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Lille
LOSC logo
Full name Lille Olympique Sporting
Club Lille Métropole
Nickname(s) Les Dogues (the Mastiffs), LOSC
Founded 1944
Ground Stadium Lille-Metropole - temporary,
Stade Borne de l'Espoir
(Capacity 18,185)
Chairman Michel Seydoux
Manager Flag of France Claude Puel
League Ligue 1
2007-08 Ligue 1, 7th
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Lille Olympique Sporting Club is a French football club. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Stade Lille-Metropole is a multi-use Stadium in Villeneuve d'Ascq, France. Stade Borne de l'Espoir is a multi-use Stadium near Lille, France, that is currently being planned The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Claude Puel (born September 2, 1961 in Castres, France) is a former French footballer, now a manager currently the manager of Current Teams (2008-2009 Ligue 1 teams in European competitions The original European Cup of 1955-56 featured Real Madrid against Stade The 2007&ndash08 Ligue 1 season is the seventieth since its establishment and started in August 2007 and ended on 17 May 2008 This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Based in the northern city of Lille founded in 1944 from the merger of the Olympique Lillois (founded in 1902) and the SC Fives (founded in 1901). Lille (lil Rijsel is a city in northern France. It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in the country Lille Olympique Sporting Club is a French football club Based in the northern city of Lille founded in 1944 from the merger of the Olympique Lille Olympique Sporting Club is a French football club Based in the northern city of Lille founded in 1944 from the merger of the Olympique


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History

A merger between two clubs

Olympique Lillois

Olympique Lillois
Olympique Lillois logo
Full name Olympique Lillois
Nickname(s) Les Dogues (the Mastiffs)
Founded 1902
Ground Stade Henri Jooris
(Capacity ?)
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[1]

Founded in 1902, Olympique Lillois is the historical Lille team

[2] [3]

SC Fives

SC Fives
SC Fives logo
Full name Sporting Club Fivois
Founded 1901
Ground
(Capacity ?)
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[4]

Founded in 1901, SC Fives was based in Fives, a suburb in the east of Lille. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the

The merger gave birth to the Lille Olympique Sporting Club, aka LOSC, with the SC Fives club giving to the new club the "SC" in their name and their blue away kit. Olympique Lillois' red and white color are still LOSC's main colours.

Beginnings

After some glorious years in the aftermath of WWII with 2 league titles, 4 runner-up spots and 5 national cups, Lille have often lived in the shadow of local rival RC Lens when it comes to both performances and local popularity. Racing Club de Lens is a French football club which plays in the northern city of Lens, in the Pas-de-Calais Département. The intense rivalry between the two clubs can also be traced back to the social and economical backgrounds of the two cities, Lille OSC being the club of the large "bourgeois" city of Lille, capital of the French Flanders, with RC Lens coming from the modest medium sized miners' town of Lens. Lens is a commune in northern France, in the Pas-de-Calais département.

Recent history

However, since their return to the French Ligue 1 in 2000, after 3 seasons in Ligue 2, Lille's results have generally bettered those of their local rivals, with three Champions League participations in 2002, 2005 and 2006 and a victory in the Intertoto Cup in 2004. In the 2004/05 Ligue 1 campaign, Lille stunned many by finishing an excellent second place in the table by the end of the season, ahead of the likes of AS Monaco, Olympique Marseille and of course their local rivals, Lens. Current Teams (2008-2009 Ligue 1 teams in European competitions The original European Cup of 1955-56 featured Real Madrid against Stade The Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club is a Monegasque football club founded in 1919 Olympique de Marseille (also known as l'OM or Marseille) is a football team that plays in Ligue 1, the top level of the French Football A title challenge had even been mounted against Lyon though it was to be a brief one despite beating them in their home game. Olympique Lyonnais (popularly known as OL, or simply Lyon) is a French football club based in Lyon. Lille however automatically qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stages, and hoped to make a good impression in Europe by progressing through the groups. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club On November 2, 2005 they recorded one of the greatest results in their history by defeating Manchester United in the Champions League group phase. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 However, Lille were only able to pick up one point in their final two matches. They parachuted into the UEFA Cup by finishing third in their group, leaving Manchester United behind and out of Europe in fourth place. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. Lille's UEFA Cup run finished in the last 16, their opponent and ultimate winners of the competition Sevilla going through 2-1 on aggregate. Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship

In the 2005/06 Ligue 1 campaign, Lille confirmed their revival finishing third, behind Lyon (a club they managed to convincingly beat home (4-0) and away (1-3)) and Bordeaux. Current Teams (2008-2009 Ligue 1 teams in European competitions The original European Cup of 1955-56 featured Real Madrid against Stade Their regional rivals Lens once again finished behind in 4th place. The third place meant Lille qualified for the Champions League final qualifying round. They beat FK Rabotnički 4-0 on aggregate and qualified for the third time in six years for the Group Stage of the UEFA Champions League, without a proper stadium. FK Rabotnički (ФК Работнички is a Macedonian football club that plays at the Skopje City Stadium in Skopje, Republic See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club In the group stage, Lille finished 2nd behind AC Milan, recording another great result, at San Siro, beating Milan 2-0. Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy Going through to the last 16, Lille was drawn against old foes, Manchester Utd. This time, the English giants prevailed 2-0 on aggregate, avenging the previous year's humiliating defeat. The first leg was a tumultuous affair, marred by crowd trouble and refereeing controversy. Indeed during the first leg of the second round match against Manchester United in the 2006-2007 UEFA Champions League, some Lille players appeared to temporarily leave the field of play without permission after the referee, Eric Braamhaar, gave the green light[1] for Manchester United left winger Ryan Giggs to take a quick free-kick, which he ended up scoring. Frederikus Johannes ("Eric" Braamhaar (born October 13, 1966) is a Dutch football referee Ryan Joseph Giggs OBE (born Ryan Joseph Wilson on 29 November 1973 in Ely, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom In fact, only the Lille Captain actually left the pitch, but only in order to formally lodge a technical complaint with the UEFA representative, this being a common practice in French football (although not a requirement for Champions League games where technical complaints can be lodged within 24h of the game being played).

In the aftermath of the game, Lille protested that the goal should be disallowed on the basis that referee Eric Braamhaar made a 'technical error' in allowing Giggs to take the free-kick without blowing his whistle after some Manchester Utd players appeared to ask the referee to ensure the Lille defence respected the ten yard rule. After reviewing the video evidence, the UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body decided to reject the protest, as there was no proof of a technical error. As a result, the body declared that the goal was perfectly valid. [2] In the same statement The Control and Disciplinary Body also stated they were to investigate possible violations of binding safety and security instructions by the host club, as well as the alleged improper conduct of both sets of supporters. Both clubs were fined as a result.

Stadium

Since the 2004/2005 season, Lille plays at Stadium Lille-Metropole, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, next to Lille, awaiting a new venue programmed since 1999. Stade Grimonprez-Jooris is a multi-use Stadium in Lille, France. Stade Lille-Metropole is a multi-use Stadium in Villeneuve d'Ascq, France. Stade Lille-Metropole is a multi-use Stadium in Villeneuve d'Ascq, France. Villeneuve d'Ascq is a French commune, located between Lille and Roubaix, at the crossroads of the principal freeways towards Lille (lil Rijsel is a city in northern France. It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in the country The justice have rejected the project of Grimonprez-Jooris II, that's why Lille Métropole Communauté urbaine have chosen to build a new venue at la Haute-Borne, the Stade Borne de l'Espoir, which is on both town of Villeneuve-d'Ascq and Lezennes. The Urban Community of Lille Métropole ( French: Lille Métropole Communauté Urbaine) is the intercommunal structure gathering the commune Stade Borne de l'Espoir is a multi-use Stadium near Lille, France, that is currently being planned Villeneuve d'Ascq is a French commune, located between Lille and Roubaix, at the crossroads of the principal freeways towards Lezennes is a commune in the Nord département of northern France. The stadium capacity would be about 50000 seats, with an opening roof. This new venue would be finished in 2010.
Without a stadium suitable for European competition, the club rents other venue for UEFA Champions League

Achievements

Statistics

As of 13 March, 2006

Record season by season

See [3] (in French)

Current Squad

As of January 25 , 2008. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club History The stadium has hosted matches in the following major international tournaments 1984 European Championship 1998 FIFA World Cup 1999 The Stade de France is a Stadium in Saint-Denis, France in the inner suburbs of Paris. Olympique Lillois won Division 1 season 1932/1933 of the French Association Football League, the first professional football season in France, defeating Lille OSC won Division 1 season 1945/1946, the first professional football season since the end of World War II, of the French Association Football League Lille OSC won Division 1 season 1953/1954 of the French Association Football League with 47 points RC Paris won Division 1 season 1935/1936 of the French Association Football League with 44 points Olympique de Marseille won Division 1 season 1947/1948 of the French Association Football League with 48 points Stade de Reims won Division 1 season 1948/1949 of the French Association Football League with 48 points FC Girondins de Bordeaux won Division 1 season 1949/1950 of the French Association Football League with 51 points OGC Nice won Division 1 season 1950/1951 of the French Association Football League with 41 points Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " This is about the football competition for the rugby see Coupe de France (rugby. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Latin Cup was an international football tournament for club sides from France, Italy, Spain and Portugal. Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy For the town in the Province of Como, see San Siro (Como. For the saint after which these places are named see Syrus of Pavia or Syrus of Sporting Clube de Portugal ( pron 'spɔɾtĩg 'klub(ɨ dɨ puɾtu'gaɫ referred to coloquially as Sporting, Sporting CP or erroneously Sporting This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Current Teams (2008-2009 Ligue 1 teams in European competitions The original European Cup of 1955-56 featured Real Madrid against Stade See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for

No. Position Player
1 Flag of Senegal GK Tony Sylva
2 Flag of France MF Mathieu Debuchy
3 Flag of France MF Samuel Robail
4 Flag of France DF Jérémy Taravel
6 Flag of France FW Pierre-Alain Frau
7 Flag of France MF Yohan Cabaye
8 Flag of Brazil DF Michel Fernandes Bastos
9 Flag of the Netherlands FW Patrick Kluivert
10 Flag of France MF Ludovic Obraniak
11 Flag of Guinea FW Souleymane Youla
12 Flag of France FW Kamulete Makiese
13 Flag of France FW Nicolas Fauvergue
14 Flag of Colombia MF Luis Alfredo Yanes Padilla
15 Flag of Brazil DF Emerson da Conceição
16 Flag of France GK Grégory Malicki
17 Flag of Cameroon MF Jean Makoun
No. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Tony Mario Sylva (b May 17, 1975 in Guediawaye) is a Senegalese football international Goalkeeper who plays for For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Mathieu Debuchy (born 25 July 1985 in Fretin) is a French football Midfielder who has spent his entire career at Lille For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Samuel Robail (born 2 June 1985 in Cambrai) is a French football player who currently plays for Lille OSC. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Jérémy Taravel (born April 4, 1987 in Vincennes) is a French Footballer currently playing for French club Troyes Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Pierre-Alain Frau, (born 15 April 1980 in Montbéliard) is a French football forward who plays for Lille, and is nicknamed For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Yohan Cabaye (born January 14, 1986) is a French -born footballer who plays for Ligue 1 side Lille OSC. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Michel Fernandes Bastos (born August 2, 1983) is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for Lille OSC. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Patrick Stephan Kluivert ( (born July 1, 1976) is a Dutch professional footballer. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Ludovic Obraniak (born November 10, 1984 in Longeville-Lès-Metz) is a French footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Lille OSC Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Souleymane Youla (born November 29, 1982) is a Guinean football player Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Cris Kamulete Makiese (born 14 October 1987 in Montfermeil) is a French football player who currently plays in Belgium for Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Nicolas Fauvergue (born October 13, 1984 in Béthune) is a French football player For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Luis Alfredo Yanes Padilla (born 29 October, 1982 in Santa Marta) is a Colombian football player In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Emerson da Conceição (born February 23, 1986 in São Paulo) better known as Emerson, is a Brazilian Footballer currently In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Grégory Malicki (born 23 November 1973 in Thiais) is a French footballer who currently plays for Lille OSC as a Goalkeeper For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Jean II Makoun (born May 29, 1983) is a Cameroonian football player who plays for Olympique Lyonnais as a dynamic Midfielder Position Player
18 Flag of France DF Franck Beria
19 Flag of France DF Peter Franquart
20 Flag of France DF Grégory Tafforeau (captain)
21 Flag of Croatia MF Marko Marić
22 Flag of Cameroon MF Aurélien Chedjou
23 Flag of France DF Adil Rami
24 Flag of France MF Rio Mavuba (on loan from Villarreal CF)
25 Flag of France DF Nicolas Plestan
26 Flag of Switzerland DF Stephan Lichtsteiner
27 Flag of Belgium FW Kevin Mirallas
28 Flag of Cameroon DF Henri Ewane-Elong
29 Flag of France MF Stéphane Dumont
30 Flag of France GK Laurent Pichon
33 Flag of Belgium MF Eden Hazard
34 Flag of Algeria DF Badis Lebbihi
35 Flag of France MF Omar Benzerga
40 Flag of France GK Alexander Oukidja
 ?? Flag of Denmark MF Emil Lyng

Players out on loan

No. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Franck Béria (born May 23, 1983 in Argenteuil) is an French football defender who currently plays for Lille OSC. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Peter Franquart (born January 4, 1985) is a French -born footballer who plays for Ligue 1 side Lille OSC. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Grégory Tafforeau (born 29 September 1976) in Bois-Guillaume is a French Norman footballer who currently plays for For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Marko Marić (born 25 April, 1983 in Zagreb, Croatia,is a Croatian football player For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Adil Rami (born December 27, 1985 in Bastia) is a French footballer of Moroccan descent who plays in central defence plays For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Rio Antonio Zoba Mavuba (born March 8, 1984 at sea is a French football player of Angolan and Congolese descent who Villarreal Club de Fútbol, usually abbreviated to Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Villarreal In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Nicolas Plestan (born 2 June 1981 in Nice) is a French footballer who currently plays for Lille OSC as a defender In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Stephan Lichtsteiner (born January 16 1984 in Adligenswil) is a Swiss footballer. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Kevin Mirallas (born October 5, 1987 in Liège) is a Belgian football Striker. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Stéphane Dumont (born September 6, 1982) is a French footballer. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Laurent Pichon (born March 8, 1981) is a French footballer. Born in Calais, the goalkeeper was named as one of the back-up players For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Eden Hazard (born 7 January, 1991) is a Belgian football player In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Badis Lebbihi (born March 14, 1990 in Nanterre, France) is a French - Algerian footballer who currently plays For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Position Player
3 Flag of France DF Alexis Zywiecki (at Dijon FCO)
6 Flag of Côte d'Ivoire MF Flavien Le Postollec (at FC Brussels)
5 Flag of Brazil DF Rafael Schmitz (at Birmingham City)
10 Flag of Switzerland MF Daniel Gygax (at FC Metz)
24 Flag of France MF Samuel Robail (at US Boulogne)
-- Flag of Cameroon DF Dieudonné Owona (at FC Brussels)
32 Flag of France GK Yohan Lacroix (at L'Entente SSG)
6 Flag of Sweden FW Emra Tahirović (at FC Zürich)
5 Flag of France FW Larson Touré (at Grenoble Foot 38)

Squad change during 07/08 season

In

No. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Dijon Football Côte d'Or is a football club from Dijon, France. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Flavien Le Postollec (born 19 February, 1984 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire) is an Ivorian- French Football (soccer Midfielder In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Rafael Schmitz (born December 17, 1980) is a Brazilian footballer who is currently playing for Valenciennes FC. Birmingham City Football Club is an English Professional football club based in the city of Birmingham. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Daniel Gygax (born 28 August, 1981 in Zürich) is a Swiss football Midfielder who currently plays for 1 Football Club de Metz (mɛs is a French football team playing in the town of Metz, in the Lorraine region which has played in the French For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Samuel Robail (born 2 June 1985 in Cambrai) is a French football player who currently plays for Lille OSC. US Boulogne is a French football team currently playing in the Ligue 2 of the French league In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Dieudonné Owona (born February 28, 1986 in France) is a French Football (soccer defender. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Yohan Lacroix (born February 1, 1985 in Thonon-les-Bains) is a French footballer. L'Entente Sannois Saint-Gratien is a French Association football team founded in 1989, who play in the Championnat National, the country's third Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Emra Tahirović (born 31 July, 1987 in Sarajevo) is a Swedish football player of Bosniak descent FC Zürich or FCZ (short for Fussballclub Zürich) is a football club from Zürich, Switzerland, founded 1896. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Larsen Touré (born July 7, 1984 in Brest, France) is a French -born footballer who players for the Ligue 1 Grenoble Foot 38 is a French football club from the city of Grenoble which competes in the first level of the French football league system. Position Player
18 Flag of France DF Franck Béria (from FC Metz)
14 Flag of Colombia MF Luis Yanes (from Independiente Santa Fe)
21 Flag of Croatia MF Marko Marić (from Egaleo FC)
6 Flag of Sweden FW Emra Tahirović (from Halmstads BK)
9 Flag of the Netherlands FW Patrick Kluivert (from PSV)

Out

No. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Franck Béria (born May 23, 1983 in Argenteuil) is an French football defender who currently plays for Lille OSC. Football Club de Metz (mɛs is a French football team playing in the town of Metz, in the Lorraine region which has played in the French For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Luis Alfredo Yanes Padilla (born 29 October, 1982 in Santa Marta) is a Colombian football player For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Marko Marić (born 25 April, 1983 in Zagreb, Croatia,is a Croatian football player Egaleo FC ( Greek: ΠΑΕ Αιγάλεω is a Greek association football club based in Egaleo, a suburb of Athens, Greece Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Emra Tahirović (born 31 July, 1987 in Sarajevo) is a Swedish football player of Bosniak descent Halmstads Bollklubb, also called HBK or just Halmstad, is a Swedish football club located in Halmstad in the southwest of Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Patrick Stephan Kluivert ( (born July 1, 1976) is a Dutch professional footballer. Philips Sport Vereniging ( English: Philips Sports Union) widely known either as PSV or PSV Eindhoven, is a Sports club from Position Player
Flag of Serbia DF Milivoje Vitakić (to Grenoble)
Flag of Greece DF Stathis Tavlaridis (to AS Saint-Étienne)
Flag of France DF Mathieu Chalmé (to Bordeaux)
Flag of France MF Mathieu Robail (to Dijon FCO)
Flag of France MF Mathieu Bodmer (to Lyon)
Flag of Côte d'Ivoire FW Kader Keïta (to Lyon)
Flag of France FW Johan Audel (to Valenciennes FC)
Flag of Nigeria FW Peter Odemwingie (to FC Lokomotiv Moscow)

Squad change during 06/07 season

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Managerial History

Former coaches include Georges Heylens (1984-1989), a former Belgian international player, Jacques Santini (1989-92), who managed France between 2002 and 2004, Bruno Metsu (1992-93), who managed Senegal in the 2002 World Cup, Pierre Mankowski (1993-1994), who is the current assistant coach of the French national team and 2006 FIFA World Cup runner-up and Vahid Halilhodžić (1998-2002), who can be credited with the club's revival in the late nineties and early noughts. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Milivoje Vitakić (born May 16, 1977 in Čačak, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian footballer He currently Grenoble Foot 38 is a French football club from the city of Grenoble which competes in the first level of the French football league system. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Efstathios Tavlaridis (Στάθης Ταυλαρίδης (born January 25 1980 in Serres) sometimes known as Stathis Tavlaridis, is a Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire, ( ASSE or AS Saint-Étienne) are a French football team founded in 1920 In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Matthieu Chalmé is a French footballer born on October 7, 1980 in Bruges Gironde, France currently playing as a right back for FC Girondins de Bordeaux is a French football team playing in the city of Bordeaux. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Mathieu Robail (born June 2, 1985) is a French footballer, signed by Lille as a youth player Dijon Football Côte d'Or is a football club from Dijon, France. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Mathieu Bodmer (born 22 November 1982 in Évreux, Normandy) is a French footballer who currently plays for Olympique Olympique Lyonnais (popularly known as OL, or simply Lyon) is a French football club based in Lyon. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Abdul Kader Keïta (born 6 August 1981 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire) is an Ivorian professional football player Olympique Lyonnais (popularly known as OL, or simply Lyon) is a French football club based in Lyon. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Johan Audel (born December 12, 1983 in Nice) is a French football striker currently playing for Valenciennes FC in the French The Valenciennes Football Club (known as "Valenciennes FC" or as "USVA" the acronym of a previous name is a French football club from the town of Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Osaze Peter Odemwingie, (born July 15, 1981 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Soviet Union) is a Nigerian football Johan Audel (born December 12, 1983 in Nice) is a French football striker currently playing for Valenciennes FC in the French Souleymane Youla (born November 29, 1982) is a Guinean football player Michel Fernandes Bastos (born August 2, 1983) is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for Lille OSC. Emerson da Conceição (born February 23, 1986 in São Paulo) better known as Emerson, is a Brazilian Footballer currently Ludovic Obraniak (born November 10, 1984 in Longeville-Lès-Metz) is a French footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Lille OSC Luis Alfredo Yanes Padilla (born 29 October, 1982 in Santa Marta) is a Colombian football player Dorian Dervite (born 25 July 1988) is a French footballer. He is a strong powerful and highly-rated central defender who started his career Matt Moussilou (born 1 June 1982 in Paris) is a former France under-21 international footballer. Geoffrey Dernis (born 24 December 1980 in Grande-Synthe) is a French football Midfielder currently playing for AS Dante Bonfim Costa Santos (born 18 October 1983) is a Brazilian football player who currently plays for Standard Liège in Belgium. Hicham Aboucherouane (born April 20 1981 in El Aounat) is a Moroccan football striker who plays for Al-Ittihad. Milenko Ačimovič ( Serbian: Миленко Аћимовић/Milenko Aćimović (born 15 February, 1977 in Ljubljana, Slovenia Georges Heylens (born 8 August 1941) is a former Belgian football player who played with R Jacques Santini (born April 25, 1952 in Delle, France) is a former football Bruno Metsu (born 28 January 1954 in Dunkerque) is a French football manager Pierre Mankowski (born 5 November, 1951) is a French former football striker who became a coach The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament Vahid Halilhodžić (born October 15, 1952 in Jablanica, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former Bosnian football player and now a

The current coach, Claude Puel, won the French league with Monaco in 2000 before joining Lille in 2002. Claude Puel (born September 2, 1961 in Castres, France) is a former French footballer, now a manager currently the manager of Thanks to his successes with the club, Puel has been approached by FC Porto to replace José Mourinho and Lyon to replace Paul Le Guen; he is also regularly approached by his former club Monaco, where he played for 17 years. Futebol Clube do Porto ( pron futɨ'bɔɫ 'klub(ɨ du 'poɾtu - short FC Porto or FCP - is a Portuguese Sports club best known José Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho, GOIH (ʒuˈzɛ moˈɾiɲu (born 26 January 1963 in Setúbal) is a Portuguese Paul Le Guen (born March 1, 1964 in Pencran, Brittany) is a former French international footballer and a football

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Famous players

For a complete list of former Lille OSC players with a Wikipedia article, see here. André Cheuva ( May 30, 1908 – February 5, 1989) was a French football midfielder. Jules Vandooren (born 30 December, 1908 in Armentières, died 7 January, 1985 in Calais) was a French footballer Jean Baratte ( 7 June, 1923 – 1 July, 1986) was a French football striker and manager Jules Bigot ( October 22 1915 &ndash October 24 2007) was a French football player Georges Peyroche (born January 27 1937) is a French football player and manager José Arribas ( January 16, 1921 – 28 September, 1989) was a French football midfielder and a manager Arnaud Dos Santos (born September 19, 1945 in Beautor, France) is a French former footballer and coach Georges Heylens (born 8 August 1941) is a former Belgian football player who played with R Jacques Santini (born April 25, 1952 in Delle, France) is a former football Bruno Metsu (born 28 January 1954 in Dunkerque) is a French football manager Henryk Wojciech Kasperczak (born July 10, 1946 in Zabrze) is a former Polish footballer and later a football manager Pierre Mankowski (born 5 November, 1951) is a French former football striker who became a coach Jean Fernandez (born 8 October, 1954 in Mostaganem, Algeria) is a football manager currently managing AJ Auxerre. Jean-Michel Cavalli, (born July 13, 1959 in Ajaccio) is a licenced professional football manager (3rd degree and former football player Hervé Gauthier (born May 28, 1949 in Janzé, France) is a French former footballer and coach Vahid Halilhodžić (born October 15, 1952 in Jablanica, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former Bosnian football player and now a Claude Puel (born September 2, 1961 in Castres, France) is a former French footballer, now a manager currently the manager of

France

Armenia

Australia


Belgium

Bulgaria

Democratic Republic of Congo

Denmark

Ghana

Greece

Hungary

Morocco

Nigeria

Ivory Coast

Slovenia

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

Yugoslavia

See also

References

  1. ^ Olympique Lillois (1902 - 1944). Palmares, historique, photos
  2. ^ France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs
  3. ^ http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympique_Lillois
  4. ^ SC Fivois (1901 - 1944). Palmares, historique
  5. ^ France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs
  6. ^ France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs

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