French footballer

Karim Benzema

Karim Mostafa Benzema is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal. Regarded as one of the greatest strikers of all time, Benzema is a creative forward known for his technical skills, vision and versatility on the field. He won 25 trophies with Real Madrid, including four La Liga, three Copa del Rey, and five UEFA Champions League titles. He has scored over 500 career goals for club and country, and is Real Madrid's second-highest goalscorer after Cristiano Ronaldo and third-highest assist provider after Míchel and Paco Gento.

Born

1987

December 19

Died

Living

Era

1980s

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Karim, in brief

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Key dates

1987 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

653 Pope Martin I, having been abducted by Byzantine authorities from Rome for his opposition to Monothelitism, is tried in Constantinople.
1154 Henry II of England is crowned at Westminster Abbey.
1187 Pope Clement III is elected.
1490 Anne, Duchess of Brittany, is married to Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor by proxy.

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The world in 1987

When Karim arrived

april 11 The London Agreement is secretly signed between Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Shimon Peres and King Hussein of Jordan.
april 21 The Tamil Tigers are blamed for a car bomb that detonates in the Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo, killing 106 people.
april 27 The U.S. Department of Justice bars Austrian President Kurt Waldheim (and his wife, Elisabeth, who had also been a Nazi) from entering the US, charging that he had aided in the deportations and executions of thousands of Jews and others as a German Army officer during World War II.
april 4 Garuda Indonesia Flight 032 crashes at Medan Airport, killing 23.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on December 19

Carter G. Woodson 1875–1950 American historian, author, and journalist, founded Black History Month (born 1875) Doug Harvey 1924–1989 Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1989) Mo Williams 1982– American basketball player Nathan Oliveira 1928– American painter and sculptor (died 2010) Phil Harris 1956–1995 American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1904) Philip V of Spain (died 1746) 1683– Ralph Richardson 1902–1983 English actor (died 1983) Reggie White 1961–2004 American football player and wrestler (died 2004) Robert V. Bruce 1923–2008 American historian and author (died 2008)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1987

Andre Russell 1987– Jamaican cricketer Andrew Cogliano 1987– Canadian ice hockey player Brooklyn Decker 1987– American model and actress Carlos Quintero 1987– Colombian footballer Carolina Kostner 1987– Italian figure skater Charlotte Henshaw 1987– English swimmer Chelsea Manning 1987– American soldier and intelligence analyst Dana Vollmer 1987– American swimmer Daniel Hudson 1987– American baseball player

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