Jean Tigana
Jean Tigana as coach
Jean Amadou Tigana ( born June 23, 1955 in Bamako, Mali ) is a retired French footballer and current coach. He was most recently head coach of Shanghai Shenhua Liansheng FC.
His most successful period as a player experienced Tigana at Girondins Bordeaux and the early 1980s with the French national team. The technically extremely fogged and running strong midfielder has been called " man with three lungs ".
Club career
Since the age of three grew up in Marseille, he began his playing career at the amateur club Club of Caillols ( where later Éric Cantona playing football learned ); at 20 he got his first professional contract with SC Toulon ( 1975-1978 ). From there took him Aime Jacquet to Olympique Lyon, where Tigana played until 1981. His most important time spent then at Bordeaux (until 1989 ). For the last stop of his career, he returned back to the place where ( almost) all began, and still played two years at Olympique Marseille. There he finished in 1991, shortly before his 36th birthday, his career.
The soccer-loving Tigana had initially struggled with the usual prejudices against African immigrants. Although he had considerable footballing talent, but he could no enthusiasm for it. In order to earn his livelihood, Tigana worked as a letter carrier and in a noodle factory, before he could sign a contract with the SC Amateur Toulon in France's second league 20 years. But the hoped sporting success was such that Tigana was even on the verge of as footballer on the nail.
At this stage, he was discovered by Aimé Jacquet, coach of Olympique Lyon Erstdivisionärs Tigana and brought to this club. The filigree technicians experienced in Lyon a great sporting boom, to which he himself had not believed and was quickly performers in the team. 1981 left his patron Jacquet Lyon towards Bordeaux and took Tigana to his new club after.
Jacquet formed Bordeaux one of the best club teams in the French football. With players like Alain Giresse, Patrick Battiston, Bernard Lacombe and Gernot Rohr ranked Tigana title title: three times French champion (1984, 1985, 1987 ) and Cup Winners' Cup twice (1986 and 1987). A particularly good understanding of the game had Tigana Alain Giresse and formed with him the midfield axis of the team. The tireless endurance runner was one of the most effective players of his team, he also excellent moving without the ball and usually took several opposing players up. Tigana played in defensive midfield and attack secured the actions of their team to the rear. But he did not only have excellent qualities on the defensive, but also gave a decisive impetus to the attack game.
1989 Bordeaux Tigana returned back and let end his great career at Olympique Marseille. Although already in his thirties, Tigana was still a regular player and won two championships (1990 and 1991 ) before the age of 36 ended his career in the summer of 1991. In 1991, he had almost added an international title, but with Marseille he lost the final of the European Champions' Cup against Red Star Belgrade on penalties.
Career in the national team
At the age of just 25 years, Tigana made his debut in the French national team, but did not make the leap to the master power (yet).
1982 nominated him national team coach Michel Hidalgo for the levy of the World Cup in Spain. He was initially intended as a substitute, but earned over the course of the tournament and was a regular place in the second round inseparable part of the root formation. In the match against Austria (1:0), he played a great game and the injured superstar Michel Platini shiny. In the semifinals, was a terminus for France, Germany as one in a dramatic match on penalties ( 4:5 ) subject to ( night of Seville ). In the match for third place, the team lost against Poland, but with this fourth place France had reported back on the big football stage.
Two years later, les Bleus were European champions in their own country. Outstanding actor was about Michel Platini, who scored nine of the 14 goals of France, but no less with this success came the midfield axis by Platini, Alain Giresse, Luis Fernandez and just Tigana to do (the " magic square "). Tigana put his own ambitions back and held Giresse and especially Platini backs free and completed with an incredible running load the defensive work. This work was recognized and he was elected to the French Player of the Year. In the election to the European Footballer of the year, he finished second behind his compatriot Platini.
In his second World Cup (Mexico 1986) Tigana stepped - like the French press noted - finally " out of the shadows Platini's " out. In the group match against Hungary ( 3-0) Tigana scored his first and only goal in the national jersey ( in 42 countries game). Tigana played a good tournament and advanced to the most outstanding player of his team, for the semi-finals in Germany was re- terminus ( 0-2). After defeating Belgium (4-2 aet) in the match for third place Tigana wanted to end his career in the Équipe Tricolore, but hung one more year on it and celebrated in June 1987 his resignation.
Career as a coach
Two years later Tigana sat for the first time as a coach on the bench - and at that team, with whom he had made the breakthrough as a professional football player. In Lyon, he spent two years as coach (1993-1995) and developed a reputation as a coach.
In 1995 he took over AS Monaco in 1997 and brought forth with the team champion of France, later with David Trezeguet, Thierry Henry and Fabien Barthez World Stars ( and World Champion). Tigana was chosen for "Coach of the Year." In the Champions League, failed only in the semi-final at Juventus. In 1999 he resigned at the Monegasque.
15 months later he accepted an offer from the London club Fulham FC, which was funded by Harrods owner Mohamed Al -Fayed. In the first year succeeded Tigana to lead the club to the Premier League, but he could in the next few years do not meet the high expectations of the club owner. In April 2003 he was released by Al -Fayed.
From the season 2005/ 06 was Tigana coach at multiple Turkish champions Besiktas Istanbul. With Beşiktaş he won the 2006 Turkish Cup, the Turkish Super Cup and was in third place in the first division. In the season 2006/2007 he was made redundant two games before the end of the season, because he was accused of success, although he was back Cup winner and his team was in second.
For the 2010/11 season Tigana has been appointed coach at FC Girondins Bordeaux. On May 7, 2011, he resigned after the 0-4 defeat against FC Sochaux, because its 16 year old daughter was insulted once again by his own fans.
2012 signed Tigana then in China at the Shanghai Shenhua Liansheng, where he was, however, released after five games in which he took 5 points.
Achievements
- French Champion: 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991
- French Cup Winners: 1986, 1987
- EM: Winner 1984
- World Cup: Fourth in 1982, third in 1986
- French Player of the Year 1984
- European Footballer of the Year: Second 1984
As a coach
- French Champion: 1997
- "France's Coach of the Year ": 1997
- Turkish Cup: 2006
- Turkish Super Cup: 2006