Jacques Glassmann (born 22 July 1962) is a French former
footballer who played as a
defender.
He is famous for having revealed the
bribery scandal involving
Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille (, ; oc, Olimpic de Marselha, ), also known simply as Marseille or by the abbreviation OM (, ), is a French professional men's football club based in Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Founded in 1899, the club pl ...
and his team
US Valenciennes. He
and teammates
Jorge Burruchaga and
Christophe Robert
Christophe Robert (born 30 March 1964) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker.
He is famous for having been involved in the bribery scandal involving Olympique de Marseille and his team US Valenciennes. He and teamm ...
were contacted by Marseille player
Jean-Jacques Eydelie in order to let Marseille win and, more importantly, not to injure any Marseille player ahead of the
1993 UEFA Champions League Final
The 1993 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match between French club Marseille and Italian club Milan, played on 26 May 1993 at the Olympiastadion in Munich.
The final, which followed the second-ever UEFA Champions League group stage, ...
.
He was eventually awarded the
FIFA Fair Play Award in 1995 for having revealed this bribery scandal.
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Living people
1962 births
Association football defenders
French footballers
RC Strasbourg Alsace players
FC Mulhouse players
Tours FC players
Valenciennes FC players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Footballers from Mulhouse
Association football controversies
French whistleblowers
French people of German descent
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