Jacques Glassmann (born 22 July 1962) is a French former
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who played as a
defender.
He is famous for having revealed the
bribery scandal involving
Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille (, ; oc, Olimpic de Marselha, ), also known simply as Marseille or by the abbreviation OM (, ), is a French professional men's football club based in Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Founded in 1899, the club pl ...
and his team
US Valenciennes
Valenciennes Football Club (; commonly known as Valenciennes or USVA) is a French association football club based in Valenciennes. The club was founded in 1913 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. Valenciennes play ...
. He
and teammates
Jorge Burruchaga
Jorge Luis Burruchaga (; born 9 October 1962), nicknamed ''Burru'', is an Argentine association football coach and former professional football player. He played both as an attacking midfielder and forward and scored the winning goal in the fina ...
and
Christophe Robert
Christophe Robert (born 30 March 1964) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker.
He is famous for having been involved in the bribery scandal involving Olympique de Marseille and his team US Valenciennes. He and teamm ...
were contacted by Marseille player
Jean-Jacques Eydelie
Jean-Jacques Eydelie (born 3 February 1966) is a French former professional footballer most noted for his role in the Marseille UEFA Champions league 1993 win.
Career
Eydelie was born in Angoulême, Charente. A midfielder, he began his career wi ...
in order to let Marseille win and, more importantly, not to injure any Marseille player ahead of the
1993 UEFA Champions League Final
The 1993 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match between French club Marseille and Italian club Milan, played on 26 May 1993 at the Olympiastadion in Munich.
The final, which followed the second-ever UEFA Champions League group stage, ...
.
He was eventually awarded the
FIFA Fair Play Award
The FIFA Fair Play Award is a FIFA recognition of exemplary behaviour that promotes the spirit of fair play and compassion in :association football around the world. First awarded in 1987, it has been presented to individuals (including posthu ...
in 1995 for having revealed this bribery scandal.
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Living people
1962 births
Association football defenders
French footballers
RC Strasbourg Alsace players
FC Mulhouse players
Tours FC players
Valenciennes FC players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Footballers from Mulhouse
Association football controversies
French whistleblowers
French people of German descent
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