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Aime Jacquet

Aime Jacquet

Name : Aime Jacquet
Born: 27 November 1941

After being criticised, lampooned and even insulted before being acclaimed and eventually adored, Aime Jacquet can truly say he traversed the full spectrum of managerial experiences during his four years in charge of the French national team.

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He Was My Coach

Michel Hidalgo, (former France coach)after LesBleus lifted the Trophy in 1998: "This is Aime Jacquet's crowning moment, achieved against winds and tides. There are 60 million happy French people. What they did was just extraordinary.

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  • Jacquet's mind blanked after France won the 1998 final. He said: "I never noticed when the whistle blew. I don't remember anything more."
  • Marcel Desailly had pre-tournament concerns about Jacquet's training methods: "I've never doubted so much at any other time in my career."
  • Jacquet said of his critics pre-1998: "Nobody believed in the French team. There was never a quiet day… I was getting it from all sides."
  • Jacquet revealed a wish to leave a legacy of integrity in his memoirs, where he wrote: "I would like to be remembered as an honest man."
  • Aime Jacquet's record as France manager from February 1994 to July 1998 was 53 matches, 34 victories, 16 draws and just three defeats.

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