That was almost thirty-seven years ago.
Long before the Blues drew two world champion stars on their shirts.
During a Euro 84 at home, France coach Michel Hidalgo (died March 26, 2020 at 87), won the first international title in its history.
Twenty players, including the very fresh Toulon general manager Jean Tigana, took part in this coronation which uninhibited French football.
And for all but one, life continued to revolve around a round ball ...
The gardians
Joël Bats on the Lyon bench in April 2014. LP / Frédéric Dugit
Joël Bats (64 years old).
The former Lyon goalkeeper coach, who has shaped Lloris, Coupet and Lopes, has been without a club since the end, in the summer of 2019, of his Canadian adventure as assistant to Rémi Garde at the Montreal Impact.
He will soon be giving seminars for the guards.
Philippe Bergeroo (67 years old).
The former coach of PSG, Rennes or the French youth teams finished his career on the bench in 2016 with his replacement by Olivier Echouafni at the helm of the Blue.
It is installed in the Pyrenees.
Albert Rust (67 years old).
After his playing career ended at the age of 38, the Mulhousien led L 2 or National clubs with a few assistant posts in Africa.
He then held the post of goalkeeper coach for the France team under the Bergeroo era.
The defenders
Jean-François Domergue in March 2011 in the stands of the Parc des Princes.
LP / FD
Manuel Amoros (59 years old).
The man with the 82 capes (a record before being surpassed by Deschamps) did not break through on the bench despite attempts in Kuwait, Comoros or Benin.
He is a consultant for RMC Sport.
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Patrick Battiston (63 years old).
Always faithful to the scapular that adorns the jersey of the Girondins, the former central defender of the Blues heads the Bordeaux training center after having held various positions within the club.
Maxime Bossis (65 years old).
Figure of FC Nantes and a time holder of the selection record (76), "the great Max", ephemeral coach of Saint-Etienne in 1996, was then a consultant for BeIN Sport.
He is adviser to USON Mondeville (R1), near Caen.
Jean-François Domergue (63 years old).
The ex-left-back converted as leader (Caen, PSG) then coach (Le Havre, Montpellier) left to join his friend Michel Platini at UEFA in January 2014. He is responsible for football development.
Yvon Le Roux (60 years old).
After his career, the Finistérien sat on the bench in Brest and Quimper and tried his hand as a press salesman or a real estate specialist.
It is now part of the Stade Brestois shopping center.
Thierry Tusseau (63 years old).
Wine in the mid-twenties.
The native of Noisy-le-Grand is a special case.
He is the only member of the 1984 Laureates' Brotherhood to have completely changed the size of the ball.
For about thirty years, he has been converted into the sale of wines and champagnes.
Midfielders
Jean Tigana (left) and Bruno Bellone at the Stade de France in 2014. LP / FD
Luis Fernandez (61 years old).
After various club experiences (Cannes, PSG, Bilbao…), selections (Israel, Guinea) or in various media, the former PSG and Matra Racing midfielder is a consultant for BeIN Sport.
Jean-Marc Ferreri (58 years old).
At the end of the 1990s, the ex-medium became a TV consultant.
In recent years, he commented on matches on OMtv and formed a duet with Denis Balbir on M 6. The pair were not renewed last summer.
Bernard Genghini (63 years old).
After leaving FC Sochaux, where he was in charge of the recruitment unit and then assistant coach, for five years he has chaired the AGIIR Florival (R2) club in Guebwiller (Haut-Rhin).
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Alain Giresse (68 years old).
Since his coaching debut in Toulouse in 1995, the Girondin has traveled well.
His last fifteen “African” years have led him to Gabon, twice to Mali, Senegal and finally to Tunisia, from which he was fired from the post of coach in the summer of 2019.
Michel Platini (65 years old).
We no longer present the former coach of the Blues (1988-1992), who became ousted UEFA president during his third term at the head of the European body while he was aiming for the presidency of FIFA.
For five years, the triple Golden Ball has been fighting to restore its truth.
Jean Tigana (65 years old).
The former postman who has just joined Toulon no longer had a job in football since leaving Shanghai in 2012. At the same time, he is pursuing a career as a winegrower.
Since 1997, he has owned a fifteen hectare vineyard estate in Cassis, the La Dona wine estate.
Attackers
From left to right: Luis Fernandez, Maxime Bossis and Dominique Rocheteau (arms crossed) in 2014. LP / FD
Bruno Bellone (58 years old).
Rich, famous and adored then totally ruined by a crooked promoter, the Toulonnais went from the Euro to the street.
The sad trajectory of this wisp of attack has since served as a lesson for subsequent generations.
"Lucky Luke" is now a technical advisor for Sports at the town hall of Le Cannet (Alpes-Maritimes).
Daniel Bravo (58 years old).
The Toulousain, passed by PSG, OM or Monaco, joined the media world by hanging up his crampons in Nice in 2000. First in the TPS group, then at Canal + and finally at BeIN Sport for five seasons.
Bernard Lacombe (68 years old).
Coach, sports director, special advisor to President Aulas… The former striker joined the Lyon management at the end of his career in Bordeaux (1988).
He remained there until his retirement in December 2019.
Dominique Rocheteau (66 years old).
Agent, actor, academy or internship manager, the Green Angel was appointed vice-president of the supervisory board of Saint-Etienne in 2010, then advisor to the president, sports coordinator and finally sports director.
A function he is leaving to retire at the end of the 2018-2019 season.
Didier Six (66 years old).
The French football globe-trotter (15 clubs and 5 countries visited in the 1970s and 1980s) is currently Guinea coach after experiences in Togo and Mauritius.
His contract runs until September 2021.