Jacques Abardonado (born 27 May 1978) is a French former footballer who played as a defender, currently assistant manager of Ligue 1 club Marseille.[1]

Personal life

Abardonado is of Spanish Romani descent through his father.[2] His cousin is the French footballer André-Pierre Gignac.[3] He grew up in La Castellane.[4]

Honours

Player

Lorient

Nice

References

  1. ^ "Abardonado s'engage avec le GF38" (in French). www.gf38.fr. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
  2. ^ "" Mon père voulait que je sois musicien ou footballeur "". 19 April 2016.
  3. ^ Lyttleton, Ben (24 March 2009). "Gignac's rocky road takes a turn for the better with call for national service". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  4. ^ "OM : gitan, cousin de Gignac, né comme Zidane et volcanique... Qui est Jacques "Pancho" Abardonado, entraîneur intérimaire de Marseille". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 January 2024.

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