Avi Assouly (5 June 1950 – 14 February 2025) was a French-Israeli politician of the Socialist Party (PS).[1]

Life and career

Born in Aïn El Arbaa on 5 June 1950, Assouly played football for Racing Besançon of Division 2.[2] He then joined the Israeli Defense Forces and fought in the Yom Kippur War.[3] He then worked for Israeli airline El Al in Paris, New York City, and Marseille.[4]

Assouly became a sports journalist in 1984 for the magazine Crampons. He then joined Fun Radio, NRJ, and Red Star [fr]. In 1992, France Bleu Provence recruited him to commentate on Olympique de Marseille matches. On 5 May 1992, he was seriously injured in the Stade Armand-Cesari disaster.[5][6][7] During this time, he also worked as a contributor for M6, La Chaîne Marseille [fr], OM TV, Le Soir, The Sun, and Reuters.[8] During the 2006–07 season, he prematurely announced the victory of Olympique de Marseille in a match against Mladá Boleslav, though the Czech club went on to win 4–2.[9]

In January 2010, Assouly joined Michel Vauzelle as a PS candidate in the 2010 French regional elections despite not being a member of the party himself. He was elected to the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur on the party list. In 2012, he was the subsitute for Marie-Arlette Carlotti, who was elected to Bouches-du-Rhône's 5th constituency, defeating Renaud Muselier, before joining the Ayrault Cabinet II [fr].[10] He held the seat until 2 May 2014, when Carlotti returned to her seat.[11] In 2022, he ran in Bouches-du-Rhône's 2nd constituency under the Ecology at the Centre, earning just 713 first round votes.[12]

Assouly died in Marseille on 14 February 2025, at the age of 74.[13]

Awards

References

  1. ^ "VIDÉO. Mort d'Avi Assouly, ancien journaliste et voix légendaire de l'OM". La Provence (in French). 14 February 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  2. ^ Brumont, Laure (21 July 2012). "Avi Assouly, des gradins du stade Vélodrome aux bancs de l'Assemblée". Maville (in French). Marseille. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  3. ^ Kalfon, Myriam (21 January 2013). "Avi Assouly : la politique du coeur". The Jerusalem Post (in French). Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  4. ^ Albano, Mario (4 October 2009). "Avi Assouly rentre aux vestiaires". La Provence (in French). Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Une vingtaine de journalistes blessés". L'Humanité (in French). 7 May 1992. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  6. ^ Flex, Ray (5 May 2012). "Bastia - OM : 5 mai 1992, 20h23. Avi Assouly témoigne..." OM Passion (in French). Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  7. ^ Ferrara, Jean (2008). Quinze ans après Furiani : L'ombre furtive des souvenirs (in French). Paris: Société des Écrivains. p. 297. ISBN 978-2-7480-4201-6. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  8. ^ Guilledoux, Fred (22 January 2010). "Régionales : commentateur star de l'OM, Avi Assouly sur les listes Vauzelle". La Provence (in French). Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  9. ^ "Avi Assouly : "Boleslav, souvenir douloureux"". Le Phocéen (in French). 10 December 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  10. ^ "Marie-Arlette Carlotti a gagné son difficile défi face à Renaud Muselier #circo1305". Le Parisien (in French). Marseille. 18 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  11. ^ "Avi Assouly". National Assembly (in French).
  12. ^ "Bouches-du-Rhône - 13". Le Monde (in French).
  13. ^ "Foot : homme politique et commentateur emblématique de l'OM, Avi Assouly est décédé". Le Figaro (in French). 14 February 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  14. ^ "ORDRE NATIONAL DU MERITE Décret du 14 mai 1997 portant promotion et nomination". Journal officiel de la République française (in French). 15 May 1997. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
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