Jean-Michel Larqué never stayed long from football. At the end of his playing career, which is 17 years rich in the professionals with seven French champion titles, three French cup and 16 selections in the France team, the retraining of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques native was acted. During his last seasons at RC Paris, he was indeed at the same time player, coach and already consultant alongside Thierry Roland at the microphone of antennas 2.
Having also become a journalist for the monthly eleven, the former midfielder leaves Antenne 2 for TF1 in 1984 and trained alongside Thierry Roland one of the most iconic commentators, even having their puppets in Guignols. If the former presenter of Téléfoot left the front page in 2004, Jean-Michel Larqué continues until the 2010 World Cup with Christian Jeanpierre then Thierry Gilardi.
The old green does not stop commenting since he then joined M6, where he was to find Thierry Roland to comment on Euro 2012. The medical concerns of his friend will nevertheless decided otherwise. Also become a radio man in 2001 by joining RMC, he finally continued his career behind the microphones until the 2018 World Cup, commenting on his last match on the occasion of the France-Croatia final.
“It was much more emotions than in 1998”
The media career of Jean-Michel Larqué therefore ended in apotheosis. “I thought it would be less difficult. I leave a beautiful family. Thanks to you “he launches, in tears, when paying the antenna, paying tribute to his four great children, Peggy, Grégory, Anthony and Manon:
“I'm going to have time for them. »»
“” It was much more emotions than in 1998, many more difficulties. Especially since it was the last for me. I knew that at the end of this match, I lowered the curtain, I was locking the door to comment and journalism, he explained afterwards. Egoistly for my outing, I hoped a victory, which led to me a little more tension, a little more emotions. This final, I lived it more complicated than in 1998. It is a lot of relief. At 4-1 I was very relieved, at 4-2 I started to panic again… ”
