When was the most praised player born who played as central defender in Olympique de Marseille?
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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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Alexandre Clément Alexandre Clément (born 23 March 1975) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. He was most recently the manager of Le Mans, a post he held from 2014 to 2015.
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Jean-Pierre Cyprien Jean-Pierre Cyprien (born 12 February 1969) is a former French footballer who played defender for various clubs in France and Italy.
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Alberto Botía Alberto Tomás Botía Rabasco (] ; born 27 January 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Greek club Olympiacos F.C. as a central defender.
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Lionel Medeiros Lionel Jesus Gonçalves Medeiros (born 14 April 1977 in Orléans, France) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender.
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Paul Pogba Paul Labile Pogba (born 15 March 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Manchester United and the France national team. He operates primarily as a central midfielder and is comfortable playing both in attack and defence.
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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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Bernard Allou Bernard Allou (born 19 June 1975 in Cocody) is an Ivorian-born French football player. He most notably played for Paris Saint-Germain, Nagoya Grampus Eight and Nottingham Forest.
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Pascal Despeyroux Pascal Despeyroux (born 17 June 1965 in Toulouse) is a retired professional French footballer who played midfielder.
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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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Mario Lemina Mario Rene Junior Lemina (] ; born 1 September 1993) is a Gabonese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for English club Southampton and the Gabon national team. He played for French sides Lorient and Marseille, before joining Italian side Juventus in 2015, where he won the domestic double in both of his seasons with the club.
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Jérôme Boateng Jérôme Agyenim Boateng (] ; born 3 September 1988) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for German club Bayern Munich and the Germany national team. A versatile defender, Boateng primarily is a centre-back, although he can also play as a right-back. Physically strong and composed in possession, he has garnered a reputation as a tough-tackling defender, with good passing and an ability to read the game, and is considered to be one of the world's best at his position.
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Emmanuel Clément-Demange Emmanuel Clément-Demange (born 4 February 1970) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward.
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João Manuel Pinto Tomé João Manuel Pinto Tomé Santos (born 26 May 1973), known as João Pinto or João Manuel Pinto, is a retired Portuguese professional footballer who played as a central defender.
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Frédéric Ouvret Frédéric Ouvret (born May 15, 1970 in Paris, France) is a retired professional footballer. He played as a midfielder.
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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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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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Just Fontaine Just "Justo" Fontaine (] ; born 18 August 1933) is a retired French footballer. A prolific forward, he is best known for being the record holder for most goals scored in a single edition of the FIFA World Cup, with 13 in six matches in 1958. In 2004, Pelé named him one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers at a FIFA Awards Ceremony.
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Bonaventure Kalou Bonaventure "Barry" Kalou (born 12 January 1978 in Oumé) is a retired Ivorian football player who played as an attacking midfielder .
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Benoît Cheyrou Benoît Cheyrou (born 3 May 1981) is a French football player who plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer. He plays as a central midfielder and often acts as a deep-lying playmaker for the attack. Cheyrou is known for his vision, distribution, and assists. He is a former French youth international having represented his nation at under-19, under-20, and under-21 level. Cheyrou is the younger brother of former French international Bruno Cheyrou, who formerly played for English club Liverpool, and is currently a sports broadcaster. The younger Cheyrou earned his first call up to the national team on 25 February 2010, but is yet to play for France.
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Olympique de Marseille in European football This article lists results for Olympique de Marseille in European competition. They are the French team to play the most times finals of UEFA competitions and the only to have won the UEFA Champions League.