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Two big names from the French team have engaged in a very astonishing scene.
A football career is made up of great stories. In an era where the pressure of the result dictates everything, human relations remain essential. Jacques Santini and Sidney Govou can testify.
The former coach of The French team And the former international attacker met in Lyon, where the first launched the second, before meeting during the mandate of the technician on the Blues bench.
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The former French international has become a respected consultant.
Between the two men, the current has always passed. Sidney Govou has eternal recognition to the one who appealed to him in the professional group to definitively launch his career, more than two decades ago. A moment that the player has never forgotten.
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Jacques Santini melts in tears
Called to find his former coach in a cross interview organized by RMC, Sidney Govou has confided to what extent he had been marked by this decisive moment in his life as a footballer. The words of the former Lyonnais were then disseminated, under the wet eye of a particularly moved Jacques Santini.
Over the minutes, the former coach of the Blues melted in tears before explaining why he had bet on the one who was still only a diamond to polish in the ranks of Olympique Lyonnais at the time. A highlight to find on video.
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