Jean-Pierre Papin
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Papin in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jean-Pierre Papin | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Boulogne-sur-Mer, France | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1984 | INF Vichy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1984–1985 | Valenciennes | 33 | (15) |
| 1985–1986 | Club Brugge | 31 | (20) |
| 1986–1992 | Marseille | 215 | (134) |
| 1992–1994 | Milan | 40 | (18) |
| 1994–1996 | Bayern Munich | 27 | (3) |
| 1996–1998 | Bordeaux | 55 | (22) |
| 1998–1999 | Guingamp | 10 | (3) |
| 1999–2001 | Saint-Pierroise | 27 | (13) |
| Total | 438 | (228) | |
| National team | |||
| 1986–1995 | France | 54 | (30) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2004–2006 | Bassin d'Arcachon | ||
| 2006–2007 | Strasbourg | ||
| 2007–2008 | Lens | ||
| 2009–2010 | Châteauroux | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
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Jean-Pierre Papin (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ pjɛʁ papɛ̃]; born 5 November 1963 in Boulogne-sur-Mer) is a former French professional football player, who played as a forward, and who was named the European Footballer of the Year in 1991.
Papin achieved his greatest success while playing for Olympique Marseille between 1986 and 1992. He later played for AC Milan, FC Bayern Munich, Bordeaux, Guingamp, JS Saint-Pierroise and US Cap-Ferret. Papin also played 54 times for the French national team. After a short time as manager of French clubs, he joined the local amateur club AS Facture-Biganos Boïen as a player in 2009, aged 45.
Papin was known for his goalscoring, striking ability, and volleys, which his fans nicknamed Papinades in his honour.[1]
In 1996, after their eight-month-old daughter Emily was shown to have serious cerebral lesions, Jean-Pierre and his wife, Florence, set up an association "Neuf de Coeur" (Nine of Hearts; Papin's shirt number was 9) to help others in that situation and, particularly, to find and apply methods to mentally and physically educate such children.
Although Papin played only 31 matches for Club Bruges, he was elected as its best foreign player by the supporters in April 2008.
In a 17-year career in many of Europas biggest leagues, he scored nearly 350 goals in over 620 matches.
Playing career
Papin scored 30 goals for France in 54 matches. He played at the 1986 World Cup finals in Mexico, where France finished third, and at the 1992 European Championships in Sweden. His last game for the national team was in 1995.
At club level, he played for Valenciennes (1984–1985), Club Brugge (1985–1986), Olympique Marseille (1986–1992), AC Milan (1992–1994), FC Bayern Munich (1994–1996), Bordeaux (1996–1998), Guingamp (1998–1999) and Saint-Pierroise (1999–2001).
During Papin's hugely successful spell at Olympique Marseille, with the Frenchman as striker and skipper Marseille won four French league championships in a row (1989–1992), a French league and cup double in 1989 and reached the final of the European Champions Cup in 1991, losing to Red Star Belgrade after a penalty shootout. During this period, Papin was the French league's top scorer for five consecutive seasons (from 1988 to 1992). While at Marseille he won the Ballon d'or, awarded to Europe's top footballer, in 1991. He is the only player to win this award while playing for a French club.
In 1992, Papin joined Italian giants AC Milan for a world record fee of £10 million (equivalent to £19 million today), and was the first high-profile French player to join the Italian league since Michel Platini. However, he never established himself as a regular first team member with the rossoneri due to injuries and adaptation problems. He entered as a substitute during the 1993 UEFA Champions League Final where Milan lost to his former club, Marseille. Nevertheless, Papin has kept good memories of his spell in Italy and frequently cites former Milan managers Fabio Capello and Arrigo Sacchi as his models when coaching is concerned. In 1994, he was transferred to Bayern Munich where his season was again plagued by injuries. In his second season in Germany he was part of the side that won the UEFA Cup against Girondins de Bordeaux, a club that Papin would join the following season. With Bordeaux, he lost the final of the 1997 Coupe de la Ligue against Strasbourg. Papin's career ended in 1998 with Second Division side EA Guingamp.
Papin was a prolific striker on the French scene but, contrary to many other French great players, never really became dominant abroad. He was also part of the 'cursed generation' of French players that came between the Platini era of the 80's and the 1998 world champions boasting the likes of Zidane, Thuram, Henry and company. Despite some talented players like Papin, Éric Cantona or David Ginola the French national team fared disappointingly, missing the 1990 and 1994 World Cups – the later after two humiliating defeats at home against Israel and Bulgaria – and being ousted in the group stage of Euro 1992 by Denmark after a perfect record in the qualifications. It was the only period (1989–1996) in French football where clubs actually did better than the national team.
Papin was also iconic in French pop culture because of his caricature in the satirical TV puppet show Les Guignols de l'Info. At first, Papin was depicted as a rather dumb football player (a common stereotype in France), his only obsession being the many different ways to score goals. When Papin experienced difficulties in Italy, the coverage became more sympathetic, especially with the infamous Reviens JPP ![2] song where even God Himself would urge Papin to come back to his home country, because "France needs you !"
He was twice linked with clubs in England later in his playing career. First, in March 1994, he was a transfer target for Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur.[3] Towards the end of his spell with Bordeaux in 1998, he was a target for ambitious Fulham, then a Division Two (third tier) side, and even expressed his desire to sign for the club. However, neither transfer ever happened and Papin finished his career without having spent any time in England.[4]
After a short time as manager of French clubs, he joined the local amateur club AS Facture-Biganos Boïen as a player in 2009, aged 45.
Managerial career
In May 2006, Papin took over from Jacky Duguépéroux as the new coach of RC Strasbourg, who were relegated to the Second Division. He had previously been coaching FC Bassin d'Arcachon, an amateur team, and helped them to be promoted from CFA 2 to CFA. In 2006–07, he guided Strasbourg back to Ligue 1 with a third-placed finish but came under pressure shortly after the end of the season when internal conflicts at the club surfaced in the press. Several players, including '05 league cup final hero Jean-Christophe Devaux, also openly criticized Papin's methods. Initially confirmed as manager for the 2007–08 season, he was forced to resign a week later after it was revealed that he had interviewed for the vacant managerial job at RC Lens only hours after his confirmation at Strasbourg. He was replaced by Jean-Marc Furlan, former manager of ES Troyes AC, while Lens selected Guy Roux as their new manager. Ironically, Papin eventually became the manager of Lens after the club lost at Strasbourg,[5] as Roux resigned only five games into the 2007–08 season. In the midst of the season, Lens and Papin were fighting to avoid relegation to the Second Division. Lens was also eliminated in the first round of both the UEFA cup and the Coupe de France by, respectively, FC Copenhagen (1–1; 1–2) and Second Division side Chamois Niortais (0–1, at home). On 29 December 2009, Châteauroux have hired the coach[6] to replace Dominique Bijotat. He left his position in May 2010 and was replaced by Didier Tholot.[7]
Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| France | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1984–85 | Valenciennes | Division 2 | 33 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 16 |
| Belgium | League | Belgian Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1985–86 | Club Brugge | First Division | 31 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 32 |
| France | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1986–87 | Olympique Marseille | Division 1 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 16 |
| 1987–88 | 37 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 23 | ||
| 1988–89 | 36 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 33 | ||
| 1989–90 | 36 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 38 | ||
| 1990–91 | 36 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 50 | 36 | ||
| 1991–92 | 37 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 38 | ||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1992–93 | Milan | Serie A | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 20 |
| 1993–94 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 11 | ||
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Other | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1994–95 | Bayern Munich | Bundesliga | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 3 |
| 1995–96 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 3 | ||
| France | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1996–97 | Girondins Bordeaux | Division 1 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 17 |
| 1997–98 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 14 | ||
| 1998–99 | En Avant Guingamp | Division 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| Total | France | 313 | 174 | 39 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 396 | 234 | |
| Belgium | 31 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 32 | ||
| Italy | 40 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 63 | 31 | ||
| Germany | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 411 | 215 | 58 | 41 | 13 | 7 | 60 | 40 | 542 | 303 | ||
| France national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1986 | 7 | 2 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 1 |
| 1989 | 6 | 3 |
| 1990 | 5 | 4 |
| 1991 | 5 | 7 |
| 1992 | 8 | 7 |
| 1993 | 7 | 3 |
| 1994 | 6 | 3 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 54 | 30 |
International goals
- Scores and results list France's goal tally first.
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Honours
Club
- Club Brugge KV
- Belgian Cup: 1986
- Olympique de Marseille
- Ligue 1: 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92
- Coupe de France: 1988–89
- European Cup Runner-up: 1990–91
- A.C. Milan
- Serie A: 1992–93, 1993–94
- Italian Super Cup: 1992, 1993
- UEFA Champions League: 1993–94
- FC Bayern Munich
National
- French
- Kirin Cup: 1994
- FIFA World Cup Third place: 1986
Individual
- French Division 1: Top Scorer 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92
- Onze de Bronze: 1989, 1990, 1992
- European Cup Top Scorer: 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92
- Onze d'Or: 1991
- Ballon d'Or: 1991
- FIFA World Player of the Year – Silver award: 1991
- IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer of the Year: 1991
- FIFA XI: 1997, 1998, 1999[9]
- FIFA 100: 2004
- Named Joueur du Siècle (player of the century) of Olympique de Marseille
- Équipe type spéciale 20 ans des trophées UNFP: 2011
- Golden Foot: 2013, as football legend
References
- ↑ "Après les « papinades », la bicyclette" [After the "Papinades", cycling] (in French). L'Équipe. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ↑ "Le sketch des Guignols 'Reviens, JPP, reviens !'" (in French). dailymotion.com. 22 December 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ↑ Haylett, Trevor (25 March 1994). "Football: Peacock goes but Francis stays: Mixed day at Queen's Park Rangers while Limpar joins Everton and Beagrie hops to City". The Independent. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ↑ "PAPIN: I'D LOVE TO JOIN FULHAM". thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ↑ "Strasbourg 2-1 Lens" (in French). lequipe.fr. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ↑ "Papin nommé entraîneur" (in French). Lequipe.fr. 29 December 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ↑ "Après son départ du FC Sion, Didier Tholot trouve déjà de l'embauche. Il signe 2 ans à Châteauroux". tsr.ch. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ↑ Football PLAYER: Jean-Pierre Papin
- ↑ FIFA XI´s Matches - Full Info
External links
- French Football Federation Profile (French)
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| Preceded by Manuel Amoros |
France national football team captain 1992–1993 |
Succeeded by Eric Cantona |
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