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Ivan Grésèque
Ivan Grésèque (born 23 July 1953) is a French former professional rugby league footballer, coach and manager who represented France. Background Grésèque was born in Saïgon–Cholon. He has Indian heritage on his father's side, hence his nickname ''Bengali''. His son, Maxime, has also represented France as a . Playing career His playing career for XIII Catalan was marked by the French Championship and Lord Derby Cup titles. Grésèque made his international debut for France against Australia in the last match of the 1978 Kangaroo tour The 1978 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France comprised the Australia national rugby league team's fourteenth tour of Great Britain and ninth tour of France, and took place from September to December 1978. Coached by Frank Stanton and captai .... He then played for France in the 1980 European Championship. Grésèque went on to play sixteen times for France at halfback, his last a 22–0 defeat by New Zealand in 1985. Coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saïgon–Cholon
Ho Chi Minh City ( vi, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh; Vietnamese dialects, Northern , Southern Vietnamese, Southern ), formerly (and still commonly) known as Saigon ( vi, ; Vietnamese dialects, Northern , Southern Vietnamese, Southern ), is the largest city in Vietnam, with a population of around 9 million in 2019. Situated in the Southeast (Vietnam), southeast region of Vietnam, the city surrounds the Saigon River and covers about . Saigon was the capital of French Indochina from 1887 to 1902, and again from 1945 until its cessation in 1954. Following the 1954 Geneva Conference, partition of French Indochina, it became the capital of South Vietnam until the Fall of Saigon in 1975. The Communist Party of Vietnam, communist government renamed Saigon in honour of Hồ Chí Minh shortly after the Fall of Saigon. Beginning in the 1990s, the city underwent rapid modernisation and expansion, contributing to Vietnam's post-war economic recovery. It is known for its well-preserved French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
