Men's association football forwards

Jimmy Julien Briand (born 2 August 1985) is a French former professional footballer. He started his career as a striker, but was later used as a winger, playing in Ligue 1 for Rennes, Lyon, Guingamp and Bordeaux, as well as in the Bundesliga with Hannover 96 in a professional career lasting 20 years.
A graduate of the Clairefontaine academy, Briand was a France youth international at U21 level, and later made five appearances for the France senior national team from 2008 to 2012, making his debut on 11 October 2008 against Romania.

Philippe Fargeon (born 24 June 1964) is a former French footballer who played striker.

Dominique Claude Rocheteau (born 14 January 1955) is a French former professional footballer who played as a winger. A French international, he played in three FIFA World Cups, scoring at least one goal in each of them, and was part of the team that won UEFA Euro 1984. At club level, he won four Division 1 titles, three Coupes de France and played in the 1976 European Cup Final.

Aldo Puccinelli (25 December 1920 – 11 March 1994) was an Italian association football player and manager who played as a forward. He holds the record of league appearances with Lazio (339).

Danilo Michelini (born 5 March 1917 in Lucca; died on 8 December 1983 in Lucca) was an Italian professional football player and coach, who played as a forward.
He played for 9 seasons (208 games, 77 goals) in the Serie A for A.S. Lucchese Libertas 1905, A.S. Roma, A.C. Torino, A.S. Livorno Calcio and ACF Fiorentina.
He was among the top 10 scorers of the Serie A for three seasons (1936–37: 13 goals; 1937–38: 16 goals, third best scorer; 1938–39: 13 goals, fourth best scorer).

Luigi Colausig (4 March 1914 – 27 July 1991), known as Gino Colaussi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒiːno kolaˈussi]), was an Italian footballer who played as a striker. He was the first player to score multiple goals in a World Cup final.

Umberto Busani (1 February 1915 – 29 October 1957) was an Italian footballer who played as a forward for a number of Italian clubs in the 1930s and 1940s, most notably S.S. Lazio and S.S.C. Napoli.

Renzo Burini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈrɛntso buˈriːni]; 10 October 1927 – 25 October 2019) was an Italian professional football player and coach, who played as a striker or as a winger. He was born in Palmanova.

Antonio Bisigato (July 27, 1911 – March 16, 1965) was an Italian professional football player and coach.

Sergio Bertoni (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsɛrdʒo berˈtoːni]; 23 September 1915 – 15 February 1995) was an Italian association football manager and player, who played as a striker. With the Italy national team, he won the 1936 Summer Olympics football tournament and the 1938 FIFA World Cup.