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{{short description|French football player and manager (1952–2025)}}
{{for|the dual-code rugby player|Bernard Lacombe (rugby union)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Bernard Lacombe
| image = Bernard Lacombe en 2012.jpg
| upright = 0.7
| caption = Lacombe in 2012
| full_name = 
| birth_date = {{birth date|1952|8|15|df=y}}<ref name="lequipe">{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur13274.html |title=Bernard Lacombe |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |access-date=9 March 2025 |language=fr}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Lyon]], [[French Fourth Republic|France]]<ref name="lequipe"/>
| death_date = {{death date and age|2025|06|17|1952|8|15|df=y}}<ref>https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2025/06/17/bernard-lacombe-ancien-footballeur-international-et-champion-d-europe-en-1984-est-mort-a-l-age-de-72-ans_6613950_3382.html?lmd_medium=al&lmd_campaign=envoye-par-appli&lmd_creation=android&lmd_source=default</ref>
| height = 1.71 m<ref name="lequipe"/>
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1 = 1960–1969 | youthclubs1 = CS Fontaines
| years1 = 1969–1978 | clubs1 = [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] | caps1 = 222 | goals1 = 123
| years2 = 1978–1979 | clubs2 = [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] | caps2 = 32 | goals2 = 14
| years3 = 1979–1987 | clubs3 = [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]] | caps3 = 243 | goals3 = 118
| totalcaps = 497    | totalgoals = 255
| nationalyears1 = 1973–1984 | nationalteam1 = [[France national football team|France]] | nationalcaps1 = 38 | nationalgoals1 = 12
| manageryears1 = 1996–2000 | managerclubs1 = [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|FRA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Championship]]}}
{{Medal|Winner|[[UEFA Euro 1984|1984]]|}}
}}

'''Bernard Lacombe''' ({{IPA|fr|bɛʁnaʁ lakɔ̃b}}; 15 August 1952 – 17 June 2025)<ref>[https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2025/06/17/bernard-lacombe-ancien-footballeur-international-et-champion-d-europe-en-1984-est-mort-a-l-age-de-72-ans_6613950_3382.html Bernard Lacombe, ancien footballeur international et champion d’Europe avec les Bleus en 1984, est mort à l’âge de 72 ans] {{in lang|fr}}</ref> was a French professional [[Association football|football player]] and [[Manager (association football)|manager]]. He played as a [[striker (association football)|striker]], mainly with [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]], [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]] and [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] and the [[France national football team|France national team]].

==Career==
Lacombe began his professional career with hometown club [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] in 1969. One of his teammates, [[Aimé Jacquet]], would be later his team manager (and the manager of the [[France national football team|France national team]] which won the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]]).

Lacombe earned his first cap for France in 1973. He went on to represent his nation at the [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978 World Cup]], scoring after only 30 seconds against [[Italy national football team|Italy]], the fastest goal ever for a French player, and also the first goal of that tournament. Lacombe also played at the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup]] and won [[UEFA Euro 1984]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=www.tonicradio.fr|title=OL: "L'INSTINCT DU FOOTBALL", THE BOOK THAT TRACES THE LEGEND OF BERNARD LACOMBE|url=https://www.tonicradio.fr/ol-linstinct-du-foot-le-livre-qui-retrace-la-legende-de-bernard-lacombe/|date=24 November 2021}}</ref>

After a brief stay with [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]], Lacombe joined [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]], where he was re-united with Aimé Jacquet. He won three [[Ligue 1|French Ligue 1 championships]]. Lacombe won the Coupe de France twice (with Lyon and Bordeaux), and scored a goal in the [[1973 Coupe de France Final]].<ref>{{cite news|publisher=[[La Montagne (newspaper)|La Montagne]]|title=Bernard Lacombe revisits his successes in the Coupe de France|url=https://www.lamontagne.fr/limoges-87000/sports/bernard-lacombe-revisite-ses-succes-en-coupe-de-france_11724004/|date=13 December 2015}}</ref>

With 255 goals scored in [[Ligue 1]], he is the second-best striker of all-time in the French championship, after [[Delio Onnis]].<ref>{{cite news|publisher=[[Le Progrès]]|title=OL: Bernard Lacombe, 70 ans d'amour foot|url=https://www.leprogres.fr/sport/2022/08/14/ol-bernard-lacombe-70-ans-d-amour-foot|language=fr|date=15 August 2022}}</ref>

After his playing career ended, Lacombe joined the technical staff of former club Lyon, first as technical manager (from 1988 to 1996), then as trainer (1996 to 2000) and manager. He was instrumental in the successes of the club in Ligue 1 and also on the European scene, helping lead his side to seven-straight [[UEFA Champions League]] appearances. Lacombe served as a "special adviser" to team president [[Jean-Michel Aulas]] for twenty years.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=[[L'Équipe]]|title=OL : Bernard Lacombe prendra sa retraite à la fin de l'année|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Ol-bernard-lacombe-prendra-sa-retraite-a-la-fin-de-l-annee/1077062|language=fr|date=5 November 2019}}</ref> He also had significant influence on choices made; for example, he helped retain several Brazilian players who would join Lyon during the 2000s, including [[Juninho Pernambucano|Juninho]], [[Edmílson]], [[Cris (footballer, born 1977)|Cris]], [[Cláudio Caçapa|Caçapa]] and [[Fred (footballer, born 1983)|Fred]].

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref name="wf">{{cite web |title=Bernard Lacombe » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/bernard-lacombe/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=7 December 2022}}</ref><ref name="nft">{{NFT|18709}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="10"|[[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]
|[[1969–70 French Division 1|1969–70]]
|rowspan="9"|[[Ligue 1|Division 1]]
|5||1||||||colspan="2"|—||5||1
|-
|[[1970–71 French Division 1|1970–71]]
|3||0||||||colspan="2"|—||3||0
|-
|[[1971–72 French Division 1|1971–72]]
|36||19||||||colspan="2"|—||36||19
|-
|[[1972–73 French Division 1|1972–73]]
|35||23||||||colspan="2"|—||35||23
|-
|[[1973–74 French Division 1|1973–74]]
|31||13||||||4{{efn|name=CWC|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]]}}||1||35||14
|-
|[[1974–75 French Division 1|1974–75]]
|27||17||||||4{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]}}||4||31||21
|-
|[[1975–76 French Division 1|1975–76]]
|16||5||||||0||0||16||5
|-
|[[1976–77 French Division 1|1976–77]]
|36||21||||||colspan="2"|—||36||21
|-
|[[1977–78 French Division 1|1977–78]]
|33||24||||||colspan="2"|—||33||24
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!222!!123!!!!!!8!!5!!230!!128
|-
|[[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]
|[[1978–79 French Division 1|1978–79]]
|Division 1
|32||14||||||colspan="2"|—||32||14
|-
|rowspan="9"|[[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
|[[1979–80 French Division 1|1979–80]]
|rowspan="8"|Division 1
|33||11||||||colspan="2"|—||33||11
|-
|[[1980–81 French Division 1|1980–81]]
|34||18||||||colspan="2"|—||34||18
|-
|[[1981–82 French Division 1|1981–82]]
|33||17||||||3{{efn|name=UC}}||1||36||18
|-
|[[1982–83 French Division 1|1982–83]]
|33||20||||||6{{efn|name=UC}}||0||39||20
|-
|[[1983–84 French Division 1|1983–84]]
|35||18||||||2{{efn|name=UC}}||0||37||18
|-
|[[1984–85 French Division 1|1984–85]]
|36||22||||||8{{efn|name=EC|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]]}}||3||44||25
|-
|[[1985–86 French Division 1|1985–86]]
|23||7||||||1{{efn|name=EC|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]]}}||0||24||7
|-
|[[1986–87 French Division 1|1986–87]]
|16||5||||||2{{efn|name=CWC}}||0||18||5
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!243!!118!!!!!!22!!4!!265!!122
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!497!!255!!!!!!30!!9!!527!!264
|}
{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="wf"/><ref name="nft">{{NFT|18709}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="12"|[[France national football team|France]]
|1973||1||0
|-
|1974||3||2
|-
|1975||colspan="2"|—
|-
|1976||3||1
|-
|1977||4||0
|-
|1978||6||1
|-
|1979||4||4
|-
|1980||3||1
|-
|1981||3||2
|-
|1982||5||0
|-
|1983||colspan="2"|—
|-
|1984||6||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!38!!12
|}

:''Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lacombe goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Bernard Lacombe
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| style="text-align:center"|1 || rowspan="2"|27 April 1974 || rowspan="2"|[[Letná Stadium]], [[Prague]], [[Czechoslovakia]] || rowspan="2"|{{fb|TCH}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–3 || rowspan="2"|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|2 || style="text-align:center"|3–2
|-
| style="text-align:center"|3 || 9 October 1976 || [[Vasil Levski National Stadium]], [[Sofia]], Bulgaria || {{fb|BUL}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–2 || [[1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5|1978 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|4 || 2 June 1978 || [[Estadio José María Minella|World Cup Stadium]], [[Mar del Plata]], Argentina || {{fb|ITA}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–2 || [[1978 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|5 || rowspan="3"|7 May 1979 || rowspan="3"|[[Giants Stadium]], [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]], United States || rowspan="3"|{{fb|USA}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|6–0 || rowspan="3"|Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|6 || style="text-align:center"|2–0
|-
| style="text-align:center"|7 || style="text-align:center"|3–0
|-
| style="text-align:center"|8 || 5 September 1979 || [[Råsunda Stadium]], [[Stockholm]], Sweden || {{fb|SWE}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|3–1 || [[UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 5|UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|9 || 11 October 1980 || [[Tsirion Stadium]], [[Limassol]], Cyprus || {{fb|CYP}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|7–0 || [[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2|1982 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|10 || rowspan="2"|5 December 1981 || rowspan="2"|[[Parc des Princes]], [[Paris]], France || rowspan="2"|{{fb|CYP}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–0 || rowspan="2"|1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| style="text-align:center"|11 || style="text-align:center"|3–0
|-
| style="text-align:center"|12 || 1 June 1984 || [[Stade Vélodrome]], [[Marseille]], France || {{fb|SCO}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || Friendly
|}

==Honours==
===Player===
'''Lyon'''
*[[Coupe de France]]: [[1972–73 Coupe de France|1972–73]]
*[[Trophée des Champions]]: 1973

'''Bordeaux'''
*[[Ligue 1|Division 1]]: [[1983–84 French Division 1|1983–84]], [[1984–85 French Division 1|1984–85]], [[1986–87 French Division 1|1986–87]]
*Coupe de France: [[1985–86 Coupe de France|1985–86]], [[1986–87 Coupe de France|1986–87]]
*Trophée des Champions: 1986

'''France'''
*[[UEFA European Championship]]: [[UEFA Euro 1984|1984]]

===Manager===
'''Lyon'''
*[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]: [[1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup|1997]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/IntertotoCup/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1997/Round%3D728/match%3D54204/index.html|title=Lyon 3-2 Montpellier (Aggregate: 4 - 2)|publisher=[[UEFA]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040801002918/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/IntertotoCup/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1997/Round%3D728/match%3D54204/index.html|access-date=11 October 2020|archive-date=1 August 2004}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*{{FFF player}}
*{{UEFA player}}
*{{FIFA player}}

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