Yves Mariot (5 July 1948 – 15 January 2000) was a French 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 le ...

who played as a

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. Born in Nancy, France, he began his career at

AS Nancy Association Sportive Nancy Lorraine (), commonly known as AS Nancy Lorraine, or simply Nancy, is a French association football club founded in 1967 in Nancy, Grand Est and located in Tomblaine, in the inner suburbs of Nancy. The club currently ...

and went on to play for Sedan,

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, and

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Marseille turn

Mariot is known for first popularising the

Marseille turn The Marseille turn, also known as the ''360'', the ''Spin'', the ''Mooresy Roulette'', the ''Roulette'', the ''Girosflin'', and the ''double drag-back'', is a specialised dribbling skill unique to the game of Association football. With so many dif ...

in Europe during the 1970s.

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1948 births 2000 deaths French footballers France international footballers Association football forwards AS Nancy Lorraine players CS Sedan Ardennes players Olympique Lyonnais players SC Bastia players Paris FC players OGC Nice players Ligue 1 players {{france-footy-forward-1940s-stub

Marseille turn

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