He was a great figure in French football.

The former goalkeeper of the French football team Bruno Martini died at the age of 58, announced Tuesday, October 20, the Montpellier football club.

Hospitalized since October 12 following a cardio-respiratory arrest at the Grammont training center, near Montpellier, he was then transported to Arnaud de Villeneuve hospital in serious condition.

It is with infinite sadness that we learned of the disappearance of Bruno Martini 🖤


We will miss you terribly Bruno, rest in peace 🙏https: //t.co/Y6trVA2xPx pic.twitter.com/PeJ6H2nJdr

- MHSC (@MontpellierHSC) October 20, 2020

Established 31 times with the Blues (between 1987 and 1996), Bruno Martini will even become a holder during the Euro 92 played in Sweden (elimination in the first round).

Originally from Nevers, he took over in selection from Joël Bats, semi-finalist of the 1986 World Cup and European champion in 1984, before handing over to Fabien Barthez, preferred to Parisian Bernard Lama.

Sobriety and discretion

Before evolving at the highest level, Bruno Martini had become European Champion Espoir (1988) within a promising generation led by Eric Cantona, Laurent Blanc, Vincent Guérin ...

Renowned for his sobriety and discretion, he appeared at Auxerre, where he was trained, before joining Montpellier in the summer of 1995, where he ended his career four years later.

With the Burgundy team, under the authority of the emblematic Guy Roux, he played multiple epics in the UEfa Cup, playing a semi-final against Dortmund (1993), and winning the Coupe de France (1994) in front of his future club.

At the end of his brilliant career, Bruno Martini joined the national technical direction, where he was in charge for more than a decade (1999-2010) of the French doormen and set up the training of high level goalkeepers. .

Holder of a coaching diploma, he also provided a short interim at the head of the Montpellier team alongside Pascal Baills, after the resignation of Rolland Courbis in December 2015 and before the appointment of Frédéric Hantz at the end of January 2016.

With AFP

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