Jacques Glassmann
Jacques Glassman ( born July 22, 1962 in Mulhouse ) is a French former football player. In the season 1992/93 he uncovered a bribery scandal in the French Division 1, in which he himself was involved.
Career
Glass man started his professional career at the French first division side Racing Strasbourg. His first game in professional football, he completed on 22 November 1978 at the age of 16 in the second round of the UEFA Cup against MSV Duisburg. Although he was used in his first season 1978/79 only once in the league, he was able to celebrate at the end of the match with his colleagues the French championship - until today the only club history. In addition, the semi-finals of the French Cup was reached. The following season, 1979/80, the club was able to reach the quarter-finals in the European Champions Cup. Parallel glass man was also used in the second team. In 1980 he won the title with Strasbourg II Division 3 (East) and the Coupe d'Alsace.
From 1984 to 1987 glass man played for his hometown club FC Mulhouse in Division 2, where he became a regular player immediately and has been used in three years in 97 games. In 1987 he went for a year to the second division FC Tours.
In 1988, Glassman for U.S. Valenciennes Anzin, who also played in the second division. Also in Valenciennes, he was a mainstay in the team. Finally, in 1992 reached the summit in the Division 1 Gameday On the third to last of the season 1992/93, there was a duel between the relegation-threatened U.S. Valenciennes and Marseille which has topped the table with four points clear at this time. As for Marseille six days later the final of the UEFA Champions League against AC Milan and decency, the French Federation refused to relocate the league game, there was a scandal ( The Affair OM -VA). Marseille player Jean -Jacques Eydelie contacted the three players Jorge Burruchaga, Christophe Robert and Jacques Glassman on behalf of Director General Jean -Pierre Bernes. Glass man and his two teammates agreed to contribute to Marseille does not lose and hurt no Olympique player. For this, they should receive 250,000 francs (about 38,000 euros ).
Valenciennes lost the game actually, but even before the encounter glass man got remorse and attempt to bribe his coach and the club president confessed that appealed for immediate protest to the referee. The game was eventually canceled, Marseille became the champions title stripped and added to the 1994/95 season in the second division. Valenciennes was staying sporty in the first division in 1993 and was not further punished. Also glass man came unpunished because of his confession of it. For his courageous work and his honesty 1995, he was awarded the FIFA Fair Play Award. As early as 1994 glass man Valenciennes had left and joined in the season 1994/ 95 U.S. Maubeuge in the National 2.
After the disclosure of the bribery scandal and during the following trials glass man was attacked partly solid and considered traitors, so he left France in 1995, the metropolitan to begin on the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean a new life with his family.
Achievements
Title
- French Champion: 1979
Personal Awards
- FIFA Fair Play Award 1995