Lucien Cossou

Born on : January 29, 1936 (89 years) at Marseilles

Nationality : France Benin

Height : 1m75

Weight : 74 kg

Number of international caps : 6 (4 goals)

First cap : vs Bulgaria 11/12/1960

First international goal : vs Bulgaria 11/12/1960

1964
1962-1963
1959-1960
1958-1959
1956-1957
1953-1954

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Main position
Striker	75%

Manager careerLast updated on 24/03/2025 at 11:16

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Results

Goals

Competition info

Season	Club	League					Continent						International
Season	Club	tier	Games played	V V	D D	L L	Rk.	pts	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA
1988/1989	Gardanne	6	22	14%3	45%10	41%9	10	38	23	31																						22	14%3	45%10	41%9		23	31
1987/1988	Gardanne	6	22	27%6	41%9	32%7	8	43	24	28																						22	27%6	41%9	32%7		24	28
1985/1986	ASPTT Marseille	6	22	41%9	23%5	36%8	4	45	36	33																						22	41%9	23%5	36%8		36	33
1984/1985	ASPTT Marseille	6	22	32%7	18%4	50%11	8	40	23	35																						22	32%7	18%4	50%11		23	35
1983/1984	AC Port-de-Bouc	5	26	42%11	19%5	38%10	7	53	32	31																						26	42%11	19%5	38%10		32	31
1981/1982	Gardanne	4	26	31%8	27%7	42%11	11	23	30	36								4	75%3		25%1	Coupe Albert Eynaud1/4 1/4 de finale French Cup6e t6e tour	7	4								30	37%11	23%7	40%12		37	40
1979/1980	Marseille B	3	30	33%10	40%12	27%8	7	32	54	51																						30	33%10	40%12	27%8		54	51
1978/1979	Marseille B	3	30	43%13	23%7	33%10	7	33	36	32																						30	43%13	23%7	33%10		36	32
1977/1978	Marseille B	3	30	50%15	13%4	37%11	4	34	63	42																						30	50%15	13%4	37%11		63	42
1972/1973	Gardanne	6	15	67%10	27%4	7%1	1	39	31	12								4	75%3		25%1	French Cup5e t5e tour	14	5								19	68%13	21%4	11%2		45	17
1971/1972	La Ciotat	2	14	43%6	29%4	29%4			15	14								2	50%1		50%1	French Cup6e t6e tour	3	3								16	44%7	25%4	31%5		18	17
Total			259	38%98	27%71	35%90	67	380	367	345								10	70%7	0%	30%3		24	12								269	39%105	26%71	35%93		391	357

Cossou's career statisticsLast updated on 24/03/2025 at 11:16

Offense

Defense

Playing time

Presence

discipline

V D L

Results

Season

Club

League

Continent

Nat. cups

International

Total

tier

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

1972/1973

Gardanne

1971/1972

La Ciotat

674

Club	Competition															V	D	L
La Ciotat	National	16	2		674		13	8	1348	0	88%	2	53%			31%	38%	31%

1970/1971

La Ciotat

413

Club	Competition															V	D	L
La Ciotat	National	28	6		413		42	10	2475	0	96%	1				32%	25%	43%

1969/1970

La Ciotat

Club	Competition															V	D	L
La Ciotat	French Cup	2					4		180	0	100%					50%	0%	50%

1968/1969

La Ciotat

420

Club	Competition															V	D	L
La Ciotat	French Cup	4	1		420		3	2	420	0	100%					25%	50%	25%

1967/1968

Aix

155

161

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Aix	Division 1	33	17		155		78	2	2643	0	85%	5	87%		1	18%	18%	64%
Aix	French Cup	1					1		90	0	100%		100%			0%	0%	100%

1966/1967

Aix

297

315

300

Club	Competition									V	D	L
Aix	Division Interrégionale	33	10	297	22	15	2970	100%	97%	45%	39%	15%
Aix	French Cup	3			2	1	270	100%		67%	0%	33%
Aix	Division 2 Playoffs	4	2	180	5	1	360	100%	100%	25%	75%	0%

1965/1966

Toulon

225

213

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Toulon	Division Interrégionale	25	10		225		24	8	2250	0	100%		69%			48%	32%	20%
Toulon	French Cup	1	1		90		2		90	0	100%					0%	0%	100%

1964/1965

Monaco

261

233

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Monaco	Division 1	29	10		261		36	8	2610	0	100%		85%			45%	21%	34%
Monaco	French Cup	2	2		90		4		180	0	100%		100%			50%	0%	50%

1963/1964

Club	Competition									V	D	L
Monaco	Division 1	31	21	133	38	11	2790	100%	91%	52%	23%	26%
Monaco	Coupe d’Europe des Clubs Champions	3	4	68	6		270	100%	75%	33%	0%	67%
Monaco	French Cup	2			3		210	100%	100%	50%	0%	50%
Monaco	Coupe Charles Drago	1	1	90		1	90	100%	50%	100%	0%	0%
France	Euro Qualifying	2	1	180	4		180	100%	50%	0%	0%	100%

1962/1963

Club	Competition									V	D	L
Monaco	Division 1	33	28	106	40	8	2970	100%	87%	52%	27%	21%
Monaco	French Cup	7	3	230	5	3	690	100%	88%	71%	29%	0%
France	Euro Qualifying	1	2	45	2		90	100%	50%	100%	0%	0%
France	Friendlies	2			2		135	100%	67%	0%	0%	100%

1961/1962

Monaco

210

243

Club	Competition									V	D	L
Monaco	Challenge des Champions	1			1		120	100%	100%	0%	100%	0%
Monaco	Division 1	21	9	210	32	5	1890	100%	55%	38%	24%	38%
Monaco	French Cup	2			1	1	180	100%	50%	50%	0%	50%

1960/1961

Monaco

120

113

Club	Competition										V	D	L
Monaco	Division 1	24	18		120	24	13	2160	100%	63%	71%	13%	17%
Monaco	French Cup	1				2		90	100%	50%	0%	0%	100%
Monaco	Coupe Charles Drago	4	5		72	4	2	360	100%	80%	100%	0%	0%
France	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	1	1	1	90		1	90	100%	50%	100%	0%	0%

1959/1960

Club	Competition									V	D	L
Monaco	Division 1	23	11	188	28	8	2070	100%	61%	57%	17%	26%
Monaco	French Cup	5	2	270	7		540	100%	83%	100%	0%	0%
Monaco	Challenge des Champions	1			6		90	100%		0%	0%	100%

1958/1959

Club	Competition									V	D	L
Lyon	Division 1	35	16	197	62	6	3150	100%	92%	43%	20%	37%
Lyon	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	2	1	180	8		180	100%	100%	0%	50%	50%
Lyon	French Cup	4	5	78	4	2	390	100%	100%	75%	0%	25%

1957/1958

Club	Competition									V	D	L
Lyon	Division 1	29	10	261	46	5	2610	100%	85%	34%	28%	38%
Lyon	French Cup	1	1	90	1		90	100%	33%	100%	0%	0%
Lyon	Coupe Charles Drago	1	1	120		1	120	100%	50%	100%	0%	0%

1956/1957

Lyon

270

215

Club	Competition									V	D	L
Lyon	Division 1	27	9	270	39	6	2430	100%	79%	41%	11%	48%
Lyon	French Cup	2	2	90	2		180	100%	50%	100%	0%	0%
Lyon	Coupe Charles Drago	2	2	90	5		180	100%	100%	50%	0%	50%

1955/1956

Aix

191

180

190

Club	Competition									V	D	L
Aix	Division Interrégionale	36	17	191	66	8	3240	100%	95%	31%	28%	42%
Aix	French Cup	1			2		90	100%		0%	0%	100%
Aix	Coupe Charles Drago	1	1	90	2		90	100%		0%	0%	100%

1954/1955

Aix

259

270

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Aix	Division Interrégionale	23	8		259		51	3	2070	0	100%		61%			30%	22%	48%
Aix	Coupe Charles Drago	1					3		90	0	100%					0%	0%	100%

1953/1954

Aix

330

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Aix	Division Interrégionale	11	3		330		13	5	990	0	100%		29%			27%	27%	45%

Total

The data represented with this background color are not complete. The figures may not reflect reality.

Notes

Overall

/100

Physical

/20

Mental

/20

Technical

/20

Offense

/20

Defense

/20

Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Player's titles

Victories

Ligue 1	2	19611963
Coupe Charles Drago	1	1961
Trophée des Champions	1	1961
French Cup	2	19601963

Runner-ups

Ligue 1	1	1964
Trophée des Champions	1	1960

Manager's titles

Victories

Régional 1 Méditerranée

1973

Transfers

01/07/89 >	Retired	mana.
01/07/87 > 01/07/89	Gardanne	mana.
01/07/84 > 01/07/86	ASPTT Marseille	mana.
01/07/83 > 01/07/84	AC Port-de-Bouc	mana.
01/07/81 > 01/07/82	Gardanne	mana.
01/07/77 > 01/07/80	Marseille B	mana.
01/07/72 > 01/07/73	Gardanne	mana.
01/07/71 > 01/01/72	La Ciotat	mana.

01/07/73 >	Retired
01/07/72 > 01/07/73	Gardanne
06/07/68 > 01/07/72	La Ciotat
01/07/66 > 06/07/68	Aix
01/07/65 > 01/07/66	Toulon
01/07/59 > 01/07/65	Monaco
01/07/56 > 01/07/59	Lyon
01/07/53 > 01/07/56	Aix

Suggest a transfer for this player

Manager career by clubLast updated on 24/03/2025 at 11:16

Club	Played matches	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses	GF Goals for	GA Goals against
AC Port-de-Bouc	26	42%11	19%5	38%10	32	31
ASPTT Marseille	44	36%16	20%9	43%19	59	68
Gardanne	93	35%33	32%30	32%30	129	116
La Ciotat	16	38%6	25%4	31%5	17	17
Marseille B	90	42%38	26%23	32%29	153	125

Player career by clubLast updated on 24/03/2025 at 11:16

Club	Played matches	Goals	Assists	Efficiency	Minutes played	Red cards	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
Aix	147	58		222	12903	1	97%142	31%45	42%62
France	6	4	1	124	495		100%6	33%2	67%4
La Ciotat	50	9		491	4423		94%47	32%16	38%19
Lyon	103	47		199	9330		100%103	43%44	39%40
Monaco	190	114		152	17310		100%190	54%103	26%50
Toulon	26	11		213	2340		100%26	46%12	23%6

Manager's favourite opponents

Club		V
Pertuis	8	4	12	9
Marignane	6	4	11	5
Pont de Cheruy	4	4	10	1
Nîmes B	4	4	9	1
Sète	7	3	12	10
FC Salon	6	3	9	6
Albi	4	3	9	3
Cazères	4	3	11	6
US Michelis	3	3	6	3
Aix	10	2	6	19
Muret	6	2	13	12
SEC Bastia B	6	2	11	13
Sarrians	6	2	7	7
UGA Ardziv	5	2	7	7
Arles	5	2	6	7
ASFA	4	2	7	6
Cannes B	4	2	6	4
Digne	4	2	9	3
O Ajaccio	4	2	4	1
O Avignon B	4	2	4	4

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
Valenciennes	17	5	7
Lens	16	8	12
TFC	16	9	5
Lyon	15	9	7
Metz	13	4	6
Grenoble	11	6	5
Toulon	12	6	5
Béziers	12	6	8
Bordeaux	9	4	3
Nîmes	20	9	9
Rennes	19	10	15
Cannes	10	4	5
Reims	21	9	8
Angers	19	8	8
Strasbourg	15	7	9
Rouen	15	7	7
Nice	13	5	5
Sochaux	11	4	4
SOM	10	7	5
RC Franc-Comtois	8	6	4

Manager's worst opponents

Club		L
Aix	10	7	19
Pertuis	8	4	9
Grenoble	6	3	10
Monaco B	4	3	7
Muret	6	3	12
Biver Sports	4	3	7
Draguignan	4	3	7
SO Caillols	4	3	11
Sète	7	2	10
SEC Bastia B	6	2	13
Saint-Priest	4	2	8
Montauban	2	2	4
Arles	5	2	7
Vallauris	4	2	7
Saint-Tropez	2	2	4
Carpentras	2	2	4
SSMC Miramas	4	2	9
UGA Ardziv	5	2	7
Sarrians	6	2	7
FC Salon	6	2	6

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
Reims	21	10	42
Saint-Étienne	17	10	32
Angers	19	10	49
Rennes	19	9	31
RC Paris-Sedan	19	9	36
Nîmes	20	6	27
Lens	16	5	25
Monaco	9	5	16
Nantes	10	5	25
Metz	13	5	12
Nice	13	5	19
AC Ajaccio	6	5	17
Valenciennes	17	5	23
Red Star	8	5	17
FC Nancy	9	5	14
Sochaux	11	4	11
Lyon	15	4	15
Strasbourg	15	4	22
Rouen	15	4	29
Stade Français	10	4	17

Results with or without him

In clubs

for the national team

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
1972/1973	Gardanne	0%	0%	0	68%	11%	19	-
1971/1972	La Ciotat	29%	36%	14	50%	28%	18	Very negative
1970/1971	La Ciotat	32%	43%	28	0%	33%	3	-
1969/1970	La Ciotat	50%	50%	2	58%	19%	26	-
1968/1969	La Ciotat	25%	25%	4	63%	15%	27	-
1967/1968	Aix	18%	65%	34	0%	60%	5	-
1966/1967	Aix	45%	15%	40	50%	50%	2	-
1965/1966	Toulon	46%	23%	26	54%	31%	13	Slightly negative
1964/1965	Monaco	45%	35%	31	14%	71%	7	Extremely positive
1963/1964	Monaco	51%	30%	37	20%	60%	5	-
1962/1963	Monaco	55%	18%	40	67%	17%	6	-
1961/1962	Monaco	38%	38%	24	52%	30%	23	Slightly negative
1960/1961	Monaco	72%	17%	29	69%	19%	16	Very slightly positive
1959/1960	Monaco	62%	24%	29	44%	38%	16	Positive
1958/1959	Lyon	44%	37%	41	33%	67%	3	-
1957/1958	Lyon	39%	35%	31	50%	38%	8	Slightly negative
1956/1957	Lyon	45%	45%	31	22%	56%	9	Very positive
1955/1956	Aix	29%	45%	38	50%	50%	4	-
1954/1955	Aix	29%	50%	24	35%	40%	20	Slightly negative
1953/1954	Aix	27%	45%	11	38%	48%	29	Negative

First times

In clubs

for the national team

in competitions

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
Aix
29/08/1953	DI	CA Paris - Aix	0 - 1	First match with the club, first start, first victory
27/09/1953	DI	Nantes - Aix	1 - 0	First loss
25/10/1953	DI	Aix - Red Star	1 - 2	First goal
11/12/1955	DI	Aix - Béziers	2 - 0	First time scoring 2 goals
30/09/1967	D1	Saint-Étienne - Aix	3 - 1	First red card
Lyon
19/08/1956	D1	Lyon - Sedan-Torcy	1 - 1	First match with the club, first start
02/09/1956	D1	Valenciennes - Lyon	1 - 2	First victory, first goal
09/09/1956	D1	Lyon - Reims	0 - 3	First loss
16/09/1956	D1	Lyon - Strasbourg	3 - 1	First time scoring 2 goals
Monaco
15/08/1959	D1	Monaco - Racing Paris	3 - 3	First match with the club, first start, first goal
30/08/1959	D1	Monaco - Strasbourg	4 - 2	First victory, first time scoring 2 goals
17/09/1959	D1	Nîmes - Monaco	5 - 1	First loss
11/11/1960	D1	Monaco - Rennes	3 - 0	First time scoring 3 goals
02/12/1962	D1	Monaco - Rennes	5 - 0	First time scoring 4 goals
Toulon
18/09/1965	DI	Toulon - Cherbourg	5 - 0	First match with the club, first start, first victory, first goal, first time scoring 2 goals
17/10/1965	DI	SO Montpellier - Toulon	3 - 1	First loss
La Ciotat
12/01/1969	FC	La Ciotat - Sète	2 - 0	First match with the club, first start, first victory
23/02/1969	FC	St.Germain - La Ciotat	2 - 1	First loss, first goal

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 24/03/2025 at 11:16

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Assists	Own goals	Match starts	Yellow cards	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses
Ligue 1	Ligue 1	285	149	170		25323	98%280	1	44%126	20%58	35%101
French Cup	French Cup	38	17	217		3690	100%38		61%23	11%4	29%11
Trophée des Champions	Trophée des Champions	2				210	100%2			50%1	50%1
Coupe Charles Drago	Coupe Charles Drago	10	10	93		930	100%10		70%7		30%3
Ligue 2	Ligue 2	172	56	274		15343	98%169		36%62	30%52	34%58
Barrages Ligue 1	Barrages Ligue 1	4	2	180		360	100%4		25%1	75%3
Friendlies	Friendlies	2				135	100%2				100%2
WCQEZ	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	1	1	90	1	90	100%1		100%1
Euro Qualifying	Euro Qualifying	3	3	90		270	100%3		33%1		67%2
Champions League	Champions League	3	4	68		270	100%3		33%1		67%2
Europa League	Europa League	2	1	180		180	100%2			50%1	50%1

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
1972/1973	Gardanne	6	1	39	15	10	4	1	31	12
1971/1972	La Ciotat	2	4	33	30	12	9	9	30	33
1970/1971	La Ciotat	2	11	27	30	9	9	12	35	45
1969/1970	La Ciotat	3	2	32	24	13	6	5	44	15
1968/1969	La Ciotat	3	2	32	22	14	4	4	39	16
1967/1968	Aix	1	20	20	38	6	8	24	48	95
1966/1967	Aix	2	4	43	34	15	13	6	51	24
1965/1966	Toulon	2	5	44	36	17	10	9	56	38
1964/1965	Monaco	1	12	33	34	13	7	14	41	45
1963/1964	Monaco	1	2	41	34	17	7	10	62	45
1962/1963	Monaco	1	1	50	38	20	10	8	77	44
1961/1962	Monaco	1	6	43	38	17	9	12	65	57
1960/1961	Monaco	1	1	57	38	26	5	7	77	42
1959/1960	Monaco	1	4	45	38	19	7	12	70	45
1958/1959	Lyon	1	9	39	38	16	7	15	62	68
1957/1958	Lyon	1	8	35	34	13	9	12	51	53
1956/1957	Lyon	1	12	30	34	13	4	17	45	53
1955/1956	Aix	2	14	32	38	11	10	17	56	69
1954/1955	Aix	2	15	30	38	10	10	18	54	80
1953/1954	Aix	2	12	35	38	14	7	17	53	67

Last games

Date	Competition	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score
May 26, 1973	26/05	WCQEZ	Group 9	Soviet Union	2 - 0	France	Absent
May 19, 1973	19/05	WCQEZ	Group 9	France	1 - 1	Ireland	Absent
May 06, 1973	06/05	PHA	Round 22	Gardanne	2 - 1	CO Berre	No data
April 22, 1973	22/04	PHA	Round 21	Digne	1 - 5	Gardanne	No data
April 08, 1973	08/04	PHA	Round 20	Gardanne	1 - 0	C.Gombert	No data
April 01, 1973	01/04	PHA	Round 19	Gardanne	1 - 1	Marseille C	No data
March 25, 1973	25/03	PHA	Round 18	Cheminots	1 - 2	Gardanne	No data
March 18, 1973	18/03	PHA	Round 17	US Michelis	1 - 2	Gardanne	No data
March 03, 1973	03/03	F	Europe	France	1 - 2	Portugal	Absent
February 25, 1973	25/02	PHA	Round 15	La Ciotat B	0 - 1	Gardanne	No data
February 11, 1973	11/02	PHA	Round 14	Gardanne	5 - 1	Trets	No data
February 04, 1973	04/02	PHA	Round 13	Arles B	0 - 2	Gardanne	No data
January 21, 1973	21/01	PHA	Round 12	Gardanne	5 - 2	AC Port-de-Bouc	No data
January 07, 1973	07/01	PHA	Round 11	CO Berre	0 - 0	Gardanne	No data
December 10, 1972	10/12	PHA	Round 10	Gardanne	2 - 0	Digne	No data
December 03, 1972	03/12	PHA	Round 9	C.Gombert	0 - 0	Gardanne	No data
November 26, 1972	26/11	FC	5th round	Gardanne	0 - 2	Aix	No data
November 19, 1972	19/11	PHA	Round 8	Marseille C	2 - 1	Gardanne	No data
November 15, 1972	15/11	WCQEZ	Group 9	Ireland	2 - 1	France	Absent
November 12, 1972	12/11	PHA	Round 7	Gardanne	2 - 2	Cheminots	No data
November 05, 1972	05/11	FC	4th Round	UGA Ardziv	3 - 4	Gardanne	No data
October 15, 1972	15/10	FC	3rd round	Gardanne	3 - 0	ASPTT Marseille	No data
October 13, 1972	13/10	WCQEZ	Group 9	France	1 - 0	Soviet Union	Absent
September 24, 1972	24/09	FC	2nd round	Gardanne	7 - 0	Puyloubier	No data
September 02, 1972	02/09	F	Europe	Greece	1 - 3	France	Absent

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