CS Neuvillois (Métropole de Lyon), his last club, announced the sad news on Monday. Former midfielder Jean-François Charbonnier, French champion with PSG in 1986, died of a long illness at 61.
Born in Lyon on January 18, 1959, Jean-François Charbonnier began his professional career in Reims (1978-1984) before joining PSG where he was under contract for seven years (1984-1991), winning the first league title. de France of the Parisian club under the direction of Gérard Houllier.
During the 1986-1987 season, he was loaned to AS Cannes where he was one of the architects of accession to Ligue 1 before returning to PSG and then joining Paris FC (1991-1997) .
Jean-François Charbonnier has played a total of 134 matches in L1 and 143 in L2. He was subsequently in the technical support of the PFC and US Créteil before returning to Lyon where he was the coach of several amateur clubs in the region.
