Franck Sauzée
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Franck Gaston Henri Sauzée[1] | ||
Date of birth | 28 October 1965 | ||
Place of birth | Aubenas, France[2] | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder,[4] sweeper[4] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1988 | Sochaux[3] | 150 | (40) |
1988–1990 | Marseille[3] | 68 | (9) |
1990–1991 | Monaco[3] | 28 | (7) |
1991–1993 | Marseille[3] | 57 | (14) |
1993–1994 |
Atalanta[3] | 16 | (1) |
1994–1996 |
Strasbourg[3] | 57 | (9) |
1996–1999 | Montpellier[3] | 49 | (9) |
1999–2001 | Hibernian | 77 | (13) |
Total | 502 | (102) | |
International career | |||
1988–1993 | France[3] | 39 | (9) |
Managerial career | |||
2001–2002 | Hibernian | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Franck Gaston Henri Sauzée (born 28 October 1965) is a French former professional
Club career
Sochaux
Born in
Marseille (first spell)
Sauzée was transferred in 1988 to
Monaco
Sauzée then played for
Marseille (second spell)
Sauzée returned to Marseille in 1991, and continued to enjoy great success. The club won the
The club's success was largely overshadowed by a
Atalanta
The
Hibernian
Despite his success in France he is probably most highly regarded by the supporters of Scottish club Hibernian, for whom he was club
Sauzée is an
International career
Sauzée won 39 caps for
International goals
- Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sauzée goal.[citation needed]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 19 November 1988 | Partizan Stadium, Belgrade | Yugoslavia | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1990 World Cup qualiification |
2. | 28 March 1990 | Nepstadion, Budapest | Hungary | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly
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3. | 20 February 1991 | Parc des Princes, Paris | Spain | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1992 Euro qualification |
4. | 30 March 1991 | Parc des Princes, Paris | Albania | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1992 Euro qualification |
5. | 2–0 | |||||
6. | 14 August 1991 | Stadion Miejski, Poznań |
Poland | 1–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
7. | 28 July 1993 | Stade Michel d'Ornano, Caen | Russia | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
8. | 22 August 1993 | Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm | Sweden | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1994 World Cup qualification |
9. | 13 October 1993 | Parc des Princes, Paris | Israel | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1994 World Cup qualification |
Managerial career
After the departure of manager Alex McLeish to Rangers in December 2001, Sauzée was appointed manager of Hibernian.[20] He was only the second non-Scot to manage the club, and the first since 1919. The appointment came as something of a surprise because the Hibs board of directors had only met the previous day to discuss possible replacements for McLeish.[20] Sauzée, who had been suffering from an achilles tendon injury in the weeks beforehand, announced his retirement from playing in an effort to concentrate on his new job.[20][21]
His time in charge was unsuccessful. Hibs only won one match in 15,[2] and none in the 2001–02 Scottish Premier League.[22] A win for last-placed club St Johnstone apparently prompted his sacking in February 2002, after 69 days as Hibs manager.[21][23] After his sacking, Sauzée stated that he had no fear that Hibs would be relegated.[21] This confidence was justified as Hibs defeated St Johnstone 3–0 in Bobby Williamson's first match in charge,[24] and the club comfortably avoided relegation. The extremely brief nature of his tenure meant that it was not proven whether Sauzée would have been a good manager or not.[12] Many Hibs fans, including former player Alan Gordon, wrote to The Scotsman newspaper to voice their disapproval of Hibs' treatment of Sauzée.[25]
In September 2011 Ted Brack's There's Only One Sauzée,[26] a book celebrating Franck Sauzée's time at Hibernian, was published by Black and White Publishing.
Commentator
Sauzée returned to his native France after leaving Hibernian, and has since worked as a football
Honours
Sochaux
- Division 2: 1987–88[3]
- Coupe de France runner-up: 1987–88[3]
Marseille
- Division 1: 1988–89, 1989–90, 1991–92[3]
- Coupe de France: 1988–89[3]
- UEFA Champions League: 1992–93[3]
Monaco
Strasbourg
- Coupe de France runner-up: 1994–95[3]
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1995[28]
Hibernian
- Scottish First Division: 1998–99
- Scottish Cup runner-up: 2000–01[3]
France U21
References
- ^ "Franck Sauzee Communication". BFM Verif (in French). NextInteractive. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
"Franck Sauzee". BFM Business (in French). NextInteractive. Retrieved 2 January 2021. - ^ a b c d NON, JE NE REGRETTE RIEN, Sunday Herald, 11 May 2008.
- ^ L'Equipe.
- ^ a b McLeish's French passion, The Sunday Times, 10 July 2005.
- ^ a b c d e f g Jeffrey 2006, p. 132
- ^ a b Football / European Champions' League: Durrant's strike keeps Rangers in contention Archived 3 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine, The Independent, 8 April 1993.
- New York Times, 21 April 1993.
- ^ Football: Scandal leaves a stain on the white shirt of Marseille, The Independent, 13 July 1993.
- ^ Match fixing: a history, The Observer, 8 January 2006.
- ^ a b Jeffrey 2006, p. 133
- ^ a b Jeffrey 2006, p. 134
- ^ a b c Welsh, Irvine. Only one Sauzee, The Guardian, 22 May 2009.
- ^ "Hibernian's cult heroes". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 April 2005.
- ^ Franck Sauzee Record vs Heart of Midlothian, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ "Franck Sauzee: No, we weren't dreaming. That really was Le God playing for 'eebernians at Boghead". The Scotsman. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ a b (in French)SAUZEE Frank, French Football Federation.
- ^ a b c Sauzée plans Scots return, Scotland on Sunday, 29 January 2006.
- ^ a b (in French)17/11/1993 – Qualification Coupe du Monde, French Football Federation.
- ^ "Franck Sauzée, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "Hibs choose Sauzee". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 December 2001.
- ^ a b c "No Sauzee fears for Hibs". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 February 2002.
- ^ "Sauzée eyes Marseille defender Martin". The Scotsman. Johnston Publishing. 25 January 2002.
- ^ "Hibs sack Sauzée". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 February 2002.
- ^ Murray ends famine, The Guardian, 3 March 2002.
- ^ "Fans condemn 'disgraceful' treatment of Sauzee". The Scotsman. Johnston Publishing. 26 February 2002.
- ^ Ted Brack 'There's Only One Sauzée' on Amazon.co.uk 27 September 2011.
- ^ (in French)Franck Sauzée quitte Canal+ pour Orange TV, Télé 7 Jours, 1 August 2008.
- ^ "Strasbourg-Wacker 1995". uefa.com. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
Sources
- Jeffrey, Jim (2006). Hibernian Greats. Breedon Books Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85983-535-X.
External links
- Franck Sauzée at Soccerbase