- Maxime Bossis
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Maxime Bossis Personal information Full name Maxime Bossis Date of birth June 26, 1955 Place of birth Saint-André-Treize-Voies, Vendée,
FranceHeight 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Defender Youth career 1969–1970 Saint-André Sport 1970–1973 FC Yonnais Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1973–1985 FC Nantes 379 (24) 1985–1989 Matra Racing 120 (2) 1990–1991 FC Nantes 34 (0) Total 533 (26) National team‡ 1976–1986 France 76 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2007.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2007Maxime Bossis (born June 26, 1955 in Saint-André-Treize-Voies, Vendée) is a retired football defender from France, who obtained 76 caps (one goal) for the French national team. He is mostly remembered for missing the last penalty in 1982 World Cup semifinal between Germany and France. While the score was tied at 4-4, Bossis missed the next penalty, allowing Horst Hrubesch to score the last penalty, and with 5-4, to drive his team to the final. From 1985 to 1992, he held the French record of caps, when the also defender Manuel Amoros established a new mark with 82 caps. He also held the French record of matches played in the FIFA World Cup with 15, now surpassed by Fabien Barthez.
His younger brother, Joël, also played professional football and holds the all-time record most goals scored for Chamois Niortais.
Titles
- French championship in 1977, 1980 and 1983 with FC Nantes
- French championship runner-up in 1974, 1978, 1979, 1981 and 1985 with FC Nantes
- Coupe de France in 1979 with FC Nantes
- Coupe de France runner-up in 1983 with FC Nantes
- Coppa delle Alpi in 1982 with FC Nantes
- Euro 1984 with France
References
- French Football Federation Profile (French)
- Stats (French)
French Player of the Year 1959: Sbroglia | 1960: Kopa | 1961: Mahi | 1962: Lerond | 1963: Douis | 1964: Artelesa | 1965: Gondet | 1966: Gondet | 1967: Bosquier | 1968: Bosquier | 1969: Revelli | 1970: Carnus | 1971: Carnus | 1972: Trésor | 1973: Bereta | 1974: Bereta | 1975: Guillou | 1976: Platini | 1977: Platini | 1978: Petit | 1979: Bossis | 1980: Larios | 1981: Bossis | 1982: Giresse | 1983: Giresse | 1984: Tigana | 1985: L. Fernández | 1986: Amoros | 1987: Giresse | 1988: Paille | 1989: Papin | 1990: Blanc | 1991: Papin | 1992: Roche | 1993: Ginola | 1994: Lama | 1995: Guérin | 1996: Deschamps | 1997: Thuram | 1998: Zidane | 1999: Wiltord | 2000: Henry | 2001: Vieira | 2002: Zidane | 2003: Henry | 2004: Henry | 2005: Henry | 2006: Henry | 2007: Ribéry | 2008: Ribéry | 2009: GourcuffFrance squad – 1978 FIFA World Cup 
France squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place France squad – UEFA Euro 1984 Winners (1st Title) France squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup Third Place AS Saint-Étienne – managers Locke (1932–33) · Locke & Rivers (1933–34) · Duckworth (1934–35) · Vago (1935–36) · Duckworth (1936–40) · Cabannes (1940–43) · Tax (1943–50) · Snella (1950–59) · Vernier (1959–60) · Wicart (1960–61) · Guérin (1961–62) · Wicart (1962–63) · Snella (1963–67) · Batteux (1967–72) · Herbin (1972–83) · Briet (1983) · Djorkaeff (1983–84) · Kasperczak (1984–87) · Herbin (1987–90) · Sarramagna (1990–92) · Santini (1992–94) · Baup (1994–96) · Bossis (1996) · Bathenay (1996) · Mankowski (1996–97) · Herbin & Repellini (1997–98) · Nouzaret (1998–2000) · Soler (2000) · Toshack (2000) · Garcia & Wallemme (2001) · Michel (2001) · Antonetti (2001–04) · Baup (2004–06) · Hašek (2006–07) · Roussey (2007–08) · Perrin (2008–09) · Galtier (2009–)
Categories:- 1955 births
- Living people
- People from Vendée
- French footballers
- Association football defenders
- France international footballers
- 1978 FIFA World Cup players
- 1982 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 1984 players
- 1986 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA European Football Championship-winning players
- FC Nantes players
- RCF Paris players
- Ligue 1 players
- French football managers
- AS Saint-Étienne managers
- French football defender stubs
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