What Italian football manager once was an important player in the Marseille resurgence?
1998–99 Olympique de Marseille season 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.
Luigi Simoni Luigi "Gigi" Simoni (born 22 January 1939) is an Italian football technical director, currently in office with Gubbio of Serie B, and a former player and coach. As manager of Italian club Internazionale, he won the UEFA Cup in 1998.