Laurent Robuschi

Club career

Born on 5 October 1935 in Nice, Robuschi began his football career in the youth ranks of his hometown club La Semeuse Nice in 1948, aged 13, where he was coached by Raoul Chaisaz, a former professional player from the 1930s. Due to his small height, he had a low center of gravity, being also a lively and tenacious winger with a great short pass. In 1953, he joined ASPTT Nice, but he was unable to find a breakthrough to OGC Nice, so he was sent to Monaco in 1954, where he once again had few chances, playing only 8 league matches in his two seasons there; in the latter, he scored 3 goals in as many matches to help Monaco to a 3rd-place finish in the championship. In 1956, Robuschi joined Cannes, then in Ligue 2, where he finally established himself as an undisputed starter on the left wing, scoring 14 goals as Cannes finished 18th, although it escaped from relegation in the playoffs. In the 1958–59 season, he was the team's top scorer with 21 goals, but his side finished 17th in the D2 championship, just one-off from the relegation zone. His goal-scoring exploits did not go unnoticed by Girondins de Bordeaux, which signed him in 1959, and where he teamed up with the veteran Gunnar Andersson, the top scorer in OM's history, and Xercès Louis, a former international, but it was Robuschi who stood out, with 21 goals, but he was once again let down by his team, which finished last in the league. Laurent played a crucial role in helping Bordeaux return to the…

After his career as a player ended, Robuschi remained linked to Antibes, now as a full-time coach, a position that he held for nearly two decades, from 1975 until 1993, when he decided to retire.

Girondins de Bordeaux Ligue 1: Runner-up (2): 1964–65 and 1965–66 Coupe de France: Runner-up (1): 1963–64