Compendium to The Soccernostalgia Interview-Part 46-Matches of France National team during the 1982/83 season.

  

France National Team matches under Michel Hidalgo during the 1982/83 season

 

August 31, 1982, Paris, France 0- Poland 4 (Jan Jalocha 28, Janusz Kupcewicz 61, 62, Andrzej Buncol 68 pen)

October 6, 1982, Paris, France 1-Hungary 0 (Laurent Roussey 65)

November 10, 1982, Rotterdam, Holland 1-France 2 (Simon Tahamata 8 / Patrick Battiston 12, Michel Platini 81)

February 16, 1983, Guimaraes, Portugal 0-France 3 (Yannick Stopyra 7,70, Jean-Marc Ferreri 8)

March 23, 1983, Paris, France 1-USSR 1 (Luis Fernandez 42 / Fyodor Cherenkov 28)

April 23, 1983, Paris, France 4-Yugoslavia 0 (Yvon Le Roux 22, Dominique Rocheteau 32, 47, Jose Touré 74)

May 31, 1983, Luxemburg Federation-75^th Anniversary, Luxembourg, France 1-Belgium 1 (Didier Six 11 / Eddy Voordeckers 12)

 

Date: August 31, 1982

Competition: Friendly (Gala Match for U.N.F.P.)

Result: France 0-Poland 4

Venue: Paris -Parc des Princes

Attendance: 16,000

Referee: Bruno Galler (Switzerland) 

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(France): None

(Poland): Jan Jalocha 28, Janusz Kupcewicz 61, 62, Andrzej Buncol 68 pen

Summary of goals:

0:1 (28^th minute, Poland): Jalocha advanced on the left flank, Tresor failed to clear, and Jaocha shot past Ettori.

0:2 (61^st minute, Poland): Dziekanowski sent a low pass from the right side into the box for to Kupcewicz (his shot hit the post before going in).

0:3 (62^nd minute, Poland): Kupcewicz scored from a long distance shot

0:4 (68^th minute, Poland): Poland were awarded their penalty kick after Smolarek was fouled by Mahut in the box. Andrzej Buncol scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

Lineups:

France:

1-Jean-Luc Ettori (Association Sportive de Monaco)

2-Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

4-Gerard Janvion (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire) 

5-Marius Tresor (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

3-Maxime Bossis (Football Club de Nantes) (Philippe Mahut (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire) 46)

7-Patrick Delamontagne (Association Sportive de Monaco)

8-Dominique Bijotat (Association Sportive de Monaco) (13-Jean-Marc Ferreri (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) 46)

6-Jean Tigana (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

10-Bernard Genghini (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)  

9-Yannick Stopyra (Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard) (Daniel Bravo (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice) 69)

11-Gerard Soler (Toulouse Football Club)

 

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Other Substitutes:

Jean Castaneda (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)  

Alain Couriol (Association Sportive de Monaco)

 

Team Captain: Marius Tresor

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1-First cap for Dominique Bijotat and Jean-Marc Ferreri.

2-Final cap Jean-Luc Ettori (9/0) (1980-1982).

3-Michel Platini was retained at Juventus, as was Didier Six at Stuttgart.

Bordeaux’s Alain Giresse and Bernard Lacombe were not released by the club as they had a prestigious friendly set up vs. Real Madrid.

Bruno Bellone and Dominique Rocheteau had to withdraw due to injuries, along with Patrick Battiston still recovering from his injury from Harald Schumacher’s challenge during the World Cup.

4- This match not televised live.

5-France deployed a 4-4-2 formation with Tigana was the organizer in midfield, Bijotat (earning his first cap) as defensive midfielder and Delamontagne on the right wing.

6-Phillipe Mahut also replaced Maxime Bossis due to an injury.

The Stopper Gerard Janvion moved to Bossis’ left back spot and Mahut took Janvion’s spot in central defense.

7-Bijotat would not play again for France under Hidalgo (though he would play for France many years later) and instead would be part of Henri Michel’s Olympics squad.

Patrick Delamontagne would also not play again under Hidalgo, but would gain a final cap in 1987.

 

 

Poland:

Jacek Kazimierski (Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Legia Warszawa)    

Paweł Janas (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise / France)

Stefan Majewski (Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Legia Warszawa)    

Tadeusz Dolny (Klub Sportowy Górnik Zabrze)     

Jan Jałocha (Gwardyjskie Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisla Krakow)  

Andrzej Buncol (Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Legia Warszawa) (Mirosław Okoński (Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznán) 78)

Janusz Kupcewicz (Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznán)  

Roman Wójcicki (Robotnicze Towarzystwo Sportowe Widzew Łódź) (Dariusz Kubicki (Fabryczny Klub Sportowy  Panstwowe Zaklady Loterycze Stal-Mielec) 65)

Włodzimierz Ciołek (Fabryczny Klub Sportowy  Panstwowe Zaklady Loterycze Stal-Mielec)  

Włodzimierz Mazur (Międzyzakładowy Klub Sportowy Zagłębie Lubin) (Dariusz Dziekanowski (Warszawski Klub Sportowy Gwardia Warszawa) 46)

Włodzimierz Smolarek (Robotnicze Towarzystwo Sportowe Widzew Łódź)   

 

Coach: Antoni Piechniczek

Booked: Andrzej Buncol

Other Substitutes:

Krzysztof Baran (Warszawski Klub Sportowy Gwardia Warszawa)

Janusz Stawarz (Stowarzyszenie Klub Sportowy Bałtyk Gdynia) 

 

Team Captain:

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Red Shorts, White Socks

 

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire

(August 31, 1982, France 0-Poland 4)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 81, September 1982

(August 31, 1982, France 0-Poland 4)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 81, September 1982

(August 31, 1982, France 0-Poland 4)

Date: October 6, 1982

Competition: Friendly

Result: France 1-Hungary 0

Venue: Paris -Parc des Princes

Attendance: 15,777

Referee: Roger Verhaeghe (Belgium) 

Linesmen: Goris (Belgium) and De Bleeckere (Belgium) 

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(France): Laurent Roussey 65

(Hungary): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (65^th minute, France): Tresor crossed from the right side to the far left post,  Didier Six headed back and Roussey volleyed in.

Lineups:

France:

1-Jean Castaneda (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)   

2-Maxime Bossis (Football Club de Nantes)

5-Marius Tresor (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

4-Philippe Mahut (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)  

3-Thierry Tusseau (Football Club de Nantes)

8-Alain Giresse (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

6-Jean Tigana (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) (14-Alain Couriol (Association Sportive de Monaco) 79)

7-Bernard Genghini (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire) (13-Jean-Marc Ferreri (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) 64)

9-Laurent Roussey (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire) (12-Gerard Janvion (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire) 85)

10-Michel Platini (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

11-Didier Six (Verein für Bewegungspiele Stuttgart 1893 e.V./ West Germany) (15-Gerard Soler (Toulouse Football Club) 73)

 

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Other Substitutes:

16-Jean-Luc Ettori (Association Sportive de Monaco)

 

Team Captain: Michel Platini

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1-First cap for Laurent Roussey.

2-Final cap for Gerard Janvion (40/0) (1975-1982).

3-Final cap for Jean Castaneda (9/0) (1981-1982).

4-The key players missing were Manuel Amoros, Patrick Battiston (not fully recovered) and Dominique Rocheteau.

5-Maxime Bossis would start as right back to cover for Amoros. Mahut would start in central defense with Marius Tresor.

6-France played in a 4-3-3 formation with Platini as the second striker and Giresse as the midfield organizer and Tigana as defensive midfielder.

7-Didier Six scored a goal in the 43^rd minute that was ruled offside.

 

Hungary:

1-Bela Katzirz (Pécsi Munkás Sport Club)

2-Zoltan Peter (Zalaegerszegi Torna Egylet) (15-Gusztav Klemen (Csepel Sport Club) 85^th)

6-Imre Garaba (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)

3-Attila Kerekes (Békéscsabai Elöre Spartacus Sport Club)

4-Joszef Tóth (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)

5-Peter Hannich (Rába ETO (Egyetértés Torna Osztálya) Györi)  

8-Joszef Poczik (Rába ETO (Egyetértés Torna Osztálya) Györi) (14-Karoly Csapo (Tatabányai Bányász Sport Club) 67)

10-Gyozo Burcsa (Rába ETO (Egyetértés Torna Osztálya) Györi)  

7-Mihaly Borostyan (Diósgyöri Vasgyárak Testgyakorló Köre Miskolc) (16-Laszlo Fazekas (Royal Antwerp Football Club / Belgium) 85)

9-Lazar Szentes (Rába ETO (Egyetértés Torna Osztálya) Györi) (17-Andras Tórócsik (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest) 67)

11-Gyula Hajszan (Rába ETO (Egyetértés Torna Osztálya) Györi)    

 

Coach: Kalman Meszoly

Booked: Karoly Csapo 78 (foul on Tigana)

Team Captain: Joszef Tóth

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

 

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire

(October 6, 1982, France 1-Hungary 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 83, November 1982

(Laurent Roussey, October 6, 1982, France 1-Hungary 0)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 32, November 1982 (56)

(Laurent Roussey, October 6, 1982, France 1-Hungary 0)

 

Date: November 10, 1982

Competition: Friendly

Result: Holland 1-France 2

Venue: Rotterdam-De Kuip-Feyenoord Stadion

Attendance: 9,693

Referee: Roger Schoeters (Belgium) 

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Holland): Simon Tahamata 8

 (France): Patrick Battiston 12, Michel Platini 81

Summary of goals:

1:0 (8^th minute, Holland): Gullit releaed Boeve on the left side. He crossed into the box for Tahamta tos core.

1:1 (12^th minute, France): Fernandez sent Battiston through in the box who slid in the equalizer.

1:2 (81^st minute, France): Brisson crossed a free kick from the left side that Platini shot from the edge of the box.

Lineups:

Holland:

1-Eduard Maximiliaan ‘Edward’ Metgod (Football Club Haarlem)

4-Huibertus Johannes Nicolaas ‘Ben’ Wijnstekers (Feyenoord Rotterdam)

3-Ronald Spelbos (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging / Belgium)

2-Michaël Antonius Bernardus ‘Michel’ van de Korput (Torino Calcio 1906 / Italy)

6-Peter Boeve (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

8-Franklin Edmundo ‘Frank’ Rijkaard (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam) (12-René van der Gijp (Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren / Belgium) 46)

5-Edo Ophof (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam) 

10-Machiel ‘Michel’ Valke (Feyenoord Rotterdam)

7-Rudi Dil ‘Ruud’ Gullit (Feyenoord Rotterdam)

9-Willem Cornelis Nicolaas ‘Wim’ Kieft (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam) (14-Jurjen Jacob ‘Jurrie’ Koolhof (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven) 46)

11-Simon Melkianus Tahamata (Royal Standard de Liege / Belgium) (13-Jan Jacobus Wouters (Football Club Utrecht) 57)

 

Coach: Cornelius ‘Kees’ Rijvers

Other Substitutes:

René Hofman (Roda JC (Juliana Combinatie) Kerkrade)

Pieter ‘Piet’ Schrijvers (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam) 

 

Team Captain: Huibertus Johannes Nicolaas ‘Ben’ Wijnstekers

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Orange Shirts, White Shorts, Orange Socks

 

France:

1-Jean-Pierre Tempet (Stade Lavallois)

3-Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

4-Maxime Bossis (Football Club de Nantes)

5-Marius Tresor (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

2-Patrick Battiston (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)  

7-Jean-Marc Ferreri (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

8-Jean Tigana (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

6-Luis Fernandez (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

9-Laurent Roussey (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire) (15-Yannick Stopyra (Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard) 57)

10-Michel Platini (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

11-Jean-Marc Ferratge (Toulouse Football Club) (14-François Brisson (Racing Club de Lens) 68)

 

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Other Substitutes:

Jean-Luc Ettori (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Thierry Tusseau (Football Club de Nantes)

Jean-Claude Lemoult (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

 

Team Captain: Michel Platini

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1-Fisrt cap for Jean-Pierre Tempet, Luis Fernandez and François Brisson.

2-Final cap for Laurent Roussey (2/1) (1982).

3-First and only cap for Jean-Marc Ferratge (1/0) (1982).

4-Initially, Hidalgo chose to leave Jean-Marc Ferreri, Daniel Bravo and Bruno Bellone at the disposal of the Under-21 squad for their qualifier vs. Sweden.

However, Ferreri had to be recalled for the senior squad as Alain Giresse was out through injury and Bernard Genghini was out of form at St Etienne.

5-Other absentees were Rocheteau, Mahut, Six and Janvion (who would not be called again).

6-Hidalgo would choose a new goalkeeper again for the third match running. The uncapped Jean-Pierre Tempet of Laval was the new man in goal.

Jean Castaneda was recuperating from injury and the St Etienne Management asked for him to be relieved.

7-By starting the match, Tresor tied the record of Roger Marche by earning his 63^rd cap and he was on the verge of being the new recordman.

8-For the second half, Amoros and Battiston switched their sides.

9- Brisson did not play again for Hidalgo’s senior side and was instead at the disposal of Henri Michel’s Olympics squad (He would appear one last time for France in 1984).

 

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire

(November 10, 1982, Holland 1-France 2)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 86, February 1983

(November 10, 1982, Holland 1-France 2)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 86, February 1983

(France squad, November 10, 1982, Holland 1-France 2)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 33, December 1982

(Marius Tresor, France squad and Michel Platini, November 10, 1982, Holland 1-France 2)

Date: February 16, 1983

Competition: Friendly

Result: Portugal 0-France 3

Venue: Guimaraes –Estadio Municipal

Attendance: 9,000

Referee: Ulrich Nyffenegger (Switzerland) 

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Portugal): None

(France): Yannick Stopyra 7,70, Jean-Marc Ferreri 8

Summary of goals:

0:1 (7^th minute, France): From the middle, Platini sent Stopyra through who went on to score.

0:2 (8^th minute, France): From his own half, Platini sent a long cross and Ferreri lobbed over Bento.

0:3 (70^th minute, France): From the middle Giresse combined with a teammate (Tigana?) who immediately sent Stopyra through to go to score.

Lineups:

Portugal:

1-Manuel Galrinho Bento (Sport Lisboa e Benfica) 

2-Virgilio Manuel Bagulho Lopes (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa) (14-João Domingos Silva Pinto (Futebol Clube do Porto) 65)

4-António Bastos Lopes (Sport Lisboa e Benfica) (13- Eurico Monteiro Gomes (Futebol Clube do Porto) 46)

3- Humberto Manuel de Jesus Coelho (Sport Lisboa e Benfica) 

5-João Soares Cardoso (Sporting Clube de Braga)

7-Carlos Manuel Correia dos Santos (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)

6-Sheu Han (Sport Lisboa e Benfica) (16-Antonio Manuel Frasco Vieira (Futebol Clube do Porto) 46)

8-Antonio Augusto Gomes de Sousa (Futebol Clube do Porto)

10-Fernando Albino de Sousa Chalana (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)      

9-Fernando Mendes Soares Gomes (Futebol Clube do Porto)

11-Rui Manuel Trindade Jordäo (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa) (15-Mauricio Zacarias Reinaldo Rodrigues Gomes (Boavista Futebol Clube- Porto) 22)

 

Coach: Otto Martins Gloria (Brazil)

 

Team Captain: Humberto Manuel de Jesus Coelho

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Green Shorts, White Socks

 

 

France:

1-Jean-Pierre Tempet (Stade Lavallois)

2-Patrick Battiston (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)

4-Philippe Mahut (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire) 

5-Maxime Bossis (Football Club de Nantes)

3-Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

8-Alain Giresse (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

10-Michel Platini (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

6-Luis Fernandez (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) (12-Thierry Tusseau (Football Club de Nantes) 75^th)

7-Jean-Marc Ferreri (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) (13-Jean Tigana (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) 63^rd)

9-Yannick Stopyra (Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard) (15-Dominique Rocheteau (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) 80^th)

11-Loic Amisse (Football Club de Nantes)

 

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Other Substitutes:

Dominique Dropsy (Racing Club de Strasbourg Football)

Daniel Bravo (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice)

 

Team Captain: Michel Platini

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1- The match took place just a few weeks after the death of Bastia and France midfielder (1978 World Cup veteran) Claude Papi, aged just 33, from an Aneurysm. The French players wore black armbands in the match.

2-Marius Tresor and Alain Couriol were both out injured.

Marius Tresor’s injury allowed Hidalgo to install Maxime Bossis as Libero for the first time for the National Team.

3-Hidalgo chose a 4-3-3 formation, with Ferreri and Amisse as wingers and Stopyra as the new number nine.

 

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire

(February 16, 1983, Portugal 0-France 3)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 87, March 1983

(February 16, 1983, Portugal 0-France 3)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 87, March 1983

(February 16, 1983, Portugal 0-France 3)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 87, March 1983

(February 16, 1983, Portugal 0-France 3)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 87, March 1983

(France squad, February 16, 1983, Portugal 0-France 3)

 

Date: March 23, 1983

Competition: Friendly

Result: France 1-USSR 1

Venue: Paris -Parc des Princes

Attendance: 40,908

Referee: George Courtney (England)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(France): Luis Fernandez 42

(USSR): Fyodor Cherenkov 28

Summary of goals:

0:1 (28^th minute, USSR): From the left side, Bokhn crossed to Rodionov in the middle, he was tackled and the ball bounced to Cherrenkov on the right who scored.

1:1 (42^nd minute, France): Amisse in the middle crossed towards Platini who sidefooted a pass to Fernandez in the middle to score with a low shot.

Lineups:

France:

1-Jean-Pierre Tempet (Stade Lavallois)

2-Patrick Battiston (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)

4-Philippe Mahut (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire) (12-Thierry Tusseau (Football Club de Nantes) 78)

5-Maxime Bossis (Football Club de Nantes)

3-Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

8-Alain Giresse (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

6-Luis Fernandez (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

10-Michel Platini (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy) (14-Jean Tigana (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) 46)

7-Jean-Marc Ferreri (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

9-Yannick Stopyra (Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard)

11-Loic Amisse (Football Club de Nantes) (15-Dominique Rocheteau (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) 65)

 

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Other Substitutes:

Dominique Dropsy (Racing Club de Strasbourg Football)

Alain Couriol (Association Sportive de Monaco)

 

Team Captain: Michel Platini (Maxime Bossis captain in the second half)

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note :

1-Final cap for Philippe Mahut (9/0) (1981-1983).

2-Final cap for Loic Amisse (12/2) (1977-1983).

3-France employed a 4-3-3 formation once more with Ferreri and Amisse as wingers supporting Stopyra as the number nine.

4-This was the first time that Hidalgo had selected the same squad two matches in a row.

5-As a promise to Juventus, Michel Platini was to play one half only (Tigana would replace him in the second half).

 

 

USSR:

1- Rinat Fayzrahmanovich Dassayev (Spartak Moskva)

10-Nikolai Yevgeniyevich Larionov (Zenit Leningrad)

3-Sergey Vladimirovich Borovskiy (Dinamo Minsk)

4-Sergey Pavlovich Baltacha (Dinamo Kiev)

5- Anatoli Vassilievich Demianenko (Dinamo Kiev)

8- Fyodor Fedorovich Cherenkov (Spartak Moskva)

2- Vladimir Vassilievich Bessonov (Dinamo Kiev)

7-Leonid Iosifovich Burjak (Dinamo Kiev) (15-Khoren Zhoraevich Oganesian (Ararat Erevan) 63)

6- Andrey Mihaylovich Bal (Dinamo Kiev) (12-Valeriy Georgievich Gazzayev (Dinamo Moskva) 55)

9-Sergei Yuriyevich Rodionov (Spartak Moskva)

11-Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin (Dinamo Kiev) (14-Vadim Anatoliyevich Yevtushenko (Dinamo Kiev) 79)

 

Coach: Valeri Vasilevich Lobanovsky

 

Team Captain: Vladimir Vassilievich Bessonov

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

 

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire

(March 23, 1983, France 1-USSR 1)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 88, April 1983

(March 23, 1983, France 1-USSR 1)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 88, April 1983

(March 23, 1983, France 1-USSR 1)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 88, April 1983

(March 23, 1983, France 1-USSR 1)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 88, April 1983

(March 23, 1983, France 1-USSR 1)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 88, April 1983

(France squad and Team Captains Michel Platini and Vladimir Bessonov, March 23, 1983, France 1-USSR 1)

Date: April 23, 1983

Competition: Friendly

Result: France 4-Yugoslavia 0

Venue: Paris -Parc des Princes

Attendance: 40,881

Referee: Aron Schmidhuber (West Germany) 

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(France): Yvon Le Roux 22, Dominique Rocheteau 32, 47, Jose Touré 74

(Yugoslavia): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (22^nd minute, France): From the right side, Bellone crossed for Le Roux to head home.

2:0 (32^nd minute, France): Rocheteau did a one-two with Bellone (who backheeled the return pass) and went through to score.

3:0 (47^th minute, France): Rocheteau scored from an Indirect Free kick.

4:0 (74^th minute, France): Ferreri took a corner on the right side, the ball was chested and then volleyed by Toure.

Lineups:

France:

1-Jean-Pierre Tempet (Stade Lavallois)

2-Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

4-Yvon Le Roux (Stade Brestois)

5-Maxime Bossis (captain) (Football Club de Nantes)

3-Thierry Tusseau (Football Club de Nantes)

8-Luis Fernandez (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

6-Jean Tigana (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

10-José Touré (Football Club de Nantes) (14-Bernard Genghini (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire) 79)

7-Jean-Marc Ferreri (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) (15-Yannick Stopyra (Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard) 80)

9-Dominique Rocheteau (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

11-Bruno Bellone (Association Sportive de Monaco) (13-Didier Six (Verein für Bewegungspiele Stuttgart 1893 e.V./ West Germany) 86)

 

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Other Substitutes:

Jean-Luc Ettori (Association Sportive de Monaco)

William Ayache (Football Club de Nantes)

 

Team Captain: Maxime Bossis

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1-Fisrrt cap for Yvon Le Roux and José Touré.

2-Michel Platini was retained with Juventus.

3-Battiston, Giresse, Amisse, as well as Tresor were also missing through injury.

Thierry Tusseau would be called in to replace Battiston at the back. Bossis continued his run as Libero in Tresor’s absence.

4-France played in a 4-3-3 formation with Tigana was the organizer in midfield. Ferreri was on the right wing and Toure was the center forward (though playing as number 10).

 

 

Yugoslavia:

1-Ratko Svilar (Royal Antwerp Football Club / Belgium) (12-Tomislav Ivkovic (Nogometni Klub Dinamo- Zagreb) 80)

2-Jasmin Dzeko (Nogometni Klub Osijek)

3-Zvjezdan Cvetkovic (Nogometni Klub Dinamo- Zagreb)

4-Ismet Hadzic (Nogometni Klub Dinamo- Zagreb) (14-Faruk Hadzibegic (Fudbalski Klub Sarajevo) 75)

5-Velimir Zajec (Nogometni Klub Dinamo- Zagreb)

6-Ljubomir Radanovic (Fudbalski Klub Partizan- Beograd) 

7-Zlatko Kranjcar (Nogometni Klub Dinamo- Zagreb) (16-Dragan Mance (Fudbalski Klub Partizan- Beograd) 46)

8-Aleksandar Trifunovic (Fudbalski Klub Partizan- Beograd) 

9-Sulejman Halilovic (Nogometni Klub Dinamo -Vinkovci)

10-Mehmed Bazdarevic (Fudbalski Klub Zeljeznicar-Sarajevo) (15-Marko Mlinaric (Nogometni Klub Dinamo- Zagreb) 46)

11-Dzevad Secerbegovic (Fudbalski Klub Sloboda –Tuzla) (13- Miodrag Jesic (Fudbalski Klub Partizan- Beograd) 78)

Coach: Todor Veselinovic

Team Captain: Velimir Zajec

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

 

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire

(April 23, 1983, France 4-Yugoslavia 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 89, May 1983

(April 23, 1983, France 4-Yugoslavia 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 89, May 1983

(April 23, 1983, France 4-Yugoslavia 0)

Photo From: L'Annee du Football, 1983

(Bruno Bellone, April 23, 1983, France 4-Yugoslavia 0)

Photo From: Les Bleus, Le livre official de l'equipe de France, Author: Dominique Grimault, 1997

(France squad, April 23, 1983, France 4-Yugoslavia 0)

 

 

Date: May 31, 1983

Competition: Friendly (Luxemburg Federation-75^th Anniversary)

Result: France 1-Belgium 1

Venue: Luxembourg -Stade Municipal de Luxembourg, Luxemburg

Attendance: 5,880

Referee: Norbert Rolles (Luxembourg) 

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(France): Didier Six 11

(Belgium): Eddy Voordeckers 12

Summary of goals:

1:0 (11^th minute, France): Toure’s header was parried by Munaron and Six scored from the rebound.

1:1 (12^th minute, Belgium): Vercauteren’s corner was headed back by Fernandez and Voordeckers volleyed home.

Lineups:

France:

1-Jean-Pierre Tempet (Stade Lavallois)

2-Jean-Christophe Thouvenel (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

4-Yvon Le Roux (Stade Brestois)

5-Patrick Battiston (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)

3-Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

7-Jean-Claude Lemoult (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

8- José Touré (Football Club de Nantes)

6-Luis Fernandez (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

10-Bernard Genghini (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire) (Phillipe Vercruysse (Racing Club de Lens) 86)

9-Gerard Soler (Toulouse Football Club) (Yannick Stopyra (Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard) 64)

11-Didier Six (Verein für Bewegungspiele Stuttgart 1893 e.V./ West Germany) (Bernard Zenier (Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine) 64)

 

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Other Substitutes:

Jean-Luc Ettori (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Phillipe Jeannol (Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine)

 

Team Captain: Didier Six (Patrick Batiston after the 64th minute).

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1-This match was to commemorate Luxembourg Association’s 75^th Anniversary.

The venue was neutral for both sides since match played in Luxembourg.

2-First cap for Jean-Christophe Thouvenel, Jean-Claude Lemoult and Phillipe Vercruysse.

3-Final cap for Gerard Soler (16/4) (1974-1983).

4-Final cap for Jean-Pierre Tempet (5/0) (1982-1983).

5-Michel Platini was once again unavailable, as Juventus had retained him for the Coppa Italia.

6-Tresor, Bossis, Tusseau, Rocheteau, Ferreri, Bellone, Amisse, Giresse and Tigana were either injured or unavailable.

7-In a 4-4-2 formation, Battiston was installed as the Libero with Le Roux as his central partner. Amoros retained his spot at the back, with Thouvenel making his debut as right back.

 

 

Belgium:

1- Jacques Munaron (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)

2- Eric Gerets (captain) (Royal Standard de Liege)

3-Luc Millecamps (Koninklijke Sportvereniging Waregem)

4- Walter Meeuws (Royal Standard de Liege)

5- Michel DeWolf (Racing White Daring Molenbeek)

6- Frank Vercauteren (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)

7-Francois van der Elst (West Ham United Football Club- London / England)

8- Guy vandermissen (Royal Standard de Liege)

9- Marc Vanderlinden (Royal Antwerp Football Club) (14- Leo Clijsters (Koninklijke Waterschei Sportvereniging Thor Genk) 59)

10-Ludo Coeck (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)

11- Eddy Voordeckers (Koninklijke Waterschei Sportvereniging Thor Genk)

 

Coach: Guy Thys

Other Substitutes:

12- Wim DeConnick (Koninklijke Sportvereniging Waregem)

13-Gaston Boeckstaens (Royal Antwerp Football Club)

15-Leo Van der Elst (Royal Antwerp Football Club)

 

Team Captain: Eric Gerets

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire

(May 31, 1983, Luxemburg Federation-75^th Anniversary, France 1-Belgium 1)

Photo From: L'Annee du Football, 1983

(Didier Six, May 31, 1983, Luxemburg Federation-75^th Anniversary, France 1-Belgium 1)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 10, November 1989

(Marc vanderlinden and Manuel Amoros, May 31, 1983, Luxemburg Federation-75^th Anniversary, France 1-Belgium 1)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 102, June 1984

(Didier Six, May 31, 1983, Luxemburg Federation-75^th Anniversary, France 1-Belgium 1)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 16, 1983

(France squad, May 31, 1983, Luxemburg Federation-75^th Anniversary, France 1-Belgium 1)

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