Career
He played forward, mainly with Olympique Lyonnais, Girondins Bordeaux and AS Saint-Etienne and the French national team He had his first cap with the French national team in 1973. He played the World Cup 1978, scoring after only 30 seconds against Italy, the fastest goal ever for a French player, and the first goal of that championship.
After a brief stay with AS Saint-Étienne he joined Football Club Girondins de Bordeaux where he was re-united with Aimé Jacquet.
With 255 goals in Ligue 1 he is the second best striker of all times in the French championship, after Delio Onnis. After his career of player ended, he came back to Lyon to join the technical staff of Olympique Lyonnais, first as technical manager (from 1988 to 1996), then as trainer (1996 to 2000) and manager.
He was instrumental in the successes of Olympique Lyonnais in Ligue 1 and also on the European scene (seven participations in a row at the Union of European Football Associations Champions League). He does not have official responsibilities now, except as "special adviser" to the team President Jean-Michel Aulas, but he has a lot of influence on the choices made, he is behind the arrival of several of the brilliant Brazilian players that joined the Olympique Lyonnais in recent years (Juninho Pernambucano, Edmílson Gomes, Cris, Caçapa and Fred).
1984 European Championship with France national team