Dembélé is a common surname in football, a bit like Traoré, Diabaté or Cissé but Papis Dembélé, the current striker from Rodez trained in the Forêt de Haye (2 goals in Ligue 2 this season), has a name that has remained in history from ASNL for good reason. Papiss and his big brother Mana Dembélé, author of a big season with Nancy in 2014-2015, are one of the few siblings of the Nancy club at the professional level. Three other pairs of brothers, only, managed to play pro in the thistle jersey
In the 1970s, there were Yves and Hervé Mariot. Yves Mariot, French international once, left a memorable memory to Picot, thanks in particular to his famous technical gesture of the rainbow which he was the first to achieve in France. His little brother Hervé only wore the ASNL tunic three times among the pros in 1974-1975.
There has also been, more recently, the Laquait tandem: big brother Stéphane in the middle (1992-1995) and goalkeeper Bertrand (93 matches from 1997 to 2001). But the most famous siblings of ASNL remain, without any possible discussion, that formed by Mustapha Hadji, African Ballon d’Or 1998, and by Youssouf Hadji, who became the second highest scorer in the history of the club behind a certain Michel. Platini. In this very closed circle, the Dembélé Papis and Mana are therefore very well surrounded …
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