Jean Tigana
Tigana in 2000 or 2001
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jean Amadou Tigana | ||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Bamako, French Sudan | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1965–1972 | ASPTT Marseille | ||
| 1972–1974 | SO Les Caillols | ||
| 1974–1975 | Cassis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1978 | Toulon | 76 | (10) |
| 1978–1981 | Lyon | 104 | (15) |
| 1981–1989 | Bordeaux | 251 | (11) |
| 1989–1991 | Marseille | 56 | (0) |
| Total | 487 | (36) | |
| National team | |||
| 1980–1988 | France | 52 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1993–1995 | Lyon | ||
| 1995–1999 | Monaco | ||
| 2000–2003 | Fulham | ||
| 2005–2007 | Beşiktaş | ||
| 2010–2011 | Bordeaux | ||
| 2012 | Shanghai Shenhua | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Jean Amadou Tigana (born 23 June 1955) is a former French international footballer, having played in midfield and managed professional football extensively throughout France, including 52 appearances and one goal for the France national football team during the 1980s. He most recently coached Chinese Super League outfit Shanghai Shenhua. In his prime, he was a tireless central midfielder, renowned as one of the best midfielders in the world during the 1980s.
Tigana started his professional career as a player at Toulon, having been spotted fairly late playing part-time while employed in a spaghetti factory and then as a postman. He moved to Lyon in 1978 and then to Bordeaux in a $4 million transfer. He was part of the French national football team that won the European Championship in 1984, defeating Spain in the final. In Bordeaux's midfield for eight years, Tigana helped them to three league titles and three French cups, as well as taking them close to European glory on two occasions, losing in the semi-final of the European Cup and Cup Winners' Cup in 1985 and 1987 respectively.
He moved in 1989 to Olympique Marseille, and ended his career there following the 1990–91 season.
As an international, Tigana joined Michel Platini, Luis Fernandez and Alain Giresse in what was termed "the Magic Square" (le Carré Magique) – one of the great midfield foursomes of all time. Tigana's single international goal came against Hungary in the 1986 FIFA World Cup finals, in which France managed a third-place finish.
Tigana was a box-to box midfielder noted for his great movement, teamwork, pace and tireless stamina. Tigana was also responsible for the defensive game and often went forward to create opportunities for his teammates.
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