Maxime Bossis
Encyclopedia
Maxime Bossis is a retired football
defender
from France
, who obtained 76 caps (one goal) for the French national team. He is mostly remembered for missing the last penalty in 1982 World Cup
semifinal between Germany
and France
. While the score was tied at 4-4, Bossis missed the next penalty, allowing Horst Hrubesch
to score the last penalty, and with 5-4, to drive his team to the final. From 1985 to 1992, he held the French record of caps, when the also defender Manuel Amoros
established a new mark with 82 caps. He also held the French record of matches played in the FIFA World Cup
with 15, now surpassed by Fabien Barthez
.
His younger brother, Joël
, also played professional football and holds the all-time record most goals scored for Chamois Niortais.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
defender
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
from France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, who obtained 76 caps (one goal) for the French national team. He is mostly remembered for missing the last penalty in 1982 World Cup
1982 FIFA World Cup
The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:...
semifinal between Germany
Germany national football team
The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....
and France
France national football team
The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation , the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe...
. While the score was tied at 4-4, Bossis missed the next penalty, allowing Horst Hrubesch
Horst Hrubesch
Horst Hrubesch is a retired German football player employed as a youth trainer at the German Football Association. His nickname was Das Kopfball-Ungeheuer for his heading skills.-Career:...
to score the last penalty, and with 5-4, to drive his team to the final. From 1985 to 1992, he held the French record of caps, when the also defender Manuel Amoros
Manuel Amoros
Manuel Amoros is a retired football defender from France with Valencian ancestry. He was capped 82 times for the France national football team, and played in the Euro Cup finals of 1984 and 1992, and the World Cup finals in 1982 and 1986.Amoros played most of his career for AS Monaco in the...
established a new mark with 82 caps. He also held the French record of matches played in the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
with 15, now surpassed by Fabien Barthez
Fabien Barthez
Fabien Alain Barthez is a former French footballer goalkeeper who won honours with Manchester United and the French national team, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000 and reached the final of the 2006 World Cup. He shares the record for the most World Cup finals clean sheets...
.
His younger brother, Joël
Joël Bossis
Joël Bossis is a French former professional association footballer who played as a striker. During his career, he played for five different clubs, making almost 500 league appearances and scoring well over 100 goals...
, also played professional football and holds the all-time record most goals scored for Chamois Niortais.
Titles
- French championshipLigue 1Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
in 1977, 1980 and 1983 with FC Nantes - French championshipLigue 1Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
runner-up in 1974, 1978, 1979, 1981 and 1985 with FC Nantes - Coupe de FranceCoupe de FranceThe Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation...
in 1979 with FC Nantes - Coupe de FranceCoupe de FranceThe Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation...
runner-up in 1983 with FC Nantes - Coppa delle AlpiCoppa delle AlpiCoppa delle Alpi , was a football tournament, first organized by the Italian national league to start 1960 and then aided by the Swiss League in 1962 for the reason that the majority of the Alps are in Switzerland...
in 1982 with FC Nantes - Euro 1984 with FranceFrance national football teamThe France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation , the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe...