Marius Trésor

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Marius Paul Trésor ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}; born 15 January 1950) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation.

Early life and education

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Career

Trésor's career began with the French club Ajaccio in 1969, and he later played for Olympique de Marseille and Girondins de Bordeaux.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> With Marseille, he won the French Cup in 1976, and won the Ligue 1 title in 1984 with Bordeaux.

For the France national team, Trésor played in the World Cup in 1978 and 1982. He obtained 65 international caps, scoring four goals.

Recognition

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He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League
		Division	Apps	Goals
Ajaccio	1969–70	Division 1	12	0
	1970–71		33	0
	1971–72		38	1
	1972–73		9	0
	Total		92	1
Marseille	1972–73	Division 1	24	1
	1973–74		38	0
	1974–75		37	1
	1975–76		38	1
	1976–77		22	1
	1977–78		35	4
	1978–79		25	0
	1979–80		34	0
	Total		253	8
Bordeaux	1980–81	Division 1	25	0
	1981–82		37	2
	1982–83		19	0
	1983–84		12	1
	Total		93	3
Career total			438	12

International goals

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List of international goals scored by Marius Trésor

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	13 October 1974	Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Template:Fb	1–2	1–2	Friendly
2	30 June 1977	Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Template:Fb	2–2	2–2	Friendly
3	7 October 1978	Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg	Template:Fb	2–0	3–1	Euro 1980 qualification
4	8 July 1982	Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain	Template:Fb	2–1	3–3 (4–5 on penalties)	1982 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Marseille

• Coupe de France: 1975–76Template:Citation needed

Bordeaux

• Division 1: 1983–84Template:Citation needed

Individual

• French Player of the Year: 1972Template:Citation needed
• Sport Ideal European XI: 1977,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 6th French Player of the CenturyTemplate:Citation needed
• FIFA 100Template:Citation needed

Orders

• Knight of the Legion of Honour: 1984<ref name="Legion"/>

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