Jean-Louis Zanon (born 30 November 1961, in
Montauban
Montauban (, ; ) is a commune in the southern French department of Tarn-et-Garonne. It is the capital of the department and lies north of Toulouse. Montauban is the most populated town in Tarn-et-Garonne, and the sixth most populated of Oc ...
) is a French former professional
football (soccer)
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player who played as a
midfielder
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.
Zanon was a member of the French squad that won the gold medal at the
1984 Summer Olympics
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in
Los Angeles, California
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.
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Profile
1960 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Montauban
French men's footballers
France men's international footballers
AS Saint-Étienne players
Olympique de Marseille players
FC Metz players
Nîmes Olympique players
AS Nancy Lorraine players
Ligue 1 players
Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers for France
Olympic gold medalists for France
Olympic medalists in football
Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Men's association football midfielders
20th-century French sportsmen
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