Thierry Tusseau (born 19 January 1958) is a French former professional

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 ...

who played as a defender. As a player of French side Girondins de Bordeaux (1983–1986), he was a member of the France national team in the

1986 FIFA World Cup The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia ha ...

and the team that won the European Championship in 1984.

Club career

Tusseau was born in

Nogent-sur-Marne Nogent-sur-Marne () is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Nogent-sur-Marne is a '' sous-préfecture'' of the Val-de-Marne ''département'', being the seat of the Arrondissement of Nogent-s ...

Val-de-Marne Val-de-Marne (, "Vale of the Marne") is a department of France located in the Île-de-France region. Named after the river Marne, it is situated in the Grand Paris metropolis to the southeast of the City of Paris. In 2019, Val-de-Marne had a p ...

. Throughout his career, he played for FC Nantes-Atlantique (1977–1983), Girondins de Bordeaux (1983–1986),

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 ...

(1986–1987), Matra Racing (1987–1988), and Stade de Reims (1988–1991).

International career

Tusseau was a member of the France national team that won the 1984 European Championship on home soil and also later took part at the

with France. In total, he earned 22 international caps (no goals) for the French national team during the 1970s and 1980s.

References

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French Football Federation Profile
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