François Brisson

François Brisson
Personal information
Date of birth (1958-04-09) 9 April 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Saintes, France
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1968–1975 AS Bourg-la-Reine
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1981 Paris Saint-Germain 81 (6)
1979–1980 → Laval (loan) 38 (10)
1981–1985 Lens 143 (40)
1985–1986 Strasbourg 38 (10)
1986–1987 Marseille 31 (1)
1987–1989 Laval 58 (12)
1989–1990 Lyon 28 (7)
1990–1993 Lille 88 (17)
1994–1996 Montauban
Total 505+ (103+)
International career
1983–1984 France Olympic 9 (3)
1982–1984 France 2 (0)
Managerial career
1994–1997 Montauban
1999–2000 Lens
2002–2003 Nîmes
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

François Brisson (born 9 April 1958) is a French former professional football player and manager. A former winger, he is among the players with the most appearances in the Ligue 1, with 505 appearances to his name. As of 2021, he is a scout for Marseille.[1]

International career

Brisson obtained two international caps for the France national team during the 1980s. He was a member of the team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, scoring in the gold medal game itself.[citation needed]

Personal life

François's twin brother Gilles is also a former footballer.

Honours

Player

Marseille

France Olympic

Manager

Montauban

References

  1. ^ "Top 20 des joueurs qui ont joué le plus de matches en Ligue 1". Football.fr (in French). 13 March 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.


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