Paris 2024 Olympics: these Occitans left their mark on the Video games… Man Lacombe, golden Aveyronnais

When he misplaced his mood on the worst time towards the diabolical Materazzi within the 2006 World Cup closing, Zinédine Zidane was not on his first purple card. At seventeen, whereas enjoying within the reserves for AS Cannes, after being despatched off, the person we nonetheless name Yazid was invited by his coach to scrub the locker rooms whereas was the sanction. This similar coach, greater than ten years earlier than the icon of Castellane, defeated Brazil in a historic closing, already on August 13, 1984. Not 3-0 however 2-0, not within the World Cup after all however on the Olympic competitors in Los Angeles. This coach is Man Lacombe who continues to be the one Aveyron nationwide to have received a gold medal on the Olympics.

“It is nonetheless a supply of delight,” he laughed, as he returned to reside at residence in Villefranche-de-Rouergue. “We have been primarily based in Dinard all through my profession, after the demise of my spouse who was from Malouine, with my mom who was not very younger, I made this alternative, I’m comfortable right here at this time…”

His first membership was Stade Villefranchois (“there have been no youth groups at residence in Villeneuve, I kicked quite a bit into the wall of the lime manufacturing unit…”), we then know his wealthy profession as participant (Albi, Nantes, Lens, Excursions , TFC, Rennes, Lille, Cannes) and coach (Cannes, TFC, Guingamp, Sochaux, PSG, Monaco and eventually, Al Wasl in Dubai).

The Bleuets advance because of their objective in Bochum in qualifying

When he was chosen by Henri Michel for the Video games, he had simply completed a great season with Tef. On the college in Toulouse, when he was pondering of finding out physiotherapy, he was inspired by the Albigensian coach, René Solinski, who noticed it as an expert profession. He had written to a number of golf equipment for one reply, that of FC Nantes the place he benefited instantly, we can’t escape​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ … Montreal Olympics, to discover a place for himself. “I found the professional world and Coco Suaudeau, a coaching genius.”

“On the time, gamers chosen in European or world competitors couldn’t be chosen, we have been a bit like a B group.

And you continue to needed to be match. Spain left (3-1), Germany destroyed the passion of the Bleuets on the Park (1-1) however on April 17, in Bochum, they misplaced a objective 1-0 with… Man Lacombe on the finish the quarter-finals. “Albert Rust had peno arrested and we had ten after Jeannol was despatched out.” As soon as the ticket is stamped, it’s a must to scratch it removed from LA, on the east coast. In Annapolis, the French conceded a draw towards Qatar (2-2); in Boston, they dominated Norway (with two objectives from Violet Gilles Brisson) earlier than conceding one other draw towards Chesapeake Bay (1-1). Right here we go, within the quarters, Xuereb fossilizes Egypt (2-0); within the half, in entrance of 97,451 spectators towards the horrible Yugoslav horrors, it’s troublesome however it is going to move (4-2 after additional time, Man scores the objective that permits France to realize acquired within the 96^e), and it is the finale!

“102,000 individuals, I’ve by no means performed in entrance of so many spectators”

“I’ve by no means performed in entrance of so many spectators.” Greater than 101,799 within the corridors of the Rose Bowl in Pasadena and, in a comparatively good state of affairs, all the things will occur rapidly. “At 55^eI get the ball, I transfer Jean-Philippe Rohr who makes a stupendous cross and François (Brisson) scores a objective like Jordan, he jumps like that and scores… Then we would want a group very massive ahead to return again after which, in a short time, on a counter, Bibi makes the distinction, he hits, the ball is pushed away and Xuereb scores… We’re Olympic champions.”

The remainder, a giant occasion spent by “the Chinese language from the Stadium” (later to develop into “Moustache”) … in his room. “I referred to as my spouse, I informed her we have been going out, and she or he informed me no, you are not going out, I am right here, I am ready to our two kids…”

“And I did not exit, I took full benefit of my medal, it was a present for my little spouse, I’ve no regrets.” Christina was born to a few, Jordan and Romain, who’s now a coach by career. In his constructing at “La Closerie”, Man remembers the environment within the city, the progress of Carl Lewis that he noticed within the semi-final, the spirit that Henri Michel gave to the group. “Once we acquired again, it was two strains, a business on the tv information and that was it, nevertheless it’s nonetheless an actual achievement of my profession…” He had simply turned 29.