Bernard Lacombe

Bernard Lacombe (15 August 1952 – 17 June 2025) was a French footballer and manager. As a footballer, he played as a striker for Lyon, Bordeaux and Saint-Étienne. He scored 255 goals in Ligue 1, which makes him the league's second-highest goalscorer, behind Delio Onnis.

He was capped 38 times for France between 1973 and 1984, and played for them at the 1978 FIFA World Cup, 1982 FIFA World Cup, and the 1984 UEFA European Championship, which France won. At the 1978 FIFA World Cup, he scored the fastest goal for a French player, which was only 30 seconds into their match against Italy.

After retiring, Lacombe joined Lyon as a technical manager in 1988, before becoming the team's manager in 1996. He would later serve as a "special adviser" to team president Jean-Michel Aulas for twenty years. 

Lacombe died on 17 June 2025, at the age of 72.Bernard Lacombe, ancien footballeur international et champion d’Europe avec les Bleus en 1984, est mort à l’âge de 72 ans 

Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLyon1969–70Division 151—511970–7130—301971–723619—36191972–733523—35231973–7431134135141974–7527174431211975–76165001651976–773621—36211977–783324—3324Total22212385230128Saint-Étienne1978–79Division 13214—3214Bordeaux1979–80Division 13311—33111980–813418—34181981–8233173136181982–8333206039201983–8435182037181984–8536228344251985–86237102471986–8716520185Total243118224265122Career total497255309527264

International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsFrance1973101974321975—1976311977401978611979441980311981321982501983—198461Total3812

Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lacombe goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Bernard LacombeNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 27 April 1974 Letná Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia  2–0 3–3 Friendly2 3–23  9 October 1976  Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria   2–0 2–2  1978 FIFA World Cup qualification4  2 June 1978  World Cup Stadium, Mar del Plata, Argentina   1–0 1–2  1978 FIFA World Cup5 7 May 1979 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States  1–0 6–0 Friendly6 2–07 3–08  5 September 1979  Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden   1–0 3–1  UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying9  11 October 1980  Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus   1–0 7–0  1982 FIFA World Cup qualification10 5 December 1981 Parc des Princes, Paris, France  2–0 4–0 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification11 3–012  1 June 1984  Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France   2–0 2–0  Friendly

Honours
Player
Lyon
Coupe de France: 1972–73
Trophée des Champions: 1973

Bordeaux
Division 1: 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87
Coupe de France: 1985–86, 1986–87
Trophée des Champions: 1986

France
UEFA European Championship: 1984

Manager
Lyon
UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1997

References

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Category:2025 deaths
Category:Footballers from Lyon
Category:Association football forwards
Category:1978 FIFA World Cup players
Category:1982 FIFA World Cup players
Category:French football managers