Charles Biétry meets the Parisians
The former Paris Saint-Germain president was at the Training Centre on Wednesday to meet the first-team squad.
Mr. Bietry was warmly welcomed by the players, and had a telephone conversation with CEO and Chairman Nasser Al-Khelaïfi.
He watched the whole training session, and then met the players at the end, receiving a signed shirt from Marquinhos.
Charles Biétry was at the origin of Paris Saint-Germain multi-sport, leading the club from 1992 to 1998, before taking charge of the football section for six months.
Basketball, handball, volleyball, boxing, judo and even golf: during his six-year tenure, Charles Biétry brought numerous trophies to the Club. A French league title (1993) and a Coupe de France (1994) in volleyball, European champions (1995) and French champions (1997) with the judokas, and numerous boxing titles as well as the three world championship belts for Kahid Rahilou (super lightweight 1997), Julien Lorcy (light heavyweight, 1998) and Hacine Cherifi (heavyweight, 1998).
His most memorable success was the French title for Paris Saint-Germain Racing Basket, clinched on 15 May 1997, and the club's only such national crown to this day.