François Bracci (31 October 1951 – 28 December 2023) was a French
football
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manager and player.
Club career
Bracci was born in
Beinheim
Beinheim (; Alsatian language, Alsatian: ''Bänem'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Bas-Rhin Departments of France, department in Grand Est in the Alsace region of northeastern France.
Geography
Beinheim lies on the A35 autoroute betwee ...
,
France
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on 31 October 1951. He totalled 34 games for
Strasbourg
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, scoring 2 goals.
International career
Bracci obtained a total number of 18 international caps for the
France national team
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. Playing for
Olympique de Marseille
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(1971–1979), he was a member of the French squad that competed at the
1978 FIFA World Cup
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. His final international was a May 1982
friendly match
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against
Bulgaria
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.
Death
Bracci died near
Alès
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on 28 December 2023, at the age of 72.
François Bracci, ancien international et troisième joueur le plus capé de l'OM, est mort
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1951 births
2023 deaths
Footballers from Bas-Rhin
Men's association football defenders
French men's footballers
France men's international footballers
1978 FIFA World Cup players
Olympique de Marseille players
RC Strasbourg Alsace players
FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
FC Rouen players
AS Béziers Hérault (football) players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
French football managers
FC Rouen managers
La Roche VF managers
SC Toulon managers
ÉFC Fréjus Saint-Raphaël managers
AS Béziers Hérault (football) managers
CS Constantine managers
MC Alger managers
Olympique Club de Khouribga managers
Fath Union Sport managers
Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi managers
Club Africain football managers
RC Relizane managers
GC Mascara managers
DRB Tadjenanet managers
French expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Algeria
French expatriate sportspeople in Algeria
Expatriate football managers in Morocco
French expatriate sportspeople in Morocco
Expatriate football managers in Tunisia
French expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia
Debout la France politicians
20th-century French sportsmen
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