Marcel Le Borgne (9 September 1939 – 6 December 2007) was a French footballer and manager.
Career Le Borgne joined Lyon in 1956 from Racing Besançon. He later played in Lyon's first ever European match, a 7–0 defeat in the 1958–1960 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup against Inter Milan. In total, he made 324 appearances for Lyon, and helped them win two Coupe de France titles in 1964 and 1967, and reach a European semi-final against Sporting CP in the 1963–64 European Cup Winners' Cup.
In 1970, he was appointed the manager of US Concarneau, helping them reach the French Division 3 before departing in 1976. In March 1988, he was appointed as the manager of Lyon, being the third since Jean-Michel Aulas became owner in June 1987. He only coached seven matches in the French Division 2 to help them finish in second, before they hired Raymond Domenech for the following season.
Death Le Borgne died on 6 December 2007, at the age of 68.
Honours Lyon Coupe de France: 1963–64, 1966–67; runner-up: 1962–63
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Pari-et-gagne profile