Marius Trésor

Marius Paul Trésor (born 15 January 1950) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers. He is considered as one of the best central defenders of all time, and he is regarded as one of France's greatest ever players.

Marius Trésor
Trésor with France in 1974
Personal information
Full name Marius Paul Trésor[1]
Date of birth (1950-01-15) 15 January 1950
Place of birth Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1958–1969 Juventus de Sainte-Anne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1972 Ajaccio 92 (1)
1972–1980 Marseille 253 (8)
1980–1984 Bordeaux 93 (3)
Total 438 (12)
National team
1971–1983 France 65 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Trésor's career began with the French club Ajaccio. He also played for Olympique de Marseille and Girondins de Bordeaux. With Marseille, he won the French Cup in 1976. He also won the Ligue 1 title in 1984 with Girondins de Bordeaux. For the French national team, Trésor played in the World Cup in 1978 and 1982. He obtained 65 international caps, scoring four goals.

Career statistics

Club

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total
1969–70AjaccioDivision 1120
1970–71330
1971–72381
1972–7390
1972–73Olympique MarseilleDivision 1241
1973–74380
1974–75371
1975–76381
1976–77221
1977–78354
1978–79250
1979–80340
1980–81Girondins BordeauxDivision 1250
1981–82372
1982–83190
1983–84121
Total France 43812
Career total 43812

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 October 1974Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen, Germany West Germany2–1LostFriendly
2.30 June 1977Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Brazil2–2DrawFriendly
3.7 October 1978Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg Luxembourg1–3WinEuro 1980 Q.
4.8 July 1982Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain West Germany3–3

(4-5) PS

Draw1982 FIFA World Cup
Correct as of 13 January 2013[2]

Honours

Olympique de Marseille

FC Girondins de Bordeaux

Individual

Orders

References

  1. "Décret portant nomination à titre exceptionnel" [Order appointing on an exceptional basis]. Journal Officiel de la République Française (in French). 1984: 1131. 12 April 1984. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. Football PLAYER: Marius Trésor


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