- Christophe Robert
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Christophe Robert Personal information Date of birth March 30, 1964 Place of birth Montpon, France Playing position Striker Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1981-1991 FC Nantes 191 (30) 1991-1992 AS Monaco FC 23 (4) 1992-1993 US Valenciennes 29 (8) 1994-1995 Ferro Carril Oeste 1995-1996 CS Louhans-Cuiseaux 36 (5) 1996-1997 AS Nancy 23 (1) 1997-1999 AS Saint-Étienne 24 (4) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Christophe Robert (born March 30, 1964 in Montpon-Ménestérol) is a former footballer from France.
He is famous for having been involved in the bribery scandal involving Olympique de Marseille and his team US Valenciennes. He [1] and fellow teammates, Jorge Burruchaga[2] and Jacques Glassman[2] were contacted by OM player Jean-Jacques Eydelie,[3] in order to let l'OM win and, more importantly, not to injure any OM player ahead of the UEFA Champions League final.
He was then suspended for 2 seasons by the French Football Federation.[4]
External links
- ^ "Tapie Directly Implicated As Marseille Trial Opens". International Herald Tribute. 1995-03-14. http://www.iht.com/articles/1995/03/14/tapie.php. Retrieved 2007-03-12.
- ^ a b "Argentine Charged in Marseille case". New York Times. 1993-07-02. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE7D61F3DF931A35754C0A965958260. Retrieved 2007-03-12.
- ^ "Wenger slams former Marseille Chairman". Eurosport. 2006-01-23. http://www.eurosport.com/football/sport_sto817893.shtml. Retrieved 2007-03-12.
- ^ AS Nancy official website
Categories:- Living people
- 1964 births
- French footballers
- FC Nantes players
- AS Monaco FC players
- Valenciennes FC players
- Ferro Carril Oeste footballers
- CS Louhans-Cuiseaux players
- AS Nancy players
- AS Saint-Étienne players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- French football forward stubs
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