Jacques Glassmann

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Jacques Glassmann
Personal information
Date of birth July 22, 1962 (1962-07-22) (age 45)
Place of birth    Mulhouse, France
Playing position Defender
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1978-1984
1984-1987
1987-1988
1988-1994
1994-1995
RC Strasbourg
FC Mulhouse
FC Tours
US Valenciennes
Maubeuge
41 (2)
97 (7)
32 (2)
178 (19)
7 (0)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Jacques Glassmann (born July 22, 1962 in Mulhouse) is a former footballer from France.

He is famous for having revealed the bribery scandal involving Olympique de Marseille and his team US Valenciennes. He [1] and fellow teammates, Jorge Burruchaga[2] and Christophe Robert[2] were contacted by OM player Jean-Jacques Eydelie[3], in order to let l'OM win and, more importantly, not to injure any OM player ahead of the UEFA Champions League final.

He was later considered as a traitor by French supporters[1].

He was eventually awarded the FIFA Fair Play Award in 1995 for having revealed this bribery scandal.

[edit] External links

  1. ^ a b Tapie Directly Implicated As Marseille Trial Opens. International Herald Tribute (1995-03-14). Retrieved on 2007-03-12.
  2. ^ a b Argentine Charged in Marseille case. New York Times (1993-07-02). Retrieved on 2007-03-12.
  3. ^ Wenger slams former Marseille Chairman. Eurosport (2006-01-23). Retrieved on 2007-03-12.
Awards
Preceded by
Not awarded
FIFA Fair Play Award
1995
Succeeded by
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