Eugène Saccomano
French radio journalist and non-fiction author
About Eugène Saccomano
Lived 1936 – 2019 (aged 83). Eugène Saccomano was a French association football player, journalist, sports commentator, screenwriter and radio personality.
Eugène Saccomano (23 September 1936 – 7 October 2019) was a French radio journalist and non-fiction author.
Biography Eugène Saccomano was born on 23 September 1936 in Marseille, southern France.
Saccomano started his career as a journalist for Le Provençal. The book was adapted into the 1970 film Borsalino starring Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo.
He became a radio journalist for Europe 1 in 1970. He focused on sports, especially football. In 2001, he joined RTL, another radio station. In 2012, he joined Sport365, a sports TV channel. He wrote his autobiography, Je refais le match, in 2005.
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French radio journalist and non-fiction author (1936-2019)
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Eugène Saccomano was born on 23 September 1936 in Marseille.
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Eugène Saccomano died on 7 October 2019 in Suresnes.
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Eugène Saccomano was an association football player, journalist, sports commentator, screenwriter and radio personality.
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Eugène Saccomano was French.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Eugène Saccomano. https://biography.guide/eugene-saccomano/
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