Jean-François Larios (born 27 August 1956) is a French former professional

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. He earned seventeen international caps (five goals) for the France national team during the late 1970s and early 1980s. A player of

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, Larios was a member of the French squad in the 1982 World Cup. However, he played only two matches after rumours surfaced that he was having an affair with

Michel Platini Michel François Platini (; born 21 June 1955) is a French association football, football Administrator (business), administrator and former player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, Platini won the Ballon d'O ...

's wife. In 1983 Larios became one of the very few French players to appear in the

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when he joined the

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1956 births Living people Pieds-noirs Footballers from Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques French men's footballers French expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders France men's international footballers French people of Spanish descent Sportspeople of Spanish descent AS Saint-Étienne players SC Bastia players Atlético Madrid footballers Olympique Lyonnais players RC Strasbourg Alsace players OGC Nice players Montpellier HSC players Neuchâtel Xamax FCS players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players 1982 FIFA World Cup players Sportspeople from Sidi Bel Abbès Montreal Manic players French expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada French expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Swiss Super League players 20th-century French sportsmen {{france-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub