Marcel Le Borgne
French footballer (1939–2007)
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Marcel Le Borgne (9 September 1939 – 6 December 2007) was a French footballer and manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 September 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Carhaix, France | ||
| Date of death | 6 December 2007 (aged 68) | ||
| Place of death | Vienne, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1956 | Racing Besançon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1960 | Lyon | 34 | (0) |
| 1960–1961 | Racing Besançon | 9 | (0) |
| 1961–1969 | Lyon | 229 | (7) |
| 1969–1970 | SA Thiers | ||
| Total | 272+ | (7+) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| Pont-de-Chéruy[1] | |||
| Saint-Priest[1] | |||
| 1970–1976 | Concarneau | ||
| 1983–1984 | FC Bourges | ||
| 1988 | Lyon | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Le Borgne joined Lyon in 1956 from Racing Besançon.[2] He later played in Lyon's first ever European match, a 7–0 defeat in the 1958–1960 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup against Inter Milan.[3] In total, he made 324 appearances for Lyon, and helped them win two Coupe de France titles in 1964 and 1967,[4] and reach a European semi-final against Sporting CP in the 1963–64 European Cup Winners' Cup.[3]
In 1970, he was appointed the manager of US Concarneau, helping them reach the French Division 3 before departing in 1976.[1] In March 1988, he was appointed as the manager of Lyon, being the third since Jean-Michel Aulas became owner in June 1987. He only coached seven matches in the French Division 2 to help them finish in second,[5][3] before they hired Raymond Domenech for the following season.
Death
Le Borgne died on 6 December 2007, at the age of 68.[6]