France mourns Euro 84-winning coach Hidalgo, dead at 87

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PARIS (Reuters) - Michel Hidalgo, who coached current world champions France to their first major soccer title at the 1984 European Championship, has died at the age of 87.

Hidalgo also took France to the 1982 World Cup semi-finals, losing to West Germany on penalties, but the 1984 tournament on home soil was an emotional highlight with French playmaker Michel Platini grabbing nine goals in five matches to finish as the tournament's top scorer.The creative midfield quartet marshalled by Platini with Alain Giresse, Jean Tigana and Luis Fernandez was acclaimed as the"Magic Square" ."Michel Hidalgo is one of the greatest names in French football...

Hidalgo was an attacking midfielder for Le Havre, Reims and Monaco between 1952-66. He scored in the 1956 European Cup final in Paris where Reims lost 4-3 to Alfredo Di Stefano's Real Madrid. He coached France from 1976 to 1984 and was director of football at Olympique de Marseille from 1986 to 1991.

 

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