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My Take
Lionel Charbonnier's 1998 Knight of the Legion of Honour says everything I need to know, it places him inside France's World Cup-winning squad. A goalkeeper from Poitiers who shared a dressing room with that golden generation has touched the very summit of the sport. Yet what fascinates me is the descent that followed, managing Aceh United in Indonesia's breakaway league right before it folded. That swing, from the pinnacle of world football to a doomed club in a distant country, is the kind of human arc I find irresistible. He is proof that glory and obscurity can live in one career.
Overview
Lionel André Michel Charbonnier (French pronunciation: [ljɔnɛl ɑ̃dʁe miʃɛl ʃaʁbɔnje]; born 25 October 1966) is a French football manager and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper. After retiring, he became a football manager and managed Aceh United of the Liga Primer Indonesia in the season before they folded along with their independent league.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lionel Charbonnier
- Name (Japanese)
- リオネル・シャルボニエ
- Reading
- りおねる・しゃるぼにえ
- Born
- October 25, 1966 (age 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Horse
- Origin
- Poitiers, Vienne, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 181 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1998 Knight of the Legion of Honour
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from France →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.