Marius Trésor

Club

International goals

Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Trésor goal.

Trésor's professional career began with the French club Ajaccio in 1969: a young forward and champion of Guadeloupe in 1968–69 with Juventus Sainte Anne, he made his debut as a substitute in the 69th minute of the match Valenciennes–Ajaccio on 23 November 1969, replacing Tomei. Eight weeks later, his coach Alberto Muro decided to make the best use of this athletic mass in central defense. He then played for Marseille from 1972 before signing with Bordeaux in 1980. With Marseille Trésor won the 1975–76 Coupe de France against Lyon (score 2–0), and with Bordeaux he obtained the 1983–84 French Division 1 title. Having recovered poorly from injuries, he stopped his career at the end of 1984. At the end of 1971, Trésor was surprised to receive a first call-up to the France national team led by Georges Boulogne. He participated in the internship in Saint-Malo and immediately obtained his first selection on 4 December 1971, during the match between Bulgaria and France, lost 2–1 in Sofia at the Vasil Levski Stadium. For the France national team, Trésor, essential central defender and moreover captain since 1976, after the withdrawal of Jean Michel Larqué, played in the World Cup in 1978 and 1982. He obtained 65 international caps, scoring four goals.

Marius Paul Trésor was born on 15 January 1950 in Courcelles, municipality of Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe. His father, named Solange Geneviève, was a foreman in the large neighboring sugar cane plantation. His mother Laetitia Trésor was a seasonal worker, employed to collect and assemble the already cut cane: she raised the little Marius alone. Marius Paul, a rebellious child, hated studies, but, obeying his mother’s injunctions, he obtained his middle school certificate or "brevet". He always liked to tinker, and wished then to work as an electrician. Between 12 and 13 years old, he began to participate in middle-distance races, et oftenly, he wins on 1500 or 2000 meters. His first training club was Juventus Sainte Anne. He learned the art of tackling at 15 years old, by analyzing, like an electrical diagram, the photographs of Charles Alfred and Kaelbel published in the magazine Miroir Sprint. At 16 years old, this longiligne athlete ran the 250 meters in 29 seconds. Besides football on the field or on the beach, he also began the practice of cycling and tried athletics. At 17 years old, he patiently observed the soccer ball teaching courses of a Guadeloupian father who has returned from metropolitan France, for his son. The economic situation of his West Indian island seemed blocked to him: there were no good jobs, and leaving Guadeloupe was the only way out. He planned to advance his military service, so a recruit in the French army, he would not depend on his mother’s…

Marseille

Coupe de France: 1975–76 Bordeaux

Division 1: 1983–84 Individual

French Player of the Year: 1972 and 1973 Sport Ideal European XI: 1977, 1978 Onze Mondial: 1977, 1982 World XI: 1982, 1983 6th French Player of the Century FIFA 100 Orders

Knight of the Legion of Honour: 1984