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unusual facts about Olympique de Marseille


Éric de Montgolfier

When head prosecutor in Valenciennes, he became famous for prosecuting the businessman-cum-politician Bernard Tapie for rigging the match between his football club Olympique de Marseille and the local club Valenciennes FC.


1924 Coupe de France Final

The 1924 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Stade Olympique, Colombes on April 13, 1924, that saw Olympique de Marseille defeat FC Sète 3–2 thanks to goals by Edouard Crut (2) and Jean Boyer.

1926 Coupe de France Final

The 1926 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Stade Olympique, Colombes on May 9, 1926, that saw Olympique de Marseille defeat AS Valentigney 4–1 thanks to goals by Jules Dewaquez (2), Douglas De Ruymbecke and Jean Boyer.

1927 Coupe de France Final

The 1927 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Stade Olympique, Colombes on May 6, 1927, that saw Olympique de Marseille defeat US Quevilly 3–0 thanks to goals by Raymond Durand, Maurice Galley and Jules Dewaquez.

1934 Coupe de France Final

The 1934 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on May 6, 1934, that saw FC Sète defeat Olympique de Marseille 2–1 thanks to goals by Istvan Lukacs.

1935 Coupe de France Final

The 1935 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on May 5, 1935, that saw Olympique de Marseille defeat Stade Rennais UC 3–0 thanks to goals by Charles Roviglione, Vilmos Kohut and an own goal by Jean Laurent.

1954 Coupe de France Final

The 1954 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on May 23, 1954, that saw OGC Nice defeat Olympique de Marseille 2–1 thanks to goals by Victor Nuremberg and Luis Carniglia.

1969 Coupe de France Final

The 1969 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on May 18, 1969, that saw Olympique de Marseille defeat FC Girondins de Bordeaux 2–0 thanks to an own goal by Gérard Papin and a goal by Joseph Yegba Maya.

2010 Coupe de la Ligue Final

On 1 March 2010, it was revealed that the French government was considering moving the final to another venue in response to the fan violence that occurred during the annual Le Classique match in which the supporters of both Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille clashed resulting in a supporter being hospitalized, going into a coma, and later dying due to severe head injuries.

Birkenhead United

They also saw Elijah Neblett get selected for the New Zealand U-17 national team and Bill Tuiloma signed with Olympique de Marseille.

Carquefou

In 2008, the local football team Union Sportive Jeanne d'Arc Carquefou reached the quarter finals of the French Cup after a win over the 8-times national champions Olympique de Marseille on March 19, putting the town in the national headlines.

Dušan Uhrin, Jr.

Mladá Boleslav impressed in Europe the following season, not least because of defeating Olympique de Marseille in the first round of the UEFA Cup, and one of the people who took notice of Uhrin's achievements was Timișoara boss Marian Iancu.

Émile Antonio

He spent one season at OGC Nice with whom he won the Coupe de France in 1954, against Olympique de Marseille, 2-1.

François Bracci

Playing for Olympique de Marseille (1971–1979), he was a member of the French squad that competed at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

Garry Bocaly

Born in Schœlcher, Martinique, France, Bocaly arrived at Marseille in 2004 before being promoted to the first team the following year.

Gilles Tanguy

He was in charge of Olympique de Marseille from 1929 to 1932, taking the phocéen club to the Championnat du Sud-Est in 1930 and 1931 and three Coupes de Provence from 1930 to 1932.

Ilija Pantelić

Ilija Pantelić (born 2 August 1942 in Kozica near Banja Luka) is a retired Serbian goalkeeper who played at Euro 1968 for SFR Yugoslavia, and in France for Olympique de Marseille, SEC Bastia and Paris SG.

Lésigny, Seine-et-Marne

The town is well known for its affluence and for the Château de Grande Romaine that hosted the Brazilian national football team (during the FIFA World Cup 1998), as well as many famous European football teams, like Paris Saint-Germain FC, Olympique de Marseille, AS Monaco FC and Chelsea FC.

Massilia Sound System

Massilia Sound System re-popularised the city of Marseille in the 1990s, in conjunction with the success of Olympique de Marseille, the local soccer club.

Robert Louis-Dreyfus Trophy

The Robert Louis-Dreyfus Trophy (French: Trophée Robert Louis-Dreyfus) is an annual summer tournament hosted by Olympique de Marseille since 2010, dedicated to Robert Louis-Dreyfus, a majority shareholder of the French football team, who died on July 4, 2009, following a long battle with leukemia.

Tobias Linderoth

He is the son of football coach Anders Linderoth, a former Swedish international who played in the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, and Tobias was born in France during Anders' spell at Marseille.


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