
2024
Some Shooting Stars
These old friends now have to train the next football generation with the help of their own offsprings...
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Acting
Born
1963-11-05 · 62 yrs
From
Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France
Known for
Acting
Jean-Pierre Roger Guillaume Papin (born 5 November 1963) is a French football manager and former professional player who played as a forward. He was most recently the head coach of the reserve team of Olympique de Marseille. He won the Ballon d'Or in 1991. Papin was included in the FIFA 100, a list of the greatest living footballers, published in 2004 for the centenary of the FIFA, signed by Pelé. He was named one of the best European footballers on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the UEFA in 2004. He is famous in particular for his first-time strikes from distance, his overhead kicks, and his volleys, which are known as Papinades. The nickname of JPP was given to him by supporters and journalists. Trained at Jeumont, Papin signed his first professional contract in 1984 at Valenciennes.…