What was the nickname of the most praised player on the 2002-2003 Olympique de Marseille team?
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2002–03 Olympique de Marseille season Olympique de Marseille almost won the French League for the first time in 11 years, having a remarkable run to third place, having only scored five goals more than it conceded. The most praised player was central defender Daniel Van Buyten, who was able to tighten up the defence, and also helping out with scoring several important goals. Without Marseille's goalscoring woes, it could have sustained a more serious title assault. Therefore it signed late-blooming starlet Didier Drogba from En Avant Guingamp, a move that was set to be among the best financial deals in the clubs' history.
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Daniel Van Buyten Daniel Van Buyten (] ; born 7 February 1978) is a Belgian former footballer who played as a centre back. Nicknamed "Big Dan", Van Buyten was known for his uncompromising style of play, exploiting both his physical strength and aerial ability.
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Didier Santini Didier Santini (born September 7, 1968 in Marseille) is a retired French professional football player. He spent the majority of his playing career in the top two divisions of French football with Marseille, Bastia, Toulouse and Lille. In the 2001–02 season, he had a spell with Scottish Premier League side Livingston.
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Luiz Carlos Pereira Luiz Carlos Pereira (born 6 March 1960 in São Paulo), nicknamed "The Spanish Goose", is a retired Brazilian football player.
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Jean-Santos Muntubila Jean-Santos N'Diela Muntubila nicknamed Santos (born 20 December 1958) is a Congolese former football player and manager.
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Dimitri Payet Dimitri Payet (] ; born 29 March 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Olympique de Marseille and the France national team. A set-piece specialist, known for his accurate, bending free kicks, he primarily plays as an attacking midfielder, and is described as a player who is "blessed with terrific technique and dribbling skills".
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Lorik Cana Lorik Agim Cana (] ; born 27 July 1983) is an Albanian former professional footballer. He played for Paris Saint-Germain, Sunderland, Galatasaray, Lazio, FC Nantes and captained Olympique de Marseille as well as the Albanian national team for which he held the appearance record for Albania's most capped player of all time, with 93 caps since he made his debut in 2003 until his retirement in 2016. He used to play primarily as a Defensive and Central midfielder but then he switches to Centre-back. Cana participated in the first major international competition for Albania, the UEFA Euro 2016 held in France.
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Toni Iordache Toni Iordache (17 December 1942 – February 1988) was a Romani-Romanian "lăutar" and one of the most famous "cimbalom" (Romanian: "ţambal") players in the world. He was nicknamed "the God of the Cimbalom" and "Paganini of the cimbalom".
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2000–01 Olympique de Marseille season Olympique de Marseille was once again forced to fight for its top-flight survival following a dire season, in which the club almost went bankrupt, despite the expensive sale of Robert Pirès to Arsenal. Former Spain national team coach Javier Clemente was sacked following the poor run of results, and his replacement Tomislav Ivić just saved Marseille from relegation.
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Ademir da Guia Ademir da Guia (born 3 April 1942) is a retired professional footballer who played during the 1960s and 1970s for Palmeiras, a leading association football team in Brazil, where he is still regarded as one of the club's all-time best players. Usually a playmaker, he was known for his fantastic close control and passing ability. He was nicknamed O Divino, which means The Divine One, by his supporters.
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Bruno Germain Bruno Germain, (born 28 April 1960 in Orléans, France) is a former football player. In his playing career he played for seven French clubs, most notably Olympique Marseille and Paris SG, being capped once for France.
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1971–72 French Division 1 Olympique de Marseille won Division 1 season 1971/1972 of the French Association Football League with 56 points.
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Joseph Mermans Joseph Mermans (16 February 1922 in Merksem – 20 January 1996 in Wildert), usually referred to as Jef Mermans (nicknamed "The Bomber") was a football striker from Belgium, who played much of his career at Anderlecht, with whom he won 7 Belgian Championship titles and finished top scorer of this competition 3 times.
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Raymond Ceulemans Ridder Raymond Ceulemans (born 12 July 1937) is a Belgian billiards player and possibly the most dominant single figure in any one sport, having won 35 World Championship titles (23 in three-cushion + 12 in other carom disciplines), 48 European titles (23 in three-cushion) and 61 national titles. His nickname is "Mr 100". He was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame in 2001, one of the very few non-Americans to receive the honour. In October 2003 King Albert II of Belgium honoured Raymond Ceulemans by awarding him a knighthood ("Ridderschap") in recognition of his lifetime achievements.
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2006–07 Olympique de Marseille season Olympique de Marseille had a solid season, but did not manage to win the elusive trophy they had chased for 14 years, with the biggest disappointment being losing on penalty shootout against Sochaux in the Coupe de France final. The 2nd-place finish of Ligue 1 was the best for eight years, but the side were never in title contention, being 18 points adrift of Lyon.
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Abdelkader Fréha Abdelkader Benfréha (Arabic: عبد القادر فريحة‎ ‎ ; October 28, 1942 – October 1, 2012 in Oran), known more commonly as Abdelkader Fréha, was an Algerian football international player. He was nicknamed Béka or Head of gold.
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Hatem Ben Arfa Hatem Ben Arfa (Arabic: حاتم بن عرفة‎ ‎ , ] ; born 7 March 1987) is a French footballer who plays as a winger and an attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team. He has been described as "one of the best-rated talents in France", but has been criticised by the media and players alike for lacking discipline.
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2001 FIFA World Player of the Year The 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Luís Figo by the slim margin of 12 points. David Beckham was again forced into second place.
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Luciano Re Cecconi Luciano Re Cecconi (1 December 1948 – 18 January 1977) was an Italian footballer, who played as a midfielder; a fast, strong, athletic, and hardworking player, known for his speed, tenacity, and stamina, he functioned as a box-to-box midfielder or as a defensive or central midfielder for his teams. He was also known for his sense of humour throughout his career, and he was nicknamed "l'Angelo Biondo" — 'The Blond Angel' — for the colour of his hair.
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Maniche Nuno Ricardo de Oliveira Ribeiro, (born 11 November 1977), known as Maniche (] , or less commonly [maˈnik(ɨ)] ), is a retired Portuguese professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
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Érik Lamela Érik Manuel Lamela (born 4 March 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Argentina national team. He is known for his exceptional dribbling ability and pace and is nicknamed "Coco".
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Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus (born 19 June 1965 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian former footballer, better known on the football pitch as Ronaldo, or Ronaldão ("big Ronaldo"), to differentiate him from his younger compatriot and teammate, also dubbed Ronaldo, who was initially nicknamed Ronaldinho ("little Ronaldo"), a nickname later adpoted by footballer Ronaldinho Gaúcho.