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Bixente Lizarazu was voted the best left back in the history of the Girondins de Bordeaux.
Trained at the Girondins de Bordeaux, Bixente Lizarazu made his professional debut with the Marine et Blanc in 1988. And after eight seasons and 299 matches played (28 goals), the 98 world champion left the scapular training to join Athletic Bilbao, then Bayern Munich, the other club of his heart.
As in Munich, Bixente Lizarazu made an impression in Bordeaux. The former French international has just been elected following a vote set up by the X account (ex-Twitter) as the best left back in the history of the Girondins. And quite widely.
Lizarazu: “It touches me a lot”
“The vote to designate the best left back in the history of the Girondins de Bordeaux is closed. Bixente Lizarazu won by a wide margin ahead of Benoît Tremoulinas and Vujovic. Followed by Bonnissel, Domergue, Jurietti, Mancisidor, Bracci and…Bastos »announced the Girondins Retro account this Wednesday.
An honorary title that did not leave us indifferent “ Thank you Girondins Retro! It touches me a lot, “Liza” reacted. Even more so in the current context.
We can never take away our history and our memories. » As a reminder, Bordeaux lost its status as a professional club at the end of last season and was relegated to National 2 (4th division) due to major financial problems.
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