Jean-Pierre Papin also nicknamed JPP or Patator (born November 5, 1963 in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France) is a French former football player. He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.

Papin scored 30 goals for France in 54 matches. He played at the 1986 World Cup finals in Mexico, where France finished third, and at the 1992 European Championships in Sweden. His last game for the national team was in 1995. He was famous for his bicycle kicks that french people nicknamed "Papinades" from his name

He won the Ballon d'or in 1991. He was the only player to do so while playing in the French league.

He was a member of French Olympic Football Team, which was the winner of Los Angeles Olympic Games in 1984.

At club level, he played for Club Brugge, Olympique Marseille, AC Milan, Bayern Munich, Bordeaux and En Avant Guingamp He was Ligue 1's top scorer during his Marseille years of 1988 to 1992 (5 consecutive times). He scored 157 goals in 254 matches for Marseille.

Honors and awards

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• Champion's League : 1994 Milan AC
• UEFA Cup : 1996 Bayern Munich
• Première Division Française1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 Marseille
• Serie A : 1993, 1994 Milan
• Italian Super Cup 1992 Milan AC
• Belgian Cup : 1986 Bruges
• Coupe de France : 1989 Marseille
• Kirin Cup : 1994
• Gold medal at the 1984 summer Olympic Games
• Best French Division 1 Scorer : 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
• French Player Of The Year : 1989, 1991
• Holds the record of goals in european competitions for a french player : 38
• Best french scorer in the Champion's League : 28
• 54 caps and 30 goals for the France national team from 1986 to 1995
• Ballon d'or : 1991
• Onze d'or : 1991
• Named Joueur du Siècle (player of the century) of the Olympique de Marseille
• Named in the FIFA 100
• The bycicle kick was renamed "Papinade" after him in France

Managerial Career

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In May 2006, Papin took over from Jacky Duguépéroux as the new coach of RC Strasbourg, who were relegated to the Second Division. He had previously been coaching the FC Bassin Arcachon amateurs.

1963 births | Living people | Natives of Nord-Pas de Calais | French footballers | European Footballers of the Year | FIFA 100 | Club Brugge K.V. players | Olympique de Marseille players | A.C. Milan players | Bayern Munich players | FC Girondins de Bordeaux players | En Avant Guingamp players | Non-German football players in Germany | Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics | FIFA World Cup 1986 players | Olympic competitors for France | Olympic gold medalists

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