Photo: Original: Organizing committee of Argentina 1978 World Cup - Argentine Football Association and FIFA Derivative work: Danyele / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Bossis is the kind of footballer history tends to undervalue and I quietly admire most. A one-club man at Nantes, three Ligue 1 titles, a Coupe de France, then 76 caps, a Euro 84 winner's medal and two World Cup semi-finals as a defender. Numbers like that are not loud, but they are earned by reliability rather than flair. What strikes me is the trajectory from quiet Vendée village to the spine of a golden France side, then back into coaching. I find that loyalty and durability more compelling than any highlight reel, and I think the modern game could use more players cut from exactly this cloth.
Overview
Maxime Jean Marcel Bossis (French pronunciation: [maksim ʒɑ̃ maʁsɛl bɔsis]; born 26 June 1955) is a French retired professional footballer who played as a defender. Bossis spent most of his career playing for Nantes, a club he helped win three Ligue 1 titles and one Coupe de France. He obtained 76 caps (one goal) for the France national team, won UEFA Euro 1984, and played in two FIFA World Cup semi-finals.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Maxime Bossis
- Name (Japanese)
- マキシム・ボシス
- Reading
- まきしむ・ぼしす
- Born
- June 26, 1955 (age 70)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Goat
- Origin
- Saint-André-Treize-Voies, Vendée, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 186 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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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.