José Arribas was a French association football

Football in France

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 midfielder and a manager. He mostly coached FC Nantes, where he created the "jeu à la nantaise", a tactic based on speed, technique, intelligence and one touch

One touch (football)

Passing or shooting the ball with one touch rather than trapping or dribbling the ball first. Often an effective tactic for quick shots from passes or crosses, "flick" passes or for "give and go" passes....

. He also coached France national football team

France national football team

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 along with Jean Snella after the FIFA World Cup 1966.

Biography

At the age of 14, Arribas left Spain for France because of the Spanish Civil War

Spanish Civil War

The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...

 and landed in Nantes

Nantes

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. Fond of football, he signed a professional contract with US Le Mans

Le Mans UC72

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 of Division 2

Ligue 2

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. In 1952, he became a coach and trained amateur sides of US Saint-Malo

US Saint-Malo

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 and Noyen-sur-Sarthe

Noyen-sur-Sarthe

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, before being called up by FC Nantes, where he won the Division 1

Ligue 1

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 titles in 1965, 1966 and 1973. In 1966, he coached for four matches France national football team

France national football team

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 with Jean Snella. He left the club in 1976, and ended his career coaching Olympique de Marseille

Olympique de Marseille

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 and Lille OSC

Lille OSC

LOSC Lille Métropole is a French association football club based in Lille. The club was founded in 1944 as a result of a merger and currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football. Lille plays its home matches at the Stade Lille-Metropole in nearby Villeneuve-d'Ascq. In 2012, the...

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