A « Great Lord » of football has ceased life

An emblematic personality of French football and Olympique Lyon club ceased life on Tuesday, at the age of 72, the group in Hexagon announced, generating a wave of reactions in its memory, AFP reports.

Ill being, Bernard Lacombe He was admitted to January in a hospital in the Lyon region.

« With immense sadness I learned on Tuesday evening by the death of Bernard Lacombe. All our thoughts go to family and his close friends, but also to the fans of Olympique Lyonnais and football. Goodbye Bernard, you were our legend, the eldest of all, » said Olympique Lyon, in a statement released.

Born on August 15, 1952 in Villefranche-Saine, Bernard Lacombe was discovered at the Fontaines-Saine club before debuting for professionals for OL, where he played between 1969 and 1978, winning the France Cup in 1973. He won three champion titles of France (1984, 1985, 1987) and two Cups of France (1986, 1987).

He is the second scorer in the history of the French championship, with 255 goals scored in 497 matches, after the Argentine Delio Onnis.