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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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David Hellebuyck David Hellebuyck (born 12 May 1979) is a retired French footballer who played as a midfielder.
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Eric Van Meir Eric van Meir (] ; born 28 February 1968) is a former Belgian football defender, and until March 2017 was the head coach of Lierse playing in the Belgian First Division B. His former clubs include Lierse, Charleroi and Standard Liège. Van Meir also played for Belgium and was in the squad for the 1994, 1998 and 2002 World Cups and also for the Euro 2000 but played only a few matches.
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David Brocken David Brocken (born 18 February 1971) is a retired Belgian football player and current coach.
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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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Alexander Voigt Alexander Voigt (born 13 April 1978 in Cologne) is a German footballer, who last played for Viktoria Köln.
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Arnold Mühren Arnold Johannes Hyacinthus Mühren (born 2 June 1951 in Volendam, North Holland) is a Dutch football manager and former midfielder. His older brother Gerrie, also a midfield player, won three European Cup titles with Ajax in the early 1970s. Mühren is among the few players to have won all three major UEFA-organised club competitions, the European Cup (1972–73), the Cup Winners' Cup (1986–87) and the UEFA Cup (1980–81). The last of these was won with Ipswich Town, while the other titles were won while playing for Ajax. He is also one of the two Dutch players, together with Danny Blind, to have won all UEFA club competitions and the Intercontinental Cup.
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François Gesthuizen François Gesthuizen (born 18 September 1972) is a Dutch football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder for PSV Eindhoven, NAC Breda, Fortuna Sittard, SC Cambuur, TOP Oss and JVC Cuijk.
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2002 UEFA Cup Final The 2002 UEFA Cup Final was a football match played on 8 May 2002, between Feyenoord of the Netherlands and Borussia Dortmund of Germany. Feyenoord won the match 3–2. It was the 31st UEFA Cup Final and was held in the Feijenoord Stadion in Rotterdam, which is the home ground of Feyenoord. This was the first time since the introduction of single–match finals in the UEFA Cup in 1998, that the final had been played at a finalists home ground. Previous to this match, Feyenoord had not won a European trophy since 1974, when they beat Tottenham Hotspur to win the UEFA Cup. Borussia Dortmund, who had already won the Bundesliga title, were hoping to join Ajax, Bayern Munich and Juventus in being the only clubs to win all three European trophies. Feyenoord's victory marked the first European triumph for a Dutch club in seven years, after Ajax won the Champions League in 1995.
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Hans van Breukelen Johannes Franciscus "Hans" van Breukelen (] , 4 October 1956) is a former Dutch football player who played as a goalkeeper. Currently, he is the technical director of the KNVB.
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2002–03 in Portuguese football In 2002–03, José Mourinho's FC Porto won the championship, the Portuguese Cup and the UEFA Cup.
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2001–02 Olympique de Marseille season Olympique de Marseille at least managed to become a midfield team in the 2001-02 French league season. Despite the mid-table mediocrity, "l'OM" still attracted more than 50.000 spectators on average, helping the clubs' mired economy getting out of the crisis.
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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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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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Joachim Van Damme Joachim Van Damme (born 23 July 1991) is a Belgian footballer in the defence as well as in the midfield. In both lines, he plays in central positions. He is currently contracted by Waasland-Beveren, but is still suspended until January 2018 after testing positive for cocaine after the match between Westerlo and Mechelen in January 2016.
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2002–03 Coppa Italia The 2002–03 Coppa Italia was the 55th edition of the tournament, which began on August 18, 2002 and ended on May 31, 2003. In the final, Milan beat Roma 6-3 on aggregate to win their 5th Coppa Italia and first since the 1976-77 competition.
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Bart van Muyen Bart van Muyen (born 19 December 1982 in Rotterdam) is a former Dutch professional footballer who played during his career as a defender for FC Dordrecht and FC Oss in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.
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Jan de Natris Johannes ("Jan") Daniel de Natris (13 November 1895 in Amsterdam – 16 September 1972 in Amsterdam) was a football (soccer) player from the Netherlands, who represented his home country at both the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium and the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
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Nico Van Kerckhoven Nicolas "Nico" Van Kerckhoven (] ; born 14 December 1970) is a retired Belgian football left fullback, last on the books of K.V.C. Westerlo where he was also the captain of the team. His former clubs include Lierse and FC Schalke 04. Van Kerckhoven was part of the Belgian national team for the 1998 and 2002 World Cups.
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Lars Hutten Lars Hutten (born 18 March 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Fortuna Sittard. He formerly played for Willem II, SC Veendam, Excelsior and Helmond Sport.
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Bernd Thijs Bernd Thijs (] ) (born 28 June 1978 in Hasselt, Belgium) is a retired Belgian football midfielder who last played for Belgian club Gent. His former clubs include Borussia Mönchengladbach, Standard Liège, Racing Genk and Trabzonspor. Thijs played five times with Belgium and was in the team for the 2002 World Cup.