Marcel Le Borgne (9 September 1939 – 6 December 2007) was a French footballer and manager.

Career

Le Borgne joined Lyon in 1956 from Racing Besançon.[2] He later played in Lyon's first ever European match, a 7–0 defeat in the 1958–1960 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup against Inter Milan.[3] In total, he made 324 appearances for Lyon, and helped them win two Coupe de France titles in 1964 and 1967,[4] and reach a European semi-final against Sporting CP in the 1963–64 European Cup Winners' Cup.[3]

In 1970, he was appointed the manager of US Concarneau, helping them reach the French Division 3 before departing in 1976.[1] In March 1988, he was appointed as the manager of Lyon, being the third since Jean-Michel Aulas became owner in June 1987. He only coached seven matches in the French Division 2 to help them finish in second,[5][3] before they hired Raymond Domenech for the following season.

Death

Le Borgne died on 6 December 2007, at the age of 68.[6]

Honours

Lyon

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nécrologie. Lyon et Concarneau pleurent Marcel Le Borgne". Le Telegramme (in French). Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Marcel Le Borgne » Profile". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Ces gloires du football liées à Carhaix" [These football legends linked to Carhaix]. Ouest France. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Histoire: Les joueurs" [History: Our players]. www.ol.fr. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Marcel Leborgne - Fiche de stats du joueur de football". www.pari-et-gagne.com. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Décès de Marcel Le Borgne" [Death of Marcel Le Borgne]. L'Équipe (in French). 7 December 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Le_Borgne