- Franck Sauzée
Football player infobox
playername = Franck Sauzée
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1965|10|28
cityofbirth =Aubenas
countryofbirth =France
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position = Midfielder
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youthclubs =FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
years = 1983-1988
1988-1990
1990-1991
1991-1993
1993-1994
1994-1996
1996-1999
1999-2002
clubs =FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Olympique de Marseille AS Monaco FC Olympique de Marseille
Atalanta
Strasbourg
Montpellier
Hibernian
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nationalyears = 1988-1993
nationalteam = France
nationalcaps(goals) = 39 (9)
manageryears = 2001-2002
managerclubs = Hibernian Franck Sauzée (bornOctober 28 ,1965 ) is a former French professional footballer.Sauzée's best achievement was a Champions Cup winners medal with Marseille in 1992-93. Despite his success in France he is probably most highly regarded by the fanatical supporters of Scottish club Hibernian for whom he was club
captain until the end of his playing career. Under his guidance as captain, Hibernian regained their place in theScottish Premier League and reached theScottish Cup final in 2001. Hibs also finished third in the league in 2001 and therefore qualified for theUEFA Cup .Sauzée is an
Easter Road legend and is known as "Le God" and "Dieu" by the Hibs fans. One of his greatest moments at Hibs was during the 3-0 "Millennium" derby win against Hearts. Sauzée scored a goal and ran the full length of the pitch to celebrate with the Hibs fans.After the departure of manager
Alex McLeish to Rangers during December 2001, Sauzée was appointed manager of Hibernian. He announced his retirement from playing when he was appointed. His time in charge was unsuccessful, however, as Hibs only won one match in 16. He was sacked in March 2002 and was replaced by Kilmarnock managerBobby Williamson .Sauzée returned to France after leaving Hibernian, and now works as a football pundit for
Canal+ .Sauzée played 39 times for France and was part of their Euro 92 squad.
Clubs
*Sochaux 1983-88
*Marseille 1988-90, 1991-93
*Monaco 1990-91
*Atalanta 1993-94
*Strasbourg 1994-96
*Montpellier 1996-99
*Hibernian 1999-2002Honours
*Winner of Under 21 UEFA Championship: 1988 (France)
*Winner of the European Champions League: 1993 (Marseille)
*French Champion: 1989, 1990, 1992 (Marseille)
*French Cup Winner: 1989 (Marseille), 1991 (Monaco)
*Scottish League Division One: 1999 (Hibernian)External links
* [http://www.fff.fr/servfff/historique/historique.php?id=SAUZEE%20Frank Profile at French federation official site]
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