Jean-Luc Ribar is dead. The former midfielder, who spent at Stade Rennais from 1989 to 1995, died on Thursday at the age of 57, indicates France Bleu Saint-Etienne Loire.
Trained at ASSE, which announces his death, Jean-Luc Ribar wore the red and black jersey for 183 games, reports the site rougemémoire. The player also passed through Lille and Quimper during his career. A career stopped at the age of 30, following hip problems.
“This basketball enthusiast ran several cleaning businesses in his hometown,” indicates AS Saint-Étienne which “mourns the tragic and sudden passing of his former player.” A minute of applause in memory of the defensive midfielder is scheduled for this Friday evening, on the occasion of the Ligue 1 ASSE-Troyes match.