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Marseille Bids Farewell to Rolland Courbis With Procession to Église des Réformés

Supporters alongside civic leaders honored an OM icon whose personality shaped the city's football culture.

Overview

  • Hundreds lined the Canebière as supporters escorted the coffin to the Église des Réformés before a 3:30 p.m. mass.
  • Former players and football figures attended, including Laurent Blanc, Éric Di Meco, Pascal Olmeta and Jean-Claude Darmon.
  • City and regional officials were present, including Mayor Benoît Payan, Martine Vassal and Renaud Muselier.
  • Tributes featured applause, smoke flares and Van Halen’s “Jump” as the coffin entered the church.
  • Courbis, 72, a Marseille-born former OM player and coach and later an RMC consultant, was also honored earlier at La Madeleine in Paris, and his children Stéphane and Olivia led the cortege.