Since France's first international association football match in 1904, there have been 23 occasions when a French player has scored three or more goals (a hat-trick) in a game.
 The first hat-trick was scored by Eugène Maës against Italy in 1912.
 The record for the most goals scored in an international by a French player is five, which has been achieved on two occasions: by Maës against Luxembourg in 1913, and by Thadée Cisowski against Belgium in 1956.
David Désiré Marc Ginola (] ; born 25 January 1967) is a French former international football player who has also worked as an actor, model and football pundit.
Erik Nielsen (born 12 December 1937 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a former Danish international football player, and father of the former international football player, now manager, Kent Nielsen.
Yoann Miguel Gourcuff (] or ] ; born 11 July 1986) is a French professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Rennes.
 He operates mainly as an attacking midfielder, but can also be utilized as a withdrawn striker and is described as a "playmaker of real quality" who "is an accomplished passer of the ball".
 Gourcuff has been described by former French international David Ginola as the best French player of his generation.
 His talent, elegant playing style, tenacity on the pitch, technical skills and precocious ability have drawn comparisons to French legend Zinedine Zidane.
Shohei Moriyasu (森保 翔平 , Moriyasu Shohei , born August 17, 1991) is a former Japanese football player.
 His father is Hajime Moriyasu, a former international football player and football manager.
 His brother Keigo plays as a striker for Edgeworth FC in the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW.
François Hugues (1896–1965) was a France international football player mostly known for his international career and his club stint at Red Star FC, which included two stint spanning over 14 years.
 With Red Star, Hugues won two Coupe de France titles in 1921 and 1923.
 He also played for Rennes, FC Lyon, and Suisse Paris.
 During his time as an international, Hugues was considered one of the best French players of his generation.
Franck Henry Pierre Ribéry (] ; born 7 April 1983) is a French professional footballer who plays for German club Bayern Munich.
 He is a former France national team player.
 He primarily plays as a winger, preferably on the left side although being right-footed, and is known for pace, energy, skill and precise passing.
 Ribéry is described as a player who is fast, tricky and an excellent dribbler, who has great control with the ball at his feet.
 Since joining Bayern, he has been recognised on the world stage as one of the best French players of his generation.
 The previous talisman of the French national team, Zinedine Zidane, has called Ribéry the "jewel of French football".
Jimmy Kirunda (born 1950) is a former international football player and international football manager for the Uganda national football team.
Zhu Bo (; Pinyin: "Zhū Bō"; ; born on September 24, 1960 in Dalian, Liaoning) is a Chinese football manager and a former international football player.
 As a player, he was a right-back who predominantly played for Bayi Football Team where he won several league titles while captaining his team before ending his career with Shenzhen Feiyada.
 As a manager, he has coached several clubs within the Chinese football league divisions, which include Hunan Xiangjun, Yunnan Lijiang Dongba, Nanchang Bayi, Changsha Ginde F.C., Shenzhen Fengpeng and Yinchuan Helanshan.
Xu Genbao (; born January 16, 1944 in Shanghai) is a Chinese football manager and a former international football player.
 He is the current founder, chairman and general coach of Shanghai East Asia football club as well as also being the owner of the Genbao Football Academy.
 While Xu Genbao was a Chinese international footballer, it was not until he became a manager and won the Chinese Jia-A League title with the China B team that he started to gain attention within Chinese football.
 This early success would lead to a Chinese national team appointment and then successful spells at Shanghai Shenhua and Dalian Wanda.

Question: Which former international football player was described by Yoann Gourcuff as the best French player of his generation?
Answer: David Ginola