François Brisson

François Brisson

Personal information
Date of birth	(1958-04-09) 9 April 1958
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 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. 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.

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.

Personal life

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

Honours

Player

Marseille

• Coupe de France runner-up: 1986–87

France Olympic

• Summer Olympic Games: 1984

Manager

Montauban

• National 3: 1995–96

External links

• François Brisson at the French Football Federation (in French)
• François Brisson at Olympics.com
• François Brisson at Olympic.org (archived)
• François Brisson at Olympedia