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Jean-Pierre Roger Guillaume Papin 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.
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Born 5 November 1963 · Q13494
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FIFA: Jean-Pierre Papin : "J'aurais dû finir meilleur buteur du Mondial 86"
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Awarded Officer of the National Order of Merit (2025).
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Won award: Officer of the National Order of Merit (2025).
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BFM Business: OM: "Ce n’est pas parce que c’est Jean-Pierre Papin qu’on doit lui dérouler le tapis rouge", tranche Rothen
Télé 7 jours: Jean-Pierre Papin conseille Kylian Mbappé pour son avenir : « Si son rêve est d’aller au Real Madrid… »
Won award: 8th French Player of the Century (2018).
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Won award: Golden Foot Award Legends (2013).
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Won award: UNFP 20 years Special Team Trophy (2011).
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Won award: The Dream Team 110 years of Marseille (2010).
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Won award: Named player of the century of Marseille (2009).
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Won award: Named best foreign player of Club Brugge ever (2008).
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Won award: Knight of the Legion of Honour (2005).
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Awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour (2005).
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Won award: FIFA 100 (2004).
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For the centenary of the FIFA, signed by Pelé
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Won award: UNFP Oscar trophy (1999).
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Won award: World XI (1999).
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Played for JS Saint-Pierroise (1999–1999).
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Won award: World XI (1998).
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Runner-up: Coupe de la Ligue with Bordeaux (1997–98).
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Was a target for ambitious Fulham, then a Division Two (third tier) side, and even expressed his desire to sign for the club
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Played for En Avant de Guingamp (1998–1999) — 10 appearances, 3 goals.
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Played for En Avant de Guingamp (1998–1998) — 9 appearances, 3 goals.
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Runner-up: Coupe de la Ligue with Bordeaux (1996–97).
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Won award: World XI (1997).
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And 1998 and then ended his professional career at Guingamp
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Won the English FA Cup with Bayern Munich (1995-1996).
Won: UEFA Cup with Bayern Munich (1995–96).
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Played for FC Girondins de Bordeaux (1996–1998) — 55 appearances, 22 goals.
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After their eight-month-old daughter was shown to have serious cerebral lesions, Jean-Pierre and his wife set up an association "Neuf de Coeur" (Nine of Hearts; Papin's shirt number was 9) to help others in that situatio
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Won award: Goal of the Year (Germany) (1995).
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Won: Kirin Cup with France (1994).
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Runner-up: DFL-Supercup with Bayern Munich (1994).
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Won: UEFA Champions League with AC Milan (1993–94).
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Won: Serie A with AC Milan (1993–94).
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Played for FC Bayern Munich (1994–1996) — 27 appearances, 3 goals.
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Was transferred to Bayern Munich for £2
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Joined Bayern Munich in 1994.
Runner-up: UEFA Champions League with AC Milan (1992–93).
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Runner-up: European Super Cup with AC Milan (1993).
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Won: Serie A with AC Milan (1992–93).
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Runner-up: Intercontinental Cup with AC Milan (1993).
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Won the French Ligue 1 with Marseille (1991-1992).
Third place: Onze de (1992).
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Won award: Ligue 1 top scorer (1991–92).
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Won: Division 1 with Marseille (1991–92).
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Won: Supercoppa Italiana with AC Milan (1992).
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Won award: European Cup top scorer (1991–92).
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Played for AC Milan (1992–1994) — 40 appearances, 18 goals.
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Left Olympique de Marseille for AC Milan in a record transfer; he won Serie A in 1994 and the UEFA Champions League
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Joined Milan in 1992.
Won the French Ligue 1 with Marseille (1990-1991).
Won the FIFA Ballon d Or with Marseille (1991).
Won award: Ballon d'Or (1991).
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Won: Division 1 with Marseille (1990–91).
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Runner-up: European Cup with Marseille (1990–91).
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Runner-up: Coupe de France with Marseille (1990–91).
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Won award: Onze d'Or (1991).
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Won award: French Player of the Year (1991).
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Won award: European player of the year El Pais (1991).
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Won award: FIFA World Player of the Year (1991).
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Won award: IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer (1991).
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Won award: Ligue 1 top scorer (1990–91).
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Won award: European Cup top scorer (1990–91).
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Won the French Ligue 1 with Marseille (1989-1990).
Won award: Ligue 1 top scorer (1989–90).
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Won: Division 1 with Marseille (1989–90).
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Third place: Onze de (1990).
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Won award: European Cup top scorer (1989–90).
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Won award: Ligue 1 top scorer (1988–89).
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Won: Coupe de France with Marseille (1988–89).
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Won: Division 1 with Marseille (1988–89).
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Won award: French Player of the Year (1989).
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Third place: Onze de (1989).
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And reached the final of the European Cup in 1991, losing to Red Star Belgrade on penalties
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1990, 1991 and 1992; the Coupe de France in 1989; and reached the final of the UEFA Champions League in 1991
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Won award: Ligue 1 top scorer (1987–88).
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Runner-up: Coupe de France with Marseille (1986–87).
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Third place: FIFA World Cup with France (1986).
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Won: Belgian Cup with Club Brugge (1985–86).
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Played for France men's national association football team (1986–1995) — 54 appearances, 30 goals.
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Played for Olympique de Marseille (1986–1992) — 215 appearances, 134 goals.
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Joined Marseille in 1986.
Won: Toulon Tournament with France U21 (1985).
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In Marseille with the number 14, alongside Pascal Baills, Stéphane Paille, Gérald Passi, Franck Sauzée, Vincent Cobos and Jean-Christophe Thomas
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Played for Club Brugge K.V. (1985–1986) — 31 appearances, 20 goals.
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Joined Club Brugge in 1985.
Played for Valenciennes F.C. (1984–1985) — 33 appearances, 15 goals.
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Joined Valenciennes in 1984.
Won: Division 3 with INF Vichy (1982–83).
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Born 1963-11-05.
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“Chartres. He left his position in October 2022 to go back to Marseille as a technical advisor. Outside football Papin was also iconic in French pop culture because of his caricature in the satirical TV puppet show Les Guignols de l”
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