Olympique de Marseille had their best season since the bribery affair burst in 1993, reaching the UEFA Cup final and only just being defeated by Bordeaux in the domestic championship.
 Laurent Blanc, Christophe Dugarry and Fabrizio Ravanelli were among the crucial players in the Marseille resurgence.
 When those players left, l'OM fell into pieces.
Bruno Conti (born 13 March 1955 in Nettuno, Rome) is an Italian football manager and former player.
 He coached Serie A club Roma from 14 March 2005 to 30 June 2005; he is currently head of the club's youth sector.
 Throughout his playing career, he was usually deployed as a winger, and also previously played for Roma, where he spent his entire club career, aside from two season-long loan spells with Genoa in the 70s.
 He is considered by many in the sport to be one of the greatest Italian players of all time in his position.
 Nicknamed "The Mayor of Rome", he was an important figure in the club's history, and won a league title as well as five Coppa Italia titles during his time in the Italian capital.
 At international level, he was notably a member of Italy's 1982 FIFA World Cup winning team, and also took part at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
Antonio Cabrini (born 8 October 1957) is an Italian professional football manager, who is currently in charge of Italy women's national, and a former player.
 He has played left-back, mainly with Juventus.
 He won the 1982 FIFA World Cup with the Italian national team.
 Cabrini was nicknamed "Bell'Antonio" ("beautiful Antonio"), because of his popularity as a fascinating and good-looking football player.
 On the field, his technical, defensive, athletic, and physical qualities made of him one of the best defenders in the history of Italian football, and he is regarded as one of greatest fullbacks of all time.
 Cabrini is remembered in particular for forming one of the most formidable defensive units of all time with Italy and Juventus, alongside goalkeeper Dino Zoff, as well as defenders Claudio Gentile, and Gaetano Scirea.
 Cabrini won the Best Young Player Award at the 1978 World Cup, after helping Italy managed a fourth-place finish, and also represented Italy at Euro 1980, once again finishing in fourth place.
 He is one of the few players to have won all UEFA Club competitions, an achievement he managed with Juventus.
Simone Barone, (born 30 April 1978) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a midfielder.
 He currently works as an assistant manager for Indian Super League club Delhi Dynamos.
 He played for several Italian clubs throughout his career, before coming to prominence with Palermo.
 At international level, he was part of the Italian side that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and represented the national side on 16 occasions between 2004 and 2006, scoring once.
Giuseppe "Peppino" Meazza (] ; 23 August 1910 – 21 August 1979), also known as il Balilla, was an Italian football manager and player.
 Throughout his career, he played mainly for Internazionale in the 1930s, scoring 242 goals in 365 games for the club, and winning three Serie A titles, as well as the Coppa Italia; he later also played for local rivals Milan, as well as Turin rivals Juventus, in addition to his spells with Varese and Atalanta.
 At international level, he led Italy to win two consecutive World Cups: in 1934 on home soil, and in 1938 as captain; he was named to the All-star Team and won the Golden Ball Award at the 1934 World Cup, as the tournament's best player.
 Along with Giovanni Ferrari and Eraldo Monzeglio, he is one of only three Italian players to have won two World Cups.
 Following his retirement, he served as a coach for the Italy national team, and with several Italian clubs, including his former club sides Inter and Atalanta, as well as Pro Patria, and Turkish club Beşiktaş; he was Italy's head coach at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Viorel Dinu Moldovan (born 8 July 1972 in Bistrița) is a retired Romanian football forward and current manager.
 He was an important player for the Romanian national team in the 1990s.
 He was recently the manager of AJ Auxerre in the French Ligue 2.
Gianfranco Bellotto (Camposampiero, 2 July 1949) is an Italian football manager and former football player, who played as a midfielder.
 He served as head coach several Italian football teams such as Modena, Sampdoria and Venezia.
 He is well known for his commitment and seriousness.
 He achieved, among others, a Serie B Championship, a Capodanno Cup and a Red Leaf Cup.
Giuseppe Dossena (born 2 May 1958) is an Italian football manager and former football player, who played as a midfielder.
 He played for several Italian clubs throughout his career, in particular Torino and Sampdoria, where he won several titles.
 At international level, he represented the Italy national football team, and was a member of the Italian squad that won the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
Fabrizio Ravanelli (] ; born 11 December 1968) is an Italian football manager and former international footballer, who was most recently manager of French Ligue 1 club AC Ajaccio.
Giuseppe "Beppe" Marotta (born 25 March 1957) is an Italian football executive currently serving as general manager of Sports Area as well as CEO of Italian football club Juventus.
 In 2014, he was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame.

Question: What Italian football manager once was an important player in the Marseille resurgence?
Answer: Fabrizio Ravanelli