Thierry Tusseau
Thierry Tusseau (born 19 January 1958) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. As a player of French side Girondins de Bordeaux (1983–1986), he was a member of the France national team in the 1986 FIFA World Cup and the team that won the European Championship in 1984.
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Date of birth | 19 January 1958 | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Nogent-sur-Marne, France | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left back | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
1975–1983 | Nantes | 237 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||
1983–1986 | Bordeaux | 92 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
1986–1988 | RC Paris | 49 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
1988–1991 | Reims | 88 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 466 | (18) | ||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1977–1986 | France | 22 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Club career
Tusseau was born in Nogent-sur-Marne,[1] Val-de-Marne. Throughout his career, he played for FC Nantes-Atlantique (1977–1983), Girondins de Bordeaux (1983–1986), RC Paris (1986–1987), Matra Racing (1987–1988), and Stade de Reims (1988–1991).
International career
Tusseau was a member of the France national team that won the 1984 European Championship on home soil and also later took part at the 1986 FIFA World Cup with France. In total, he earned 22 international caps (no goals) for the France national team during the 1970s and 1980s.
References
- "Thierrytusseau.fr". Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
References
- (in French) French Football Federation Profile Archived 9 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine