Marius Trésor

Marius Paul Trésor (French pronunciation: [maʁjys pɔl tʁezɔʁ]; born 15 January 1950) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation.

Marius Trésor

Trésor with France in 1974
Personal information
Full name	Marius Paul Trésor
Date of birth	(1950-01-15) 15 January 1950 (age 75)
Place of birth	Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe, France
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1958–1969	Juventus de Sainte-Anne
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1969–1972	Ajaccio	92	(1)
1972–1980	Marseille	253	(8)
1980–1984	Bordeaux	93	(3)
Total		438	(12)
International career
1971–1983	France	65	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life and education

Marius Paul Trésor^[2] was born on 15 January 1950 in Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe.^[1]

Career

Trésor's career began with the French club Ajaccio in 1969, and he later played for Olympique de Marseille and Girondins de Bordeaux.^[3] With Marseille, he won the French Cup in 1976, and won the Ligue 1 title in 1984 with Bordeaux.

For the France national team, Trésor played in the World Cup in 1978 and 1982. He obtained 65 international caps, scoring four goals.

Recognition

Trésor is regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation, and as one of France's greatest ever defenders.^[4][5][6]

He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League
		Division	Apps	Goals
Ajaccio	1969–70	Division 1	12	0
	1970–71		33	0
	1971–72		38	1
	1972–73		9	0
	Total		92	1
Marseille	1972–73	Division 1	24	1
	1973–74		38	0
	1974–75		37	1
	1975–76		38	1
	1976–77		22	1
	1977–78		35	4
	1978–79		25	0
	1979–80		34	0
	Total		253	8
Bordeaux	1980–81	Division 1	25	0
	1981–82		37	2
	1982–83		19	0
	1983–84		12	1
	Total		93	3
Career total			438	12

International goals

Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Trésor goal.^[8]

List of international goals scored by Marius Trésor

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	13 October 1974	Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen, Germany	West Germany	1–2	1–2	Friendly
2	30 June 1977	Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Brazil	2–2	2–2	Friendly
3	7 October 1978	Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	2–0	3–1	Euro 1980 qualification
4	8 July 1982	Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain	West Germany	2–1	3–3 (4–5 on penalties)	1982 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Marseille

• Coupe de France: 1975–76^{[citation needed]}

Bordeaux

• Division 1: 1983–84^{[citation needed]}

Individual

• French Player of the Year: 1972^{[citation needed]}
• Sport Ideal European XI: 1977,^[9] 1978^[10]
• Onze Mondial: 1977, 1982^[11]
• World XI: 1982, 1983^[12]
• 6th French Player of the Century^{[citation needed]}
• FIFA 100^{[citation needed]}

Orders

• Knight of the Legion of Honour: 1984^[2]