Serge Chiesa (born 25 December 1950 in
Casablanca
Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...
) is a former professional
footballer
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.
He is a historic player of
Olympique Lyonnais, an excellent dribbler whose skill was comparable to
Michel Platini
Michel François Platini (born 21 June 1955) is a French football administrator and former player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, Platini won the Ballon d'Or three times in a row, in 1983, 1984 and 1985, a ...
. In 1975–76, he was voted 'best attacking midfielder' of the season by ''
France Football
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''.
Honours
;Olympique Lyonnais
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Coupe de France
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:
1972–73
*
Trophée des Champions
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His ...
: 1973
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1950 births
Living people
French footballers
Moroccan emigrants to France
France international footballers
Olympique Lyonnais players
US Orléans players
Clermont Foot players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Association football forwards
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