Marius Paul Trésor (born 15 January 1950) is a French former professional

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who played as a defender. He was named by

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as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers. He is considered one of the best central defenders of all time, and he is regarded as one of France's greatest ever players. Trésor's career began with the French club

Ajaccio Ajaccio (, , ; French: ; it, Aiaccio or ; co, Aiacciu , locally: ; la, Adiacium) is a French commune, prefecture of the department of Corse-du-Sud, and head office of the '' Collectivité territoriale de Corse'' (capital city of Corsic ...

. He also played for

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 p ...

and

Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux (), commonly referred to as Girondins de Bordeaux ( oc, Girondins de Bordèu) or simply Bordeaux, is a French professional football club based in the city of Bordeaux in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The ...

. With Marseille, he won the

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in 1976. He also won the

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title in 1984 with

. For the

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, Trésor played in the

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and

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. He obtained 65 international

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, scoring four goals.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

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Honours

Marseille *

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: 1975–76 Bordeaux * Division 1: 1983–84 Individual *

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: 1972 * 6th French Player of the Century *

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Orders *

Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon B ...

: 1984

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The jewel in Bordeaux’s crown
1950 births Living people FIFA 100 French footballers Association football defenders France international footballers AC Ajaccio players Olympique de Marseille players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players Ligue 1 players 1978 FIFA World Cup players 1982 FIFA World Cup players Guadeloupean footballers French people of Guadeloupean descent Black French sportspeople Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Outfield association footballers who played in goal {{Guadeloupe-footy-bio-stub