Jean-Pierre Papin is a French football manager and former professional player who played as a forward and is the current technical advisor of Ligue 1 club Marseille. Considered to be one of the best centre-forwards of his generation, he won the Ballon d'Or in 1991.
Football Club de Nantes, commonly referred to as FC Nantes or simply Nantes, is a French professional football club based in Nantes in Pays de la Loire. The club was founded on 21 April 1943, during World War II, as a result of local clubs based in the city coming together to form one large club. From 1992 to 2007, the club was referred to as FC Nantes Atlantique before reverting to its current name at the start of the 2007–08 season. Nantes play in Ligue 1, the first division of Football in France. Nantes is one of the most successful clubs in French football, having won eight Ligue 1 titles, four Coupe de France wins and attained one Coupe de la Ligue victory.
Franck Gaston Henri Sauzée is a French former professional footballer and manager. Throughout his playing career, he played as either a midfielder or defender, representing the France national team on 39 occasions between 1988 and 1993, scoring nine goals, and captaining the team several times. He achieved great success at club level during the same period, winning the 1993 UEFA Champions League Final and three league titles with Marseille. Later in his career he earned great plaudits for his performances for Scottish club Hibernian, whom Sauzée subsequently managed for a short period. Since ending his active involvement in professional football, Sauzée has worked as a football pundit for French television networks.
Jocelyn Angloma is a Guadeloupean football manager and former professional player who played as a defender. Born in Guadeloupe, he represented both the France and Guadeloupe national teams. He is the head coach of the Guadeloupe national team.
Jimmy Julien Briand is a French former professional footballer. He started his career as a striker, but was later used as a winger, playing in Ligue 1 for Rennes, Lyon, Guingamp and Bordeaux, as well as in the Bundesliga with Hannover 96 in a professional career lasting 20 years.
Alain Boghossian is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He serves as an assistant coach for the France national team.
Dominique Baratelli is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Manuel Amoros is a French former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He was capped 82 times for France, and played in the UEFA European Championships finals of 1984 and 1992, and the FIFA World Cup finals in 1982 and 1986.
Ulrich Jean Eugène Ramé is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Bernard Nicolas Thierry Diomède is a French football manager and former professional player. He was most recently the manager of the France U20s. He played as a winger and won the World Cup with France in 1998.
Maxime Jean Marcel Bossis is a French retired professional footballer who played as a defender.
Dominique Claude Rocheteau is a French former professional footballer who played as a winger. A French international, he played in three FIFA World Cups, scoring at least one goal in each of them, and was part of the team that won UEFA Euro 1984. At club level, he won four Division 1 titles, three Coupes de France and played in the 1976 European Cup Final.
Nadir Belhadj is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a left-back.
Christophe Jean-Pierre Jallet is a French former professional footballer who played as a right back. During his career, he played for Niort, Lorient, Paris Saint-Germain, Lyon, Nice and Amiens, as well as registering 16 caps for the France national team between 2012 and 2017.
Daniel Bravo is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. With the exception of a stint at Serie A's Parma, he spent all of his career in his native France. He made 13 appearances for the France national team scoring once.
Stéphane Ruffier is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Benoît Guy Robert Costil is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Salernitana.
Gérald Edmond Louis Baticle is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a striker. He was most recently the manager of Angers in Ligue 1.
Benjamin Michel Édouard André is a French professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder or defensive midfielder and captains Ligue 1 club Lille.
Léo Michel Joseph Claude Dubois is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir.
