Franck Sauzée
French association football player and manager (born 1965) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Franck Gaston Henri Sauzée (born 28 October 1965) is a French former professional footballer and manager. Throughout his playing career, he played as either a midfielder or defender, representing the France national team on 39 occasions between 1988 and 1993, scoring nine goals, and captaining the team several times. He achieved great success at club level during the same period, winning the 1993 UEFA Champions League Final and three league titles with Marseille. Later in his career he earned great plaudits for his performances for Scottish club Hibernian, whom Sauzée subsequently managed for a short period. Since ending his active involvement in professional football, Sauzée has worked as a football pundit for French television networks.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Franck Gaston Henri Sauzée[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1965-10-28) 28 October 1965 (age 58) | ||
Place of birth | Aubenas, France[2] | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder,[4] sweeper[4] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1988 | Sochaux[3] | 150 | (40) |
1988–1990 | Marseille[3] | 68 | (9) |
1990–1991 | Monaco[3] | 28 | (7) |
1991–1993 | Marseille[3] | 57 | (14) |
1993–1994 | Atalanta[3] | 16 | (1) |
1994–1996 | Strasbourg[3] | 57 | (9) |
1996–1999 | Montpellier[3] | 49 | (9) |
1999–2001 | Hibernian | 77 | (13) |
Total | 502 | (102) | |
International career | |||
1988–1993 | France[3] | 39 | (9) |
Managerial career | |||
2001–2002 | Hibernian | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |