Bernard Tapie died at the age of 78 as a result of his cancer. He was best known as the President of Marseille.
The French enfant terrible Bernard Tapie died at the age of 78. As reported by the unanimous media there, Tapie had suffered from gastric and esophageal cancer for many years. A message from the family said that Tapie lost the battle against the disease at 8:40 a.m. on Sunday, October 3.
Tapie became internationally known because of his presidency of the football club Olympique Marseille. He took over the fate there in 1986 and even won the Champions League in 1993. Tapie signed Franz Beckenbauer (76) as the reigning world champion trainer in 1990 and also guided DFB striker Rudi Völler (61) to France two years later. In 1994 his construct collapsed. This was followed by forced relegation and he was also confronted with massive allegations in his private life.
Active as an actor and entertainer
The former majority owner of Adidas was later sentenced to a suspended sentence for embezzlement and an eight-month prison term for bribery and embezzlement. Tapie, who was active as a Formula 3 driver in the 1960s, owned the legendary La Vie Claire cycling team in the 1980s. He won the Tour de France three times with racing drivers Bernard Hinault (66) and Greg LeMond (60). He also made a name for himself as a politician. For many years he was a member of the French National Assembly for the left-wing liberal party MRG. In addition, he was Minister for Urban Development and a member of the European Parliament.
After his deep fall, Tapie was mainly active as an entertainer, presenter, actor, singer and writer. Among other things, he was seen alongside Fabrice Luchini in 1996 in the film “Men, Women: A Handbook”.
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