Jean-Pierre Bosser (born 22 March 1960) is a French former professional

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player and manager. As a player, he was a defender.

Early life and career

Bosser was born in

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in the

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region of France on 22 March 1960. During his youth career, he played for a club in the town of

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Club career

A "solid" defender, Bosser began his professional career in his hometown club of

. After two years there, he moved to Angers. Following two seasons at the SCO, he transferred to

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, where he would only play one season. In 1982, Bosser was a soldier at the . Although unrelated to his military duty, he suffered a "serious" injury that put his football career on hold for six months that year. He had been shot by a shotgun in the leg following an assault in

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, the club at which he would play for six seasons. Bosser notably holds the record for the most Division 1 appearances of any Brest player. On 8 February 1986, he scored a goal from 60 meters against

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after the opposing goalkeeper

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had gone up to midfield. After his spell at Brest, Bosser signed for

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in 1988. He would stay at the club a single season before moving on to Paris Saint-Germain. With PSG, he made 60 appearances, including 3 in the

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. He finished his professional career at

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in 1993.

International career

Bosser played one match for the Brittany regional team in 1988. It was an indoor match that Brittany won 6–2 over the

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Managerial career

After retiring from professional football, Bosser became a

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for several small Breton clubs. He went on to coach Guilvinec, Crozon Morgat (where he would oversee four successive promotions from the Promotion d'Honneur up to the Division d'Honneur), Pont-l'Abbé (his former youth club), Coray, Plozévet, and Landudec. In June 2011, he became the manager of Marcassins de Trégoat. After one and a half seasons at Marcassins, Bosser joined Saint-Denis in

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. There, he signed a contract from 1 February to 31 December 2013. However, this experience turned out to be a failure for him, as the club suffered relegation to the second tier.

Career statistics

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brosser, Jean-Pierre 1960 births Living people Sportspeople from Quimper Footballers from Finistère French men's footballers French football managers Men's association football defenders Men's association football player-managers Brittany men's international footballers Quimper Kerfeunteun F.C. players Angers SCO players Montluçon Football players Stade Brestois 29 players OGC Nice players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players FC Mulhouse players Ligue 2 players Ligue 1 players Saint-Denis FC managers