Jean-Claude Bras (born 15 November 1945) is a French former professional

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who played as a striker and

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. After his footballing career, he acted as the president of

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for 23 years.

After football

In 1978, Bras retired from football. The same year, he became the president of his former club

, a role in which he stayed in until 2001, 23 years later. In his lifetime, he would also become an entrepreneur for a building business, and later, an international commerce company.

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain * Division 2: 1970–71

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* * * 1945 births Living people French men's footballers Men's association football forwards France men's international footballers Red Star FC players Valenciennes FC players RFC Liège players Paris Saint-Germain FC players Paris FC players Ligue 1 players Belgian Pro League players Ligue 2 players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium French football chairmen and investors 20th-century French sportsmen {{france-footy-forward-1940s-stub