François Bracci (31 October 1951 – 28 December 2023) was a French

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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 ...

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on 31 October 1951. He totalled 34 games for

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, scoring 2 goals.

International career

Bracci obtained a total number of 18 international caps for the

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. Playing for

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(1971–1979), he was a member of the French squad that competed at the

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. His final international was a May 1982

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against

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Death

Bracci died near

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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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