Jacques Glassmann
French former footballer (born 1962 mulhouse)
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Jacques Glassmann (born 22 July 1962) is a French former footballer who played as a defender.
Date of birth
22 July 1962
Place of birth
Mulhouse, France
Height
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position
Defender
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 July 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Mulhouse, France | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1984 | Strasbourg | 41 | (2) |
| 1984–1987 | Mulhouse | 97 | (7) |
| 1987–1988 | Tours | 32 | (2) |
| 1988–1994 | Valenciennes | 178 | (19) |
| 1994–1995 | US Maubeuge | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 348 | (30) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He is famous for having revealed the bribery scandal involving Olympique de Marseille and his team US Valenciennes. He[2] and teammates Jorge Burruchaga[3] and Christophe Robert[3] were contacted by Marseille player Jean-Jacques Eydelie[4] in order to let Marseille win and, more importantly, not to injure any Marseille player ahead of the 1993 UEFA Champions League Final.
He was eventually awarded the FIFA Fair Play Award in 1995 for having revealed this bribery scandal.
