Thierry Tusseau

Thierry Tusseau

Personal information
Date of birth	(1958-01-19) 19 January 1958
Place of birth	Nogent-sur-Marne, France
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1975–1983	Nantes	237	(12)
1983–1986	Bordeaux	92	(3)
1986–1988	RC Paris	49	(1)
1988–1991	Reims	88	(2)
Total		466	(18)
International career
1977–1986	France	22	(0)
Medal record Representing France UEFA European Championship Winner 1984 France CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions Winner 1985 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thierry Tusseau (born 19 January 1958) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. As a player of French side Girondins de Bordeaux (1983–1986), he was a member of the France national team in the 1986 FIFA World Cup and the team that won the European Championship in 1984.

Club career

Tusseau was born in Nogent-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne. Throughout his career, he played for FC Nantes-Atlantique (1977–1983), Girondins de Bordeaux (1983–1986), RC Paris (1986–1987), Matra Racing (1987–1988), and Stade de Reims (1988–1991).

International career

Tusseau was a member of the France national team that won the 1984 European Championship on home soil and also later took part at the 1986 FIFA World Cup with France. In total, he earned 22 international caps (no goals) for the France national team during the 1970s and 1980s.

References

• (in French) French Football Federation Profile Archived 9 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine