Jacques Glassmann

Jacques Glassmann (born 22 July 1962) is a French former footballer who played as a defender.

Jacques Glassmann
Personal information
Date of birth (1962-07-22) 22 July 1962
Place of birth Mulhouse, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1984 Strasbourg 41 (2)
1984–1987 Mulhouse 97 (7)
1987–1988 Tours 32 (2)
1988–1994 Valenciennes 178 (19)
1994–1995 US Maubeuge 7 (0)
Total 348 (30)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He is famous for having revealed the bribery scandal involving Olympique de Marseille and his team US Valenciennes. He[2] and teammates Jorge Burruchaga[3] and Christophe Robert[3] were contacted by Marseille player Jean-Jacques Eydelie[4] in order to let Marseille win and, more importantly, not to injure any Marseille player ahead of the 1993 UEFA Champions League Final.

He was eventually awarded the FIFA Fair Play Award in 1995 for having revealed this bribery scandal.

References
  1. "Jacques Glassmann". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  2. "Tapie Directly Implicated As Marseille Trial Opens". International Herald Tribute. 14 March 1995. Retrieved 12 March 2007.
  3. "Argentine Charged in Marseille case". New York Times. 2 July 1993. Retrieved 12 March 2007.
  4. "Wenger slams former Marseille Chairman". Eurosport. 23 January 2006. Archived from the original on 17 March 2006. Retrieved 12 March 2007.
Awards
Preceded by
Nándor Hidegkuti
Football Association of Zambia
(1993)		 FIFA Fair Play Award
1995		 Succeeded by
George Weah
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