Pierre Papin (180 cm), teammate at France men's national association football team from 1986 to 1993.
Jean Tigana is 9 cm shorter than Jean-Pierre Papin (168 cm), teammate at Olympique de Marseille from 1989 to 1991.
About Jean-Pierre Papin
Jean-Pierre Papin is a French football manager and former professional player who played as a forward. He was born on 5 November 1963 in Boulogne-sur-Mer and trained at Jeumont before signing his first professional contract with Valenciennes in 1984.
Papin moved to Brugge, won the Belgian Cup and was selected for France at the 1986 World Cup. At Marseille he won Ligue 1 in 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992, plus the Coupe de France in 1989, and reached the 1991 UEFA Champions League final. He won the Ballon d'Or in 1991. In 1992 he left for AC Milan in a record transfer and won Serie A in 1994, then won the UEFA Cup with Bayern Munich in 1996. He ended his career at Bordeaux and Guingamp. He was capped 54 times by France and is known for his volleys from distance, called Papinades.
At a listed 177 cm (5'10"), Papin is 7 cm taller than Didier Deschamps, listed at 170 cm (5'7"), his France teammate from 1989 to 1995. Jean Tigana, listed at 168 cm (5'6"), was his teammate at Olympique de Marseille from 1989 to 1991 and is 9 cm shorter.
Frequently asked
How tall is Jean-Pierre Papin in feet and inches? Jean-Pierre Papin is 5'10" tall, which is 177 cm, 69.7 inches or 1.77 m.
How tall is Jean-Pierre Papin compared to Didier Deschamps? Didier Deschamps is 7 cm shorter than Jean-Pierre Papin: 170 cm (5'7") vs 177 cm (5'10").
How tall is Jean-Pierre Papin compared to Basile Boli? Basile Boli is 3 cm taller than Jean-Pierre Papin: 180 cm (5'11") vs 177 cm (5'10").
How tall is Jean-Pierre Papin compared to Jean Tigana? Jean Tigana is 9 cm shorter than Jean-Pierre Papin: 168 cm (5'6") vs 177 cm (5'10").
Is Jean-Pierre Papin tall for men in France? At 177 cm he is taller than about 55% of men in France born in 1963, whose average height is 176.1 cm.
Sources
- Jean-Pierre Papin on Wikipedia — biography and career.
- Jean-Pierre Papin on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 177 cm.
- Jean-Pierre Papin on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.
Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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