Olympique de Marseille definitely loves (ex) Nancy residents! After Pierre Vespignani, the former physiotherapist of the ASNL, after also the midfielder Michaël Cuisance trained in the forest of Haye, two other children of the thistle club arrive on the Canebière where the new president Pablo Longoria has just been inducted. Mathieu Seckinger, scout for Manchester United in recent seasons, is announced at OM and Benjamin Brat, still a youth recruiter at ASNL until then, will now work for the Marseille training center.
A magnificent journey for these two thirty-something who started training with ASNL youth teams, Mathieu Seckinger even succeeding Benjamin Brat as head of the football school a few years ago.
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Contacted by ex-Spinalien David Friio
“As I always say to young players, you have to believe in your dreams with a lot of humility and passion, you have to work very hard but not hope for anything so as not to be disappointed” confides Benjamin Brat. It was the former Spinalien David Friio, the former scout of MU and Saint-Étienne, who contacted Ben Brat after his arrival in Marseille in September to reorganize all the scouting of the club.
“The decision to leave was not easy to take because of my attachment to ASNL,” said the former player of Pagny and Laxou also. “It was my 17th season at ASNL. But the project proposed by OM is a superb professional opportunity and it is thanks to Nancy that I have this chance. Thank you to President Rousselot for his confidence, thank you to Patrick Gabriel and Mohamed Ouadah who have always accompanied me, thank you also to certain collaborators such as Sofian Sahrij or Nabil Tighazoui who have contributed to the success of our actions by giving of their time without counting! And thank you also to my parents, of course! “. Straight to the point now with OM!
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