Franck Sauzée

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Franck Sauzée
Personnel
birthday October 28, 1965
place of birth Aubenas ,  France
size 187 cm
position midfield player
Juniors
Years station
1973-19 ?? La Bégude-de-Vals
19 ?? - 1983 Montélimar US
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1982-1983 Montélimar US
1983-1988 FC Sochaux 153 (40)
1983-1984 FC Sochaux B 7 0(0)
1988-1993 Olympique Marseille 125 (23)
1990-1991 →  AS Monaco  (loan) 28 0(7)
1991-1992 Olympique Marseille B 3 0(0)
1993-1994 Atalanta Bergamo 16 0(1)
1994-1996 Racing Strasbourg 57 (10)
1996-1999 HSC Montpellier 49 0(9)
1998-1999 HSC Montpellier B 1 0(0)
1999-2002 Hibernian Edinburgh 77 (13)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1988-1993 France 39 0(9)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
2001-2002 Hibernian Edinburgh
1 Only league games are given.

Franck Sauzée (born October 28, 1965 in Aubenas ) is a former French football player . The midfielder played for several clubs in France, Italy and Scotland between 1983 and 2002 .

Career

society

Sauzée began his career in 1973 in the youth of the lower-class football club of La Bégude-de-Vals , from there he switched to the offspring of Montélimar US , where he was also used for their men's team in the French fourth division in 1982/83. In 1983 he was accepted by the then French second division club FC Sochaux . He was loyal to the club for five years before moving to Marseille in the summer of 1988 . There he became French champion straight away. Two more championship titles in 1990 and 1992 should follow. Sauzée was loaned to AS Monaco for the 1990/91 season. He achieved his greatest success with Olympique in 1993 when the UEFA Champions League was won at the Munich Olympic Stadium . On May 26, 1993, AC Milan was defeated 1-0 in the final by a goal from Basile Boli . Sauzée stood on the court for the whole 90 minutes. Although the title could be defended in France in 1993, he decided to turn his back on the port city residents for the following season. The reason for this was the revoked championship title due to bribes flowing in the league by the then club president Bernard Tapie and the associated forced relegation to Ligue 2 . Sauzée received a new contract in Italy with Atalanta Bergamo . After only one season with the black-and-blue team , he decided to return to France and signed up for Racing Strasbourg , where he was to wear the racing jersey for two seasons . In 1996 there was a change within Ligue 1 to HSC Montpellier . He took another path abroad three years later. He found a new employer in Scotland at Hibernian Edinburgh . There he developed into the head and captain of the team after a while. Under his leadership, the team established itself in the Scottish League and was able to reach the final of the Scottish Cup in 2001 . There you had to give up 3-0 to the Glasgow Rangers . In the same year 3rd place in the highest league in Scotland could be achieved and the team qualified for its UEFA Cup starting place. Sauzée is still revered today on Easter Road , the sports venue in Hibernian Edinburgh. When he was active, he was called "Le God" (The God) by fans. At the end of the 2001/02 season he ended his career.

National team

Sauzée went through several age groups of the French national teams. His greatest success at national level included his first and so far only victory at the U-21 European Championship with France in 1988. In the final against the Greek selection, he contributed two goals to make it 3-0 and paved the way for triumph.

For France's senior team , he was on the ball in 39 games, scoring nine goals. For the European Football Championship in Sweden in 1992 , he was in the squad of Bleus .

After football

After his former coach at Hibernian Edinburgh, Alex McLeish , moved to the Glasgow Rangers in December 2001 , Sauzée became the Hibs' player- coach . However, his time was not crowned with success, so that he had to vacate the place after 16 games with only one game won. In March 2002 he was replaced by Bobby Williamson .

Today he works as a football expert for the French television channel Canal + .

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personal data
SURNAME Sauzée, Franck
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH October 28, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Aubenas , France