Luc Borrelli (July 2, 1965 – February 3, 1999) was a
FrenchFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
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goalkeeper.
Borrelli was born in
MarseilleMarseille , formerly known as Massalia , is the 2nd most populous French city as well as the oldest city in France...
and began his career with ASPTT Marseille. In 1986 he moved to
ToulonSporting Toulon Var is a football club from Toulon, France, who currently play in the French fourth division . The club, which was founded in 1944, is presided by Alain Bencivengo and managed by Dragan Cvetkovic.- History :...
, where he played almost 150 times. In 1993 Borrelli joined Paris Saint Germain, but played just four times in two seasons, leaving for
CaenStade Malherbe Caen is a French football team, playing in the city of Caen, Normandy. The team is named after François de Malherbe , a poet, critic and translator, who was a native of Caen....
in 1995.
In 1998 Borrelli joined
LyonOlympique Lyonnais is a French football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1....
, but was killed in a road accident in February 1999.
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Luc Borrelli (July 2, 1965 – February 3, 1999) was a
FrenchFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
footballAssociation football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players using a spherical ball...
goalkeeper.
Borrelli was born in
MarseilleMarseille , formerly known as Massalia , is the 2nd most populous French city as well as the oldest city in France...
and began his career with ASPTT Marseille. In 1986 he moved to
ToulonSporting Toulon Var is a football club from Toulon, France, who currently play in the French fourth division . The club, which was founded in 1944, is presided by Alain Bencivengo and managed by Dragan Cvetkovic.- History :...
, where he played almost 150 times. In 1993 Borrelli joined Paris Saint Germain, but played just four times in two seasons, leaving for
CaenStade Malherbe Caen is a French football team, playing in the city of Caen, Normandy. The team is named after François de Malherbe , a poet, critic and translator, who was a native of Caen....
in 1995.
In 1998 Borrelli joined
LyonOlympique Lyonnais is a French football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1....
, but was killed in a road accident in February 1999. Lyon subsequently
retiredAssociation football clubs around the world sometimes retire squad numbers to recognise players' loyal service, or death.-Background:...
the number 16 shirt in his honour, and Caen named an entire grandstand in his honour.