Christophe Robert

Christophe Robert
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-03-30) 30 March 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth Montpon-Ménestérol, France
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1991 Nantes 191 (30)
1991–1992 Monaco 23 (4)
1992–1993 Valenciennes 29 (8)
1994–1995 Ferro Carril Oeste
1995–1996 Louhans-Cuiseaux 36 (5)
1996–1997 Nancy 23 (1)
1997–1999 Saint-Étienne 24 (4)
Total 326 (52)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christophe Robert (born 30 March 1964) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker.

He is famous for having been involved in the bribery scandal involving Olympique de Marseille and his team US Valenciennes. He and teammates Jorge Burruchaga and Jacques Glassmann were contacted by OM player Jean-Jacques Eydelie, in order to let l'OM win and, more importantly, not to injure any OM player ahead of the UEFA Champions League final.[2][3][4] He was then suspended for two seasons by the French Football Federation.

  1. ^ "Christophe Robert". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  2. ^ James, Barry (14 March 1995). "Tapie Directly Implicated As Marseille Trial Opens". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Argentine Charged in Marseille case". New York Times. 2 July 1993. Retrieved 12 March 2007.
  4. ^ "Wenger slams former Marseille Chairman". Eurosport. 23 January 2006. Retrieved 4 January 2018.