Jean-Jacques Eydelie
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| Jean-Jacques Eydelie | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 3, 1966 (age 41) | |
| Place of birth | Angouleme, France | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Limoges (Manager) | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1984-92 1986-87 1987-88 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-97 1997-99 1998 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-03 |
Nantes Laval (loan) Tours (loan) Marseille Suspended Benfica Bastia Sion Walsall (loan) FC Zurich Avranches Beaucaire |
27 (0) 11 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2006- | Limoges | |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Jean-Jacques Eydelie (born 3 February 1966) is a French former footballer most noted for his role in the Marseille match-fixing scandal of 1993[1]. A midfielder, Eydelie began his career with Nantes, before joining Marseille in 1992. His first season at Marseille was a success, with the club finishing top of the league, and winning the Champions League, but shortly after the match (in which Eydelie appeared as a substitute), it was revealed that he had contacted three players at Ligue 1 club Valenciennes (Jorge Burruchaga[2], Christophe Robert[2] and Jacques Glassman[3]) on behalf of the Marseille board, in order to offer bribes. Marseille needed to beat Valenciennes to secure the championship, and had induced the Valenciennes players to "go easy" in order that the Marseille players would not be overly exerted before the Champions League final[4]. It was Glassman who reported the bribe, which resulted in Marseille being stripped of the 1993 French title, banned from defending the Champions League (although the win still stood), and relegated to Ligue 2. Eydelie was banned for a year by FIFA, given a one year suspended sentence, and served 17 days in prison. Members of the Marseille board were given longer prison sentences, and Valenciennes players Burruchaga and Robert received FIFA bans for their involvement[3]. Upon his return to football, Eydelie had a nomadic career, playing in Portugal, England, Switzerland and back in France before retiring in 2003. In 2006 he was appointed manager of amateur club Limoges Foot 87.
In 2006, Eydelie released his autobiography, telling of corruption and doping during his time at Marseille[1]. Former OM chairman Bernard Tapie sued unsuccessfully for libel[5] (which he is planning to appeal), and former team mate Didier Deschamps has also threatened legal action.[6]
[edit] Honours
- UEFA Champions League: 1993
[edit] References
- ^ a b Wenger slams former Marseille Chairman. Eurosport (2006-01-23). Retrieved on 2007-03-12.
- ^ a b Argentine Charged in Marseille case. New York Times (1993-07-02). Retrieved on 2007-03-12.
- ^ a b Tapie Directly Implicated As Marseille Trial Opens. International Herald Tribute (1995-03-14). Retrieved on 2007-03-12.
- ^ From Glory to Disgrace: Soccer Saga Grips Marseille. International Herald Tribune (1992-07-12). Retrieved on 2007-03-12.
- ^ Former Marseille chairman to sue ex-player for libel. ESPN Soccernet (2006-01-22). Retrieved on 2007-03-12.
- ^ Dishing the Dirt. World Cup Blog (2006-02-17). Retrieved on 2007-03-12.
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