2023-12-28 21:11:36
A figure from Olympique de Marseille has just passed away. François Bracci died at the age of 72 following a long illness, reveals the newspaper Provence this Thursday. The former full-back had played 342 matches in the OM jersey, first between 1971 and 1979, then between 1983 and 1985.
With his favorite club, this son of a Corsican customs officer who emigrated to Alsace, won the French championship title in 1972 and the Coupe de France in 1976 against Lyon (2-0). He is the third most capped player in the history of Olympique de Marseille behind goalkeeper Steve Mandanda (613), who currently plays for Rennes, and Roger Scotti (452), at the club in 1942 and 1958. and died on December 12, 2001.
Nicknamed the little “Facchetti” in reference to the legendary left-back of Inter and Italy, also tall for a full-back, Bracci (1m85) also played for RC Strasbourg (1979-1980), then at the Girondins de Bordeaux (1980-1983), a club with which he played 139 matches. He then returned to OM to participate in the return to D1 in the spring of 1984. He also enjoyed the honors of the French selection (18 caps between 1973 and 1982) and was selected for the Blues to participate in the World Cup. 1978, in Argentina (1 match against Hungary).
Francois Bracci in the jersey of the France B team during a friendly match in October 1977. Photo Gerard Bedeau / Onze / Icon Sport Icon Sport
Once he hung up his crampons, he began a coaching career, notably in Morocco, Tunisia and then Algeria. He was notably at the head of the Mouloudia Club of Algiers (MCA), with which he won the Algerian Cup in 2006, and the title of Algerian Champion in 2010. In France, he was also the assistant of Jean Tigana in Lyon (1993 to 1995) and managed Toulon in D2 (1996-1997) or Martigues.
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