Men's association football defenders

Éric Yves Di Meco (born 7 September 1963) is a French former professional footballer who played as a left back.

Frédéric Fabian William Déhu (born 24 October 1972) is a French former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Jérémie Pierre Bréchet (born 14 August 1979) is a French is a professional football coach and former player who is currently the assistant manager of Ligue 1 club Lyon. He was usually used as a left-back but could play as a centre-back. Because of his technical skills he could also play in midfield.
He was capped three times for the French national side.

Sylvain Armand (born 1 August 1980) is a French former professional footballer who played as a left-back for Rennes, Paris Saint-Germain, Nantes, and Clermont.

Jacques Glassmann (born 22 July 1962) is a French former footballer who played as a defender.
He is famous for having revealed the bribery scandal involving Olympique de Marseille and his team US Valenciennes. He and teammates Jorge Burruchaga and Christophe Robert were contacted by Marseille player Jean-Jacques Eydelie in order to let Marseille win and, more importantly, not to injure any Marseille player ahead of the 1993 UEFA Champions League Final.
He was eventually awarded the FIFA Fair Play Award in 1995 for having revealed this bribery scandal.

Filippo Galli (born 19 May 1963) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a defender.
He is mostly remembered for his lengthy and successful spell with A.C. Milan, where he played alongside Baresi, Maldini, Costacurta, and Tassotti, forming a strong defensive line-up under managers Arrigo Sacchi and Fabio Capello, in the teams which were respectively known as The Immortals and The Invincibles; during his 15 seasons with the club, he won five Serie A titles and three UEFA Champions League titles, among other trophies.

Francesco Zagatti (18 April 1932 – 7 March 2009) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a defender. He usually played as an attacking full-back on either flank, and was known to be a generous, tenacious, and hard-working player, with an ability to make runs down the flank and get on the end of his teammates' passes.

Pierluigi Ronzon (Italian pronunciation: [ˌpjɛrluˈiːdʒi ronˈdzon]; born 7 March 1934) is a former Italian football player from Gemona del Friuli in the Province of Udine. He played club football as a midfielder or defender for some of the top clubs in his country, including Sampdoria, Napoli, Lazio, Atalanta and A.C. Milan.At international level, he represented Italy on one occasion, in a game played on 13 March 1960. Notably, for Napoli he scored the match-winning goal of the 1961–62 Coppa Italia final against Spal 1907; this was the first time a club from Serie B had won the cup.

Luigi Brunella (14 April 1914 – 23 May 1993) was an Italian football defender and manager from Garlasco. He spent the largest majority of his playing career at Torino and Roma (where he played over 150 games), before going on to management, taking over at clubs such as Roma.

Andrea Bonomi (Italian pronunciation: [anˈdrɛːa boˈnɔːmi]; 14 February 1923 – 26 November 2003) was an Italian footballer who played as a defender.