Manufrance and the Greens

They carried the Manufrance colors during the most beautiful French epic:

JEAN-MICHEL LARQUÉ

The captain ended his career at Paris Saint-Germain in 1979, two years after leaving ASSE. He became one of the first sports consultants on French television.

IVAN CURKOVIC

The hero of the semi-final second leg in Eindhoven, the goalkeeper hung up his boots in 1981 and successfully made a career change, becoming president of Partizan Belgrade from 1989 to 2006 and then of the Serbian Olympic Committee until 2009.

JEAN-MARC SCHAER

A substitute during the epic, he was one of the first to leave. Having worked at Auxerre, Nice, Valenciennes, Sète, and Moulins, he also became a professional photographer. He completed his career at the daily newspaper "La Montagne" in Moulins.

PIERRE REPELLINI

He spent his entire professional career at ASSE before spending a few years at the amateur level. He became a coach, mainly at Red Star and ASSE, and subsequently served as Deputy Vice-President and General Manager of Unecatef (National Union of Professional Football Coaches and Technical Managers).

CHRISTIAN SARRAMAGNA

After 1979, his career took him to Montpellier for three years. He then embarked on a coaching career, heading clubs such as ASSE, FC Martigues, CS Sedan-Ardennes, Aviron Bayonnais, FC Sète, and Berrichonne de Châteauroux, as well as the Mali national team on two occasions.

HERVE REVELLI

ASSE's all-time top scorer (175 goals) left the club in 1978, ending his career five years later at Châteauroux. A touring coach (Mauritius, MC Oran, MC Algiers, Benin, ES Sétif), he returned to the Loire department by joining US Feurs in 2011.

PATRICK REVELLI

After leaving ASSE in 1978, Hervé's younger brother played for FC Sochaux and AS Cannes. An amateur coach for several years, he also advised Maurice Vincent during his term as mayor of Saint-Etienne (2008-2014).

CHRISTIAN LOPEZ

The libero played for ASSE until 1982. The French international then played for Toulouse, then Montpellier before coaching at the amateur level. Having worked in the sports department of the town hall of Le Cannet, he also did some freelance work as a consultant for Eurosport.

DOMINIQUE ROCHETEAU

Having left ASSE in 1980, “The Green Angel” ended his career in 1990 after playing for Paris Saint-Germain and Toulouse FC. He worked for a time as an agent, columnist for “Onze” and president of the FFF Ethics Commission, before returning to ASSE in 2010 as a sports coordinator.

DOMINIQUE BATHENAY

Having left for Paris Saint-Germain in 1978, he finished his playing career at FC Sète, where he became the coach. He went on to manage teams such as Stade de Reims, Nîmes Olympique, AS Saint-Etienne, and CS Sedan-Ardennes. His last experience, as coach of the United Arab Emirates, ended in 2009.

JACQUES SANTINI

Having left ASSE in 1981, he then played two seasons at Montpellier before embarking on a coaching career that took him to all four corners of France: Toulouse, Lille, Saint-Etienne, Sochaux, Lyon (the club to which he gave its first French championship title), Auxerre. He also had a brief experience in England (Tottenham Hotspur) after having been coach of the French national team.

ALAIN MERCHADIER

After 1978, the defender spent two seasons at Nancy and one at Blois. A coach at the amateur level, he held several positions in the professional world, notably as a scout for Lille and Nantes.

OSVALDO PIAZZA

He left ASSE in 1979 to return to Argentina at Velez Sarsfield before a final stint at AS Corbeil-Essonnes as a player-coach. He spent time on the bench, particularly in South America (Olimpia, Universitario, Independiente, Huracan, etc.) and returned to ASSE for a while in 2004, notably to be their eye in South America.

ESAD DUGALIC

Born in the same town as his friend Ivan Curkovic, he joined him at ASSE as a backup from 1974 to 1979 and therefore played very little. He died in 2011, at the age of 64.

ROBERT HERBIN

Having left in 1983 following the slush fund scandal, he returned to coach ASSE from 1987 to 1990 and then during the 1997-1998 season with Pierre Répellini. He also managed Lyon's rivals, Al Nasr Riyad, and RC Strasbourg. He provided detailed summaries of every Greens match for the local daily, "La Tribune Le Progrès."

GERARD FARISON

One of the least publicized of the group. Born in Saint-Étienne, he spent his entire career with his hometown club until 1980. He then moved to Fréjus, where he worked as a player-coach and then as a sports instructor for the town hall.

CHRISTIAN SYNAEGHEL

The midfielder left ASSE in 1978 for four seasons at FC Metz. His career change brought him back to the Loire region and the chain of jewelry stores owned by his in-laws. He is now enjoying his retirement.

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