Jean-Luc Le Magueresse (born 25 April 1961) is a French former professional

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who played as a defender. In his career, he played for

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Matra Racing Racing Club de France Football (, also known as Racing Paris, RCF Paris, Matra Racing, Racing Club, or Racing) is a French association football club based in Colombes, a suburb of Paris. Racing was founded in 1882 as a multi-discipline spor ...

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, and

Guingamp Guingamp (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. With a population of 6,895 as of 2017, Guingamp is one of the smallest towns in Europe to have a top-tier professional football team: En Avant Gui ...

. As of 2021, he works in the commercial departments of his former club Brest.

Early life

Jean-Luc Le Magueresse was born on 25 April 1961 in

La Rochelle La Rochelle (, , ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''La Rochéle''; oc, La Rochèla ) is a city on the west coast of France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department. Wi ...

Nouvelle-Aquitaine Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Novéle-Aguiéne'') is the largest administrative region in France, spanning the west and southwest of the mainland. The region was created by ...

. His ancestors are originally from Pluméliau, Guénin, and

Remungol Remungol (; br, Remengol) is a former commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Remungol are called in French ''Remungolais''. History On 1 January 2016, Moustoir-Remungol, Naizin and Remungol merg ...

, towns in the

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region of France. His surname in

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, ''Ar Magerez'', means ''La Nourrice'', translating to

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Career

Le Magueresse is a youth product of

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. He left the academy in 1980 to join Division 2 club

, where he would win the title and achieve promotion to the Division 1 in his first season. In 1986, he joined Division 1 club

RC Paris Racing Club de France Football (, also known as Racing Paris, RCF Paris, Matra Racing, Racing Club, or Racing) is a French association football club based in Colombes, a suburb of Paris. Racing was founded in 1882 as a multi-discipline spor ...

(renamed Matra Racing in 1987). After two seasons in Paris, he joined fellow first-tier side

. However, after only one season in Lens during which the club was relegated, he returned to his native region of Brittany to play for

. Le Magueresse retired at the club in 1991. During his career, he made a total of 155 Division 1 appearances and 45 Division 2 appearances.

Personal life

Jean-Luc is the father of singer

Nolwenn Leroy Nolwenn Le Magueresse (; born 28 September 1982), known by her stage name Nolwenn Leroy (), is a French singer-songwriter, musician and actress. Originally classically trained (violin and opera singing), she rose to fame after winning the second ...

. He divorced from Nolwenn's mother Muriel Leroy in 1993. In the 2010s decade, Le Magueresse was a technical adviser for TV Breizh. In 2009, he began working in the commercial departments of his former club Brest.

Honours

Brest * Division 2: 1980–81

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References

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