Christophe Robert (born 30 March 1964) is a French former professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who played as a
striker.
He is famous for having been involved in the
bribery scandal involving
Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille (, ; , ), also known simply as Marseille, or by the abbreviation OM (, ), is a French professional Association football, football club based in Marseille which competes in Ligue 1, the French football league system, top f ...
and his team
US Valenciennes
Valenciennes Football Club (; commonly known as Valenciennes, VA or VAFC) is a French professional football club based in Valenciennes. The club was founded in 1914 and currently play in Championnat National, the third tier of French football. ...
. He and teammates
Jorge Burruchaga
Jorge Luis Burruchaga (; born 9 October 1962), nicknamed ''Burru'', is an Argentine association football coach and former professional football player. He played both as an attacking midfielder and forward and scored the winning goal in the fi ...
and
Jacques Glassmann were contacted by OM player
Jean-Jacques Eydelie, in order to let ''l'OM'' win and, more importantly, not to injure any OM player ahead of the
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League (UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) that is contested by List of top-division football clubs in UEFA countries, top-divisio ...
final.
He was then suspended for two seasons by the
French Football Federation
The French Football Federation ( FFF and 3F; or Triple F; , ) is the governing body of football in France. It was formed in 1919 and is based in the capital, Paris. The FFF is a founding member of FIFA and is responsible for overseeing all aspec ...
.
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Living people
1964 births
Men's association football forwards
French men's footballers
FC Nantes players
AS Monaco FC players
Valenciennes FC players
Ferro Carril Oeste footballers
Louhans-Cuiseaux FC players
AS Nancy Lorraine players
AS Saint-Étienne players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Association football controversies
Sportspeople from Dordogne
Footballers from Nouvelle-Aquitaine
20th-century French sportsmen
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