Jacques Glassmann
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 22, 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Mulhouse, France | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1984 | RC Strasbourg | 41 | (2) |
| 1984–1987 | FC Mulhouse | 97 | (7) |
| 1987–1988 | FC Tours | 32 | (2) |
| 1988–1994 | US Valenciennes | 178 | (19) |
| 1994–1995 | US Maubeuge | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jacques Glassmann (born July 22, 1962 in Mulhouse) is a former footballer from France.
He is famous for having revealed the bribery scandal (called Affaire VA-OM) involving Olympique de Marseille and his team US Valenciennes. He [1] and teammates, Jorge Burruchaga[2] and Christophe Robert[2] were contacted by OM player Jean-Jacques Eydelie,[3] in order to let l'OM win and, more importantly, not to injure any OM player ahead of the UEFA Champions League final.
He was later considered as a traitor by French supporters.[1]
He was eventually awarded the FIFA Fair Play Award in 1995 for having revealed this bribery scandal.
External links
- ^ a b "Tapie Directly Implicated As Marseille Trial Opens". International Herald Tribute. 1995-03-14. Retrieved 2007-03-12.
- ^ a b "Argentine Charged in Marseille case". New York Times. 1993-07-02. Retrieved 2007-03-12.
- ^ "Wenger slams former Marseille Chairman". Eurosport. 2006-01-23. Retrieved 2007-03-12.
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