Sentenced to five years in prison for violence, Tony Vairelles (49) continues his disastrous post-career.
During his career as a player, the mad dog character of Tony Vairelles was already bursting onto the screen. It is probably no coincidence that the coach who definitely blows him up in Nancy in Ligue 2 is called Laszlo Bölöni. It was 1994, the Romanian still had blond hair, while Vairelles did not yet sport his legendary mullet haircut. Between these two free electrons, the current has always passed. Eight years later, on a siding in Lyon which had transferred him to his golden age at RC Lens, Vairelles can count on the interest of his old friend, then coach of Sporting Portugal. The Portuguese want to swap the fiery striker for two of their youngsters. Except that Jean-Michel Aulas, already very hard in business, wants cash and a direct transfer. The player therefore leaves for Rennes. A few years later, the failure of the negotiations comes to the surface with a bang. One of the two youngsters was none other than Cristiano Ronaldo.
