Marius Trésor

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Marius Trésor
Trésor with France in 1974
Personal information
Full name Marius Paul Trésor[1]
Date of birth (1950-01-15) 15 January 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1958–1969 Juventus de Sainte-Anne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1972 Ajaccio 92 (1)
1972–1980 Marseille 253 (8)
1980–1984 Bordeaux 93 (3)
Total 438 (12)
International career
1971–1983 France 65 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marius Paul Trésor (French pronunciation: [maʁjys pɔl tʁezɔʁ]; born 15 January 1950) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation.

Early life and education[edit]

Marius Paul Trésor was born on 15 January 1950 in Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe.[2]

Career[edit]

Trésor's career began with the French club Ajaccio in 1969, and he later played for Olympique de Marseille and Girondins de Bordeaux.[2] With Marseille, he won the French Cup in 1976, and won the Ligue 1 title in 1984 with Bordeaux.

For the France national team, Trésor played in the World Cup in 1978 and 1982. He obtained 65 international caps, scoring four goals.

Recognition[edit]

Trésor is regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation, and as one of France's greatest ever defenders.[3][4][5]

He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers.[citation needed]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League
Division Apps Goals
Ajaccio 1969–70 Division 1 12 0
1970–71 33 0
1971–72 38 1
1972–73 9 0
Total 92 1
Marseille 1972–73 Division 1 24 1
1973–74 38 0
1974–75 37 1
1975–76 38 1
1976–77 22 1
1977–78 35 4
1978–79 25 0
1979–80 34 0
Total 253 8
Bordeaux 1980–81 Division 1 25 0
1981–82 37 2
1982–83 19 0
1983–84 12 1
Total 93 3
Career total 438 12

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Trésor goal.[6]
List of international goals scored by Marius Trésor
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 October 1974 Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen, Germany  West Germany 1–2 1–2 Friendly
2 30 June 1977 Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Brazil 2–2 2–2 Friendly
3 7 October 1978 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 2–0 3–1 Euro 1980 qualification
4 8 July 1982 Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain  West Germany 2–1 3–3 (4–5 on penalties) 1982 FIFA World Cup

Honours[edit]

Marseille

Bordeaux

Individual

Orders

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Décret portant nomination à titre exceptionnel" [Order appointing on an exceptional basis]. Journal Officiel de la République Française (in French). 1984: 1131. 12 April 1984. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Fédération Française de Football". fff.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  3. ^ Y tresor el mejor "libero" [And Tresor the best "libero"], web: Goles Mundial, June 1978, Issue #1538, 1978, retrieved 13 March 2023
  4. ^ published, Tom Hancock (27 November 2023). "The best defenders of the 80s". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  5. ^ "The Top Ranked Soccer Defenders of the 1970s". ainsworthsports.com. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  6. ^ Football PLAYER: Marius Trésor

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