Career
Language began his playing career with Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard, playing three Ligue 1 matches, before leaving to play in Ligue 2 with CS Louhans-Cuiseaux, LB Châteauroux, CS Thonon and Football Club Annecy. Language was a player-manager with Annecy, and went on to manage USF Le Puy and Football Club Montceau Bourgogne in Ligue 2, before moving to Swiss club Football Club Servette. He has also managed clubs in North Africa, including Difaa El Jadida and Maghreb Fez in Morocco, as well as JS Kabylie in Algeria.
Language has Polish ancestry, and became a naturalised French citizen in 1964.
He speaks fluent Polish, French and English.