Alain Magnanelli: a page of local football turns

With the passing of Alain Magnanelli, the trade union of the chemical plant is in mourning and the former football club ASS is also in sorrow.

Indeed, a brilliant practitioner of this discipline, Alain, trained at the local club, was an excellent teammate for the club managed by Roger Aimé. He participated with great skill as a midfielder (as they said at the time) in the revival of football in Salindres at the end of the 1950s and the beginning of the 1960s. He was a major asset to this team where he played alongside Jean Carreras, Robert Favier, Robert Turc, Jean-Jacques Bonin, Jacques Boulet, Roger Delmas, André Puche, Dessy, Lecam, Domeizel, and others, who allowed the Salindres Sports Association to climb many levels within the Gard-Lozère district.

His sports career was disrupted by a serious injury (leg fracture) during the derby between ASS and Rousson.

His funeral took place last week in the presence of a large crowd, including many mayors and former mayors (Le Collet, Le Martinet, Saint-Martin, Les Mages, Cendras, Rivières, etc.) and elected officials from the region.

To all his loved ones, Midi Libre extends its sincere condolences.

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