Jean-Pierre Destrumelle

Jean-Pierre Destrumelle (born the January 2nd 1941 with Cambric - died the April 20th 2002 with Sartène, Corse-du-Sud) was a player and a trainer of Football French.

Biography

After having played Rouen where it began at the 8 years age, Jean-Pierre Destrumelle points out himself by gaining the contest of the youngest footballer in 1958. Six years in Normandy and of the beginnings with the professional team at 17 years propel it in team of France B. about fifteen selections in team of France juniors, courses as a soldier then with the selection amateur, thus he postulates for a place in team of France when he signs with Marseilles in 1966. With OM, it will gain the Coupe de France in 1969 before joining PSG in 1970, a few days after its fellow-member Jean Djorkaeff. It launches out in an insane bet to the sides of “Tchouki” and the Mitoraj inhabitant of Saint-Etienne: to frame young hopes amateurs and to give again with Paris, orphan of Racing, the large football team which it deserves. Bet successful at the end of a first season which is completed with a championship of France of the National (ex-D2), then a rise in D1 a few months before the reopening of the Parc of the Princes. At 30 years and against any waiting, Destrumelle then decides to reorientate its career and agrees to take in hands the destiny of the team holds PSG, a few months after the federal decision to admit the professional reserves in D3. Without to give up the cramps, Jean-Pierre Destrumelle will bank up them even during the season to repair the team first. A formation reduced by the wounds and affected by the scission announced between Parisian and Sangermanois. At the evening of the divorce between PSG and PFC, sounds the hour of the departure for Valencian North and , with the key a post of trainer in the first division. And it is not without a certain nostalgia that it gives up Parisian life, which it entrusted besides in 1982, with the magazine of PSG. " PSG, it was for me a great satisfaction. We quickly were very welded, and our joy of reaching the first division was only larger. Our year in D1 was more difficult, because one does not adapt a first blow and the leaders could not make the madness all invest of only one blow ". From 1972 to 1979, with financial means limited, it succeeds in maintaining Valencian in the first division. Then, it continued its mission with Bastia (1979-80) and with Lyon, where it will discover then, a young product of the training center, a hope named Laurent Fournier. After a last measuring rod with Béziers, Destrumelle joined the Corsica and the area of the Valinco which he had discovered at the time of a short stay with Bastia. Withdrawn of the grounds, it directed for the pleasure of the teams of young people, his true passion. “I realized big role which we had to play near the young people, the trainer must be before any teacher and help the young people as much as possible to express himself”. ----

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