All worldhas a diamond and the Spain 1982 it was Manuel Amorosright side of the team France. A player who, at the age of 20 and playing for the Monacomade a hole in the French defense that finished the tournament in fourth position.
Therefore, the World Cup was an opportunity to witness the birth of a defender who would mark an era during the 1980s and 1990s in France conquering, among other titles, several French leagues with the Monacoa Champions League with the Olympic Marseille and the European Championship from 1984 with the France of Platinum.
In the quoted worlddespite the fact that he did not start as a starter, he took the position in the second game of his team against Kuwaitwhere he played 68 minutes, and did not leave the team until they fell to Poland in the duel for third and fourth place.
A match for World Cup history
In addition to all this, Lovers was one of the protagonists of what was one of the most incredible matches of that World Cup, the semifinals against Germany. The central defender was present at the moment in which the Teutonic team, with a 1-3 against during extra time, managed to tie the game and reach the semifinals through penalties.
Penalties in which he was Manuel Amoros and in which he threw one of the maximum penalties that he converted into a goal that, yes, did not help his team win the game.
The right-back, who played 82 games for his national team, was present at the Euro 1984 from which champions emerged and in the 1986 World Cup in which France was third after falling again against Germany in the semifinals.
Lovers he retired in 1996 as a professional at Olympique de Marseille after also passing through Olympique de Lyon and, in 2014, when Bielsa came to the bench velodromeHe was part of the coaching staff. He is currently without a team.
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