FC Girondins De Bordeaux Football Club Notebook
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FC Girodins De Bordeaux Football Club History & Profile
Club History & Facts:
FC Girondins Bordeaux were founded in 1881. They were created as an all round sports club, but football became the major sport in 1910 and the first premier match took place in 1918. They play their football at the Stade Chaban in the south of France, a ground which holds 34,000 and the club nickname is Les Girondins.Bordeaux are one of the most popular teams in France with an estimated 10% of the country supporting them.
Their home colours are dark blue and away colours are white. France’s legendary defender Laurent Blanc was the manager until this summer when Jean Tigana took over as Blanc became coach of the French national team.
Bordeaux claimed their first Ligue 1 title in 1950 and enjoyed another dominant period in the mid 1980′s with 3 French titles in 4 years. They won their first French title in 2009 after 10 years of watching rivals Lyon dominate the French league. The club finished a disappointing sixth in Ligue 1 after a promising start to the 2009-2010 campaign.
Star Players include highly rated French play maker Yoann Gourcuff, a long term target of Arsenal.
Girondins Bordeaux European Performance
Their best European performance was UEFA Cup losing finalists in 1996 apart from that they have failed to make their mark on the European stage.
They competed in the 2009/10 Champions League and suffered defeat to French rivals Lyon in the last 8.
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