Tributes Flow for Former Lyon and Bordeaux Legend Bernard Lacombe

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From his professional debut in 1969 to his career as club leader in the 2000s, Bernard Lacombe is intimately linked to Olympique Lyonnais.

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Bernard Lacombe, the only athlete represented on the iconic "Fresque des Lyonnais" in Lyon's 1st arrondissement, was also the last person alive on this wall painting. Before the addition of new personalities, who could be sportsmen of the city.

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One is a legend of the Olympique Lyonnais, the other is an iconic player of the AS Saint-Etienne of the 1970s but who then made the good days of the Gones. Bernard Lacombe died at the age of 72 on Tuesday. Unmissable goaler of the French D1 (in Lyon and Bordeaux) and attacking Michel Platini's Blues until the creek at Euro 1984, Lacombe then became the adviser to President Jean-Michel Aulas, building the team sevenfold champion of France. Santin…

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Bernard Lacombe's disappearance on Tuesday night profoundly marked the landscape of French football. At 72 years old, the former attacker, emblematic figure of the Olympique Lyonnais and the Girondins de Bordeaux, left behind a huge legacy. His career, marked by successes and records, aroused a wave of emotion and tributes, including from traditionally rival clubs. Touched by Alzheimer's disease, Lacombe died after a long fight. His name remains…

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Bernard Lacombe, football player and coach of Olympique Lyonnais from 1998 to 2019, died this Tuesday, June 17, at the age of 72. Many personalities from the world of sport paid tribute to the model striker, who has 38 team selections from France.