Lucien Favre

Lucien Favre (French pronunciation: ​[lysjɛ̃ favʁ]; born 2 November 1957) is a Swiss professional football manager and former player who currently manages Ligue 1 club Nice. Favre was a playmaker for various Swiss and French clubs, the longest for Servette, with whom he also won the championship. As a manager, he won the Swiss Cup and the Swiss championship with Servette and Zurich. In Germany, Favre also managed Hertha BSC and Borussia Monchengladbach.

Club Career

At club level, Favre played for Lausanne-Sports, Neuchatel Xamax, Toulouse and Servette, earning a reputation as a skillful and intelligent playmaker. When Pierre-Albert Chapuisat destroyed his knee in 1985, he could not play for eight months. It's still considered one of the worst fouls in Swiss footballing history. Favre announced his retirement in 1991.

International Career

Favre amassed 24 caps for the Switzerland national team. Notably, he scored his first and only international goal on his debut, netting in Zurich against the Netherlands on 1 September 1981 in the same game, in which both Ruud Gullit and Frank Rijkaard also made their first appearance for their respective country. Favre earned his last cap for Switzerland against Portugal in a 3–1 away loss on 26 April 1989 played in Lisbon.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Люсьен Фавр (russian)