FC Girondins de Bordeaux - last updated on 13 February 2008
(Courtesy of Johnny Beaufays)
Club name: Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux A.S.P.
Foundation: October 1st 1881
City: Bordeaux
Colours: Navy blue and white
Website: www.girondins.com
Honours:
UEFA Intertoto Cup - 1 (1995-96)
Ligue 1 - 5 (1949-50, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1986-87, 1998-99)
Trophée des Champions - 1 (1986)
Coupe de France - 3 (1940-41, 1985-86, 1986-87)
Coupe de la Ligue - 2 (2001-02, 2006-07)
Ligue 2 - 1 (1991-92)
Coppa delle Alpi - 1 (1980)
A bit of history:
An all-round sports club was created as Girondins de Bordeaux on October 1st 1881. It was not until 1910, when put under pressure by Raymond Brard that football became the over-riding sport. The first official Premier match took place in 1919.
Le Girondins became professional in 1937. This was after clubs Sporting Club de la Bastidenne and Club Deportivo Espagnol de Bordeaux had come and gone, as well as their offspring, FC Hispano-Bastidenne. They decided to rest two seasons before becoming professional.
Bordeaux captured their first Coupe de France in 1941 farther beating Fives 2-0. It would be 45 years before they would reclaim the title, after six failed attempts.
In 1949-50 Bordeaux became champions of Ligue 1 just a year after being champions of Ligue 2, with André Gérard one of the main people in their quest for the title. Bordeaux's defence became known as the "impenetrable fortress". Of these, three names were most significant, the names of De Harder, Kargu and Libar.
Time went on and Bordeaux declined in form until 1979-80 when, after thirteen weeks they sacked their manager and within nine months brought in Raymond Goethals, successful with Anderlecht with his own renowned tactics. However he lasted no longer than a single calendar year and later they brought in Aimé Jacquet.
During the eighties, Bordeaux won three Ligues, two Coupes de France, and qualified several consecutive years for European competition. A comparative slide over the next ten years followed, until in the early nineties Bordeaux were relegated to the second division for financial reasons. The rebirth, however, was immediate after some flowing football not only secured immediate promotion back to Ligue 1, but meant that not so many years later, Bordeaux were constantly frequenting Europe. This remains so to this day, with their prowess bringing them titles including a 1996 UEFA Cup final.
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FC Girondins de Bordeaux
