Jean-Luc Le Magueresse

Jean-Luc Le Magueresse (born 25 April 1961) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. In his career, he played for Brest, Matra Racing,[lower-alpha 1] Lens, and Guingamp. As of 2021, he works in the commercial departments of his former club Brest.[1]

Jean-Luc Le Magueresse
Le Magueresse with Brest in 1984
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-04-25) 25 April 1961
Place of birth La Rochelle, France
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
0000–1980 INF Vichy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1986 Brest 116 (2)
1986–1988 Matra Racing[lower-alpha 1] 28 (0)
1988–1989 Lens 21 (0)
1989–1991 Guingamp 35 (5)
Total 200 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early life

Jean-Luc Le Magueresse was born on 25 April 1961 in La Rochelle, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.[2] His ancestors are originally from Pluméliau, Guénin, and Remungol, towns in the Brittany region of France. His surname in Breton, Ar Magerez, means La Nourrice, translating to nanny.

Career

Le Magueresse is a youth product of INF Vichy. He left the academy in 1980 to join Division 2 club Brest, where he would win the title and achieve promotion to the Division 1 in his first season.[1] In 1986, he joined Division 1 club RC Paris (renamed Matra Racing in 1987). After two seasons in Paris, he joined fellow first-tier side Lens.[2] However, after only one season in Lens during which the club was relegated, he returned to his native region of Brittany to play for Guingamp. Le Magueresse retired at the club in 1991. During his career, he made a total of 155 Division 1 appearances and 45 Division 2 appearances.[1]

Personal life

Jean-Luc is the father of singer Nolwenn Leroy. He divorced from Nolwenn's mother Muriel Leroy in 1993.[3]

In the 2010s decade, Le Magueresse was a technical adviser for TV Breizh. In 2009, he began working in the commercial departments of his former club Brest.[1]

Honours

Brest

Notes
  1. In 1987, RC Paris was renamed to Matra Racing.

References
  1. Jean-Luc Le Magueresse at FootballDatabase.eu
  2. Jean-Luc Le Magueresse at WorldFootball.net
  3. Breen, Chloé (23 January 2012). "Nolwenn : brouillé avec elle depuis 15 ans, son père en "souffre tous les jours"" [Nolwenn: quarreled with her for 15 years, her father "suffers from it every day"]. Purepeople (in French). Retrieved 27 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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