Olympique de Marseille mourns one of its figures. Former international defender François Bracci died Thursday at the age of 72, the Marseille club announced on its website.
The third most capped player in OM history with 349 matches played, François Bracci also wore the French team jersey 18 times, notably participating in the 1978 World Cup in Argentina.
Passes to the Girondins and Strasbourg
Under the Marseille jersey, he was French champion in 1972 and won the Coupe de France in 1976. Bracci also played for RC Strasbourg, Girondins de Bordeaux, FC Rouen and AS Béziers where he finished his playing career before becoming a coach.
A native of Beinheim in Alsace, he died near Alès following a long illness, the newspaper said. The Team.