Luis Fernández
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About
French soccer manager and former player who captained the French national team from 1987 to 1988 and was named the 1985 French Player of the Year. He has coached a variety of clubs including Paris Saint-Germain, with whom he won several league titles, and was named the Ligue 1 Manager of the Year for 1994.
Before Fame
He was born in Tarifa, Spain and played youth soccer with HAVE Minguettes and St-Priest before making his professional debut in 1978.
Trivia
By winning the European Cup Winners Cup with Paris Saint-Germain, he became the first French manager ever to win a major European trophy.
Family Life
He married Audrey Attia in 1985.
Associated With
As a player, he won the UEFA Euro 1984 with the help of French teammate Michel Platini.