Montpellier HSC
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Full name
Montpellier Hérault Sport Club
Nicknames
MHSC
La Paillade
Founded
1974
Ground
Stade de la Mosson
Capacity
32,900
Owner
Louis Nicollin
Chairman
Laurent Nicollin
Manager
Frédéric Hantz
League
Ligue 1
2015-16
Ligue 1, 12th
Montpellier Hérault Sport Club, commonly referred to as Montpellier HSC or simply Montpellier, is a French association football club based in the city of Montpellier.
The original club was founded in 1919, while the current incarnation was founded through a merger in 1974.
Montpellier currently plays in Ligue 1, the top level of French football and plays its home matches at the Stade de la Mosson, located within the city.
The first team is managed by former football player Rolland Courbis and captained by defender Hilton.
Montpellier was founded under the name Stade Olympique Montpelliérain (SO Montpellier) and played under the name for most of its existence.
In 1989, after playing under various names, the club changed its name to its current form. Montpellier is one of the founding members of the first division of French football.
Along with Marseille, Rennes, Sochaux and Nice, Montpellier is one of only a few clubs to have played in the inaugural 1932-33 season and is still playing in the first division.
The club won Ligue 1 for the first time in the 2011-12 season.
Montpellier's other honours to date include winning the Coupe de France in 1929 and 1990, and the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 1999.
Montpellier is owned by Louis Nicollin, a French entrepreneur, and has been since 1974.
The club have produced several famous players in its history, most notably Laurent Blanc, who has served as manager of the France national team.
Blanc is also the club's all-time leading goalscorer.
Eric Cantona, Roger Milla and Carlos Valderrama are other players who have played in Montpellier's colours.
In 2001, Montpellier introduced a women's team.
Players
LAST SIXTEEN
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France vs Nigeria 2:0
Teams who have reached the round of the last sixteen
Ecuador vs France 0:0
Switzerland vs France 2:5
France vs Honduras 3:0
In homage to Makélélé, many fans and pundits alike have dubbed the defensive midfield position as the "Makélélé Role".
Thierry Daniel Henry, born 17 August 1977, is a French footballer who plays as a striker for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer. In July 2008, Arsenal fans voted him as Arsenal's greatest player ever in Arsenal.com's Gunners' Greatest 50 Players poll. At Barcelona, Henry was given the number 14 jersey, the same as he had worn at Arsenal.
He has 107 caps for France, and was part of their 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000-winning sides, as well as their runner-up finish in the 2006 World Cup. Vieira is currently Football Development Executive at Manchester City with a role to oversee aspects such as youth development, commercial partners and the club's social responsibility programme, "City in the Community".
