Jean Tigana

French football player. He was selected 52 times and played 411 matches in Division One. His record includes the French championship with Bordeaux and Olympique Marseille (1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991) and French Cup (1986, 1987) with Bordeaux. He is now coach at Monaco, who were French champions in 1997.

Jean Tigana (born 23 June 1955 in Bamako, Mali) has played in midfield and managed professional football extensively throughout France, including 52 appearances and 1 goal for the France national football team during the 1980s. In Bordeaux's midfield for eight years, Tigana helped them to three league titles and three French cups, as well as taking them close to European glory on two occasions, losing in the semi-final of the European Cup and Cup Winners' Cup in 1985 and 1987 respectively. Most recently, he took Fulham of London from the Football League First Division to the English Premiership, and later the UEFA Cup (via the Intertoto Cup), but was sacked in March 2003.