A legend of Corsican football has died out. Passed in particular by ACA and Gazélec Ajaccio, Albert Vannucci died Sunday April 6 at the age of 77. The causes of his death have not, for the time being, has not been communicated.
Trained at AC Ajaccio, the former right side evolved within the Ajaccian training until 1971, before joining Sochaux, Olympique de Marseille and AS Monaco. With the Principality club, he will be crowned champion of France in 1978.
Albert Vannucci also had a brief international career. He has two selections in the France team. He carried the jersey struck from the rooster against Romania to the Parc des Princes, on March 23, 1974, then against Czechoslovakia the same year.
A minute of silence will be observed on the sidelines of Monaco-OM
His former clubs paid tribute to him. “” Albert marked the history of our club, our city and Corsican football by its exceptional talent, its flawless determination and its exemplary spirit. The ACA loses today one of its greatest legends ”wrote the Corsican club in a press release.
“The FCSM learned with sadness the disappearance of Albert Vannucci at the age of 77. The lateral defender had wore the Sochalian jersey for three seasons, from 1971 to 1974. To his family and his relatives, the FCSM sends his most sincere condolences “, For his part wrote Sochaux on X. For its part, AS Monaco announced that there would be a minute of meditation and the wearing of a black armband in its memory during the reception of OM on Saturday (5 p.m.).
