Franck Sauzée

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Franck Gaston Henri Sauzée (born 28 October 1965) is a French former professional footballer and manager. Throughout his playing career, he played as either a midfielder or defender, representing the France national team on 39 occasions between 1988 and 1993, scoring nine goals, and captaining the team several times. He achieved great success at club level during the same period, winning the 1993 UEFA Champions League Final and three league titles with Marseille. Later in his career he earned great plaudits for his performances for Scottish club Hibernian, whom Sauzée subsequently managed for a short period. Since ending his active involvement in professional football, Sauzée has worked as a football pundit for French television networks.

Club career

Sochaux

Born in Aubenas, Ardèche, Sauzée began his professional career with Sochaux, and made his league debut as a 17-year-old in a match against FC Rouen in August 1983.[1] The club were relegated to Ligue 2 in 1987, but won promotion back to Ligue 1 the following season.[1] Sauzee also played in the 1988 Coupe de France Final, which Sochaux lost on penalties to FC Metz, during that promotion season.[1]

Marseille (first spell)

Sauzée was transferred in 1988 to Marseille, where he enjoyed great success. During his first two-year spell, the club won the French league championship in both seasons and the Coupe de France in 1989.[1]

Monaco

Sauzée then played for Monaco in one season, 1990–91.[1] He helped the club, who were managed by Arsène Wenger, win the Coupe de France for the second time in Sauzée's career.[1] In his absence, Marseille reached the 1991 European Cup Final, but lost on penalties to Red Star Belgrade.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Marseille (second spell)

Sauzée returned to Marseille in 1991, and continued to enjoy great success. The club won the 1992 league championship and with it entry to the European Cup, a competition that no French club had ever won.[1] This was to change, however, as Marseille defeated AC Milan 1–0 in the 1993 UEFA Champions League Final. Sauzée had earlier scored a goal in a key group match against Rangers that helped secure their place in the Final.[2] Sauzée was widely noted at this time for his shooting power from midfield,[2][3] a skill that he used with great effect against Marseille's rivals Paris-Saint Germain in a top-of-the-table clash in May 1993.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

The club's success was largely overshadowed by a match fixing scandal.[4] Marseille had also won the 1993 league championship, but were stripped of their title after club president Bernard Tapie was found guilty of bribing one of Marseille's opponents.[5] It also meant that Marseille were not allowed to defend the European Cup the following season.[6]

Atalanta

The match fixing scandal at Marseille also had the consequence that the squad started to break up, with Sauzée being transferred to Serie A club Atalanta.[6] This spell was unsuccessful, however, as coach Francesco Guidolin was sacked after just 10 games, while Sauzée himself only scored one goal and made 16 appearances.[7] The club eventually finished second bottom of the league and were consequently relegated to Serie B.[7]

Hibernian

Despite his success in France he is probably most highly regarded by the supporters of Scottish club Hibernian, for whom he was club captain from 1999 until the end of his playing career in 2002. Under his guidance as captain, Hibernian regained their place in the Scottish Premier League and reached the 2001 Scottish Cup Final. Hibs also finished third in the league in 2001, thereby qualifying for the UEFA Cup.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He was shortlisted for SPFA Player of the Year in 2001.[8]

Sauzée is an Easter Road legend and is known as "Le God" by the Hibs fans,[9] who voted him as their all time cult hero in a Football Focus poll carried out in 2005.[10] Sauzée particularly enjoyed Edinburgh derby matches against Hearts and was unbeaten in nine derby games as player and manager. (Although Hearts did beat Hibs in a game when Sauzee was absent in May 2000) [9][11] He scored in the 3–0 "Millennium derby" win at Tynecastle, and he also scored a headed goal in a 3–1 win while being knocked unconscious by an opponent's challenge.[12]

International career

Sauzée won 39 caps for France between 1988 and 1993, scoring nine goals.[13] He served as the captain of the national side in nine of those matches,[13][14] and played in the 1992 European Championship Finals. He was also part of the France under-21 team that won the 1988 European Championship. What proved to be Sauzée's last match for the France senior team ended in great disappointment, however, as the team were defeated 2–1 by Bulgaria at the Parc des Princes.[15] The defeat meant that France failed to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup,[15] despite the side containing other notable players such as Eric Cantona, Laurent Blanc, Marcel Desailly, Didier Deschamps and Jean-Pierre Papin.[14]

Managerial career

After the departure of manager Alex McLeish to Rangers in December 2001, Sauzée was appointed manager of Hibernian.[16] He was only the second non-Scot to manage the club, and the first since 1919. The appointment came as something of a surprise because the Hibs board of directors had only met the previous day to discuss possible replacements for McLeish.[16] Sauzée, who had been suffering from an achilles tendon injury in the weeks beforehand, announced his retirement from playing in an effort to concentrate on his new job.[16][17]

His time in charge was unsuccessful. Hibs only won one match in 15,[18] and none in the 2001–02 Scottish Premier League.[19] A win for last-placed club St Johnstone apparently prompted his sacking in February 2002, after 69 days as Hibs manager.[17][20] After his sacking, Sauzée stated that he had no fear that Hibs would be relegated.[17] This confidence was justified as Hibs defeated St Johnstone 3–0 in Bobby Williamson's first match in charge,[21] and the club comfortably avoided relegation. The extremely brief nature of his tenure meant that it was not proven whether Sauzée would have been a good manager or not.[9] Many Hibs fans, including former player Alan Gordon, wrote to The Scotsman newspaper to voice their disapproval of Hibs' treatment of Sauzée.[22]

In September 2011 Ted Brack's There's Only One Sauzée,[23] a book celebrating Franck Sauzée's time at Hibernian, was published by Black and White Publishing.

Commentator

Sauzée returned to his native France after leaving Hibernian, and has since worked as a football pundit on French television.[18] He initially worked for Canal+, a position he held for six years.[18] Besides providing analysis for televised matches, Sauzée also appeared on a Monday night football talk show.[14] Sauzée left Canal+ in 2008 to take a similar position with Orange, who had acquired rights to cover Ligue 1 matches.[24] In the summer of 2012, he returned to Canal+.

Career statistics

Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sauzée goal.
List of international goals scored by Franck Sauzée[25]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 November 1988 Partizan Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia {{ Template:Yesno alias = Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia shortname alias = Yugoslavia flag alias = Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg flag alias-shs = Flag of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs.svg flag alias-army = Yugoslavia Infantry flag.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia (1949–1993).svg flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia (1949–1993).svg link alias-military = Yugoslav People's Army link alias-army = Yugoslav Ground Forces link alias-naval = Yugoslav Navy link alias-air force = Yugoslav Air Force link alias-navy = Yugoslav Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || style="text-align:center"|2–1 || style="text-align:center"|2–3 || 1990 FIFA World Cup qualiification

2 28 March 1990 Nepstadion, Budapest, Hungary {{ Template:Yesno alias = Hungary flag alias = Flag of Hungary.svg flag alias-1848 = Flag of Hungary (1848-1849, 1867-1869).svg flag alias-1849 = Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg flag alias-1867 = Flag of Hungary (1848-1849, 1867-1869).svg flag alias-1869 = Flag of Hungary (1869-1874).svg flag alias-1874 = Flag of Hungary (1874-1896).svg flag alias-1896 = Flag of Hungary (1896-1915; angels).svg flag alias-1915 = Flag of Hungary (1915-1918; angels).svg flag alias-1918 = Flag of Hungary (1918-1919).svg flag alias-1919 = Flag of Hungary (1919).svg flag alias-1920 = Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg flag alias-1946 = Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg flag alias-1949 = Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg flag alias-1956 = Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg flag alias-1957 = Flag of Hungary.svg flag alias-state = Flag of Hungary with arms (state).svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Hungary.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Hungary.svg Hungarian River Guard flag alias-military = Flag of the Hungarian Defence Forces.svg link alias-military = Hungarian Defence Forces flag alias-army = War Flag of Hungary.svg link alias-army = Hungarian Ground Forces link alias-air force = Hungarian Air Force flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Hungary.svg Hungarian River Guard size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || style="text-align:center"|3–1 || style="text-align:center"|3–1 || Friendly

3 20 February 1991 Parc des Princes, Paris, France {{ Template:Yesno alias = Spain flag alias = Flag of Spain.svg flag alias-1506 = Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg flag alias-1701 = Bandera de España 1701-1748.svg flag alias-1748 = Bandera de España 1748-1785.svg flag alias-1760 = Bandera de España 1760-1785.svg flag alias-1785 = Flag of Spain (1785–1873, 1875–1931).svg flag alias-1873 = Flag of the First Spanish Republic.svg flag alias-1874 = Flag of Spain (1785–1873, 1875–1931).svg flag alias-1931 = Flag of Spain (1931–1939).svg flag alias-civil-1931 = Flag of the Second Spanish Republic (plain).svg flag alias-1936 = Flag of the Bando Nacional (1936–1938).svg flag alias-1938 = Flag of Spain (1938–1945).svg flag alias-1945 = Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg flag alias-1977 = Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg flag alias-civil = Flag of Spain (civil).svg flag alias-civil-1785 = BandMercante1785.svg flag alias-navy = Flag of Spain.svg link alias-navy = Spanish Navy flag alias-marines = Flag of Spain.svg link alias-marines = Spanish Marine Infantry flag alias-army = Flag of Spain.svg link alias-army = Spanish Army flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Spain.svg link alias-naval = Spanish Navy flag alias-air force = Flag of Spain.svg link alias-air force = Spanish Air and Space Force size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|3–1 || UEFA 1992 Euro qualifying

4 30 March 1991 Parc des Princes, Paris, France {{ Template:Yesno alias = Albania flag alias = Flag of Albania.svg flag alias-1914 = Flag of Albania (1914–1920).svg flag alias-1914a= Regentaschapalbanievlag.gif flag alias-1920 = Flag of Albania (1920–1926).svg flag alias-1926 = Flag of Albania (1926–1928).svg flag alias-1928 = Flag of Albania (1934–1939).svg flag alias-1939 = Flag of Albania (1939–1943).svg flag alias-1943 = Flag of Albania (1943–1944).svg flag alias-1944 = Flag of Albania 1944.svg flag alias-1946 = Flag of Albania (1946–1992).svg flag alias-1992 = Flag of Albania (1992–2002).svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Albania.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Albania.svg link alias-naval = Albanian Naval Force link alias-army = Albanian Land Force flag alias-army=Albanian Land Forces insignia.svg border-army= flag alias-air force=Albanian Air Forces insignia.svg link alias-air force=Albanian Air Force border-air force= flag alias-navy=Albanian Naval Forces insignia.svg link alias-navy=Albanian Naval Force border-navy= link alias-military = Albanian Armed Forces size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|5–0 || rowspan="2"|UEFA 1992 Euro qualifying

5 2–0
6 14 August 1991 Stadion Miejski, Poznań, Poland {{ Template:Yesno alias = Poland flag alias = Flag of Poland.svg flag alias-state = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms).svg flag alias-1815 = Flag of the Congress of Poland.svg flag alias-1919 = Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg flag alias-1928 = Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg flag alias-1955 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms, 1955-1980).svg flag alias-1980 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms, 1980-1990).svg flag alias-1990 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms).svg flag alias-naval = PL navy flag IIIRP.svg border-naval = flag alias-naval-1919 = Naval Ensign of IIRP v1.svg border-naval-1919 = flag alias-naval-1946 = Naval Ensign of PRL v1.svg border-naval-1946 = flag alias-naval-auxiliary = Flaga pomocniczych jednostek pływających Polskiej Marynarki Wojennej.svg flag alias-naval-auxiliary-1955 = POL Bandera pjp PRL v1.svg link alias-naval = Polish Navy flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Poland.svg border-navy = link alias-navy = Polish Navy flag alias-marines = Flag of the Polish Land Forces.svg border-marines = link alias-marines = Polish 7th Coastal Defense Brigade flag alias-air force = Flag of the Polish Air Force.svg border-air force = link alias-air force = Polish Air Force flag alias-army = Flag of the Polish Land Forces.svg border-army = link alias-army = Polish Land Forces size = size flag alias-naval = 25px size flag alias-naval-1919 = 25px size flag alias-naval-1946 = 25px size flag alias-air force = 25px name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|5–1 || Friendly

7 28 July 1993 Stade Michel d'Ornano, Caen, France {{ Template:Yesno alias = Russia flag alias = Flag of Russia.svg flag alias-1668 = Flag of Russia (1668).svg flag alias-1696 = Flag of Russia.svg flag alias-1858 = Romanov Flag.svg flag alias-1918a=Flag of Russia (1918).svg flag alias-1918 = Flag of Russia (1918–1920).svg flag alias-1925 = Flag of the Russian SFSR (1920-1937).svg flag alias-1937 = Flag of the Russian SFSR (1937-1954).svg flag alias-1954 = Flag of the Russian SFSR.svg flag alias-1991 = Flag of Russia (1991–1993).svg flag alias-military = Banner of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (obverse).svg link alias-military = Russian Armed Forces flag alias-army = Flag of the Russian ground forces.svg link alias-army = Russian Ground Forces flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Russia.svg link alias-naval = Russian Navy flag alias-VV MVD naval-1992 = Russia, Naval flag of ships and vessels of the Interior Force 1992.svg flag alias-VV MVD naval = Russia, Naval flag of ships and vessels of the Interior Force 2000.svg flag alias-NGF naval-2016 = Russia, Naval flag of ships and vessels of the Interior Force 2000.svg flag alias-NGF naval = Russia, Flag of ships and vessels of the National Guard.svg flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Russia.svg link alias-navy = Russian Navy flag alias-navy-1992 = Naval ensign of Russia (1992).svg flag alias-air force = Flag of the Air Force of the Russian Federation.svg link alias-air force = Russian Air Force flag alias-marines = Флаг Морской пехоты ВМФ России (2021).jpg link alias-marines = Russian Naval Infantry flag alias-space force = Russian military space troops flag.svg link alias-space force = Russian Space Forces flag alias-coast guard = Russia, Flag of border service 2008.svg link alias-coast guard = Russian Coast Guard flag alias-coast guard-1993 = Russia. Flag of ships of Border Guard Force 1993.svg link alias-coast guard-1993 = Russian Coast Guard flag alias-roc-olympics = Russian Olympic Committee flag.png flag alias-nbfr-badminton = Nbfr logo.png flag alias-rwf-wrestling = RWF logo.svg flag alias-tennis = Rtf tennis flag vector.svg flag alias-aerospace forces = Flag of the Russian Aerospace Forces.svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant = 1991

}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|3–1 || Friendly

8 22 August 1993 Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden {{ Template:Yesno alias = Sweden flag alias = Flag of Sweden.svg flag alias-army = Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg flag alias-air force =Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg flag alias-1818 = Swedish and Norwegian merchant flag 1818-1844.svg flag alias-1844 = Swedish civil ensign (1844–1905).svg flag alias-1905 = Flag of Sweden (pre-1906).svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg flag alias-naval-1844 = Naval Ensign of Sweden (1844-1905).svg flag alias-naval-1815 = Ensign of Sweden and Norway (1815–1844).svg link alias-army = Swedish Army link alias-air force = Swedish Air Force link alias-naval = Swedish Navy flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg link alias-navy = Swedish Navy link alias-football = Sweden men's national football team border-army = border-air force = border-naval = border-navy = border-naval-1815 = border-naval-1844 = size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification

9 13 October 1993 Parc des Princes, Paris, France {{ Template:Yesno alias = Israel flag alias = Flag of Israel.svg flag alias-1948 = Flag of Israel (1948).svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Israel.svg flag alias-police = Flag of Israel Police V2.svg flag alias-HFC = Flag of IDF Home Front Command.svg flag alias-army = Flag of the Israeli Army (Land Arm) Gray.svg link alias-army = Israeli Ground Forces flag alias-tsahal = Flag of the Israel Defense Forces.svg flag alias-marines = Flag givati.svg link alias-marines = Givati Brigade flag alias-military = Flag of the Israel Defense Forces.svg link alias-military = Israel Defense Forces flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Israel.svg link alias-naval = Israeli Navy flag alias-air force = Israel Air Force Flag.svg link alias-air force = Israeli Air Force flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Israel.svg link alias-navy = Israeli Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|2–3 || 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Sochaux

Marseille

Monaco

Strasbourg

Hibernian

France U21

References

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  2. ↑ a b Football / European Champions' League: Durrant's strike keeps Rangers in contention Template:Webarchive, The Independent, 8 April 1993.
  3. ↑ Just a Sporting Chance, New York Times, 21 April 1993.
  4. ↑ Football: Scandal leaves a stain on the white shirt of Marseille, The Independent, 13 July 1993.
  5. ↑ Match fixing: a history, The Observer, 8 January 2006.
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  9. ↑ a b c Welsh, Irvine. Only one Sauzee, The Guardian, 22 May 2009.
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  11. ↑ Franck Sauzee Record vs Heart of Midlothian, London Hearts Supporters Club
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  14. ↑ a b c Sauzée plans Scots return, Scotland on Sunday, 29 January 2006.
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  18. ↑ a b c NON, JE NE REGRETTE RIEN, Sunday Herald, 11 May 2008.
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  21. ↑ Murray ends famine, The Guardian, 3 March 2002.
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  23. ↑ Ted Brack 'There's Only One Sauzée' on Amazon.co.uk 27 September 2011.
  24. ↑ Template:In langFranck Sauzée quitte Canal+ pour Orange TV, Télé 7 Jours, 1 August 2008.
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