Journalist Avi Assouly died this Friday at the age of 74. Legendary voice of
Olympique de Marseillethis Franco-Israeli had worked for many years to France Bleu Provence.
In 1992,
During the Furiani dramahe had already lost his life. On May 5 of that year, the native of Aïn El Arbaa (Algeria) was with 35 other journalists in the hastily tinkered for the semi-final Cut
from France between
Bastia and OM, at the stadium Armand-Cesari. On social networks, many personalities wanted to salute his memory.
Avi Assouly, an emblematic voice of OM
“Incredible sports journalist, passionate, OM voice recognizable among a thousand, Avi Assouly died this morning, wrote Benoît Payan, the mayor of the Marseille city, on X. From Furiani to the Tapie years, he had lived everything, seen everything and rocked our memories of entire hours to listen to the matches on the radio. My thoughts accompany his family, his loved ones, and all those who like me already regret his voice. »»
After retiring as a sports journalist, Avi Assouly embarked on politics. In 2010, he had been elected regional councilor, had sat in the group “socialist, radical and republican”, being appointed delegate for major sporting events.
