though paris fc have struggled domestically, the club has served as a springboard for several youth players who have gone on to have successful professional careers. notable players who started their careers at pfc include jean-christophe thouvenel, paul meunier, mamadou sakho, tijani belaid, aymen belaïd and gabriel obertan. sakho and the belaïd brothers have since became senior internationals for their respective national teams, while thouvenel went on to win a gold medal at the 1984 summer olympics. manager roger lemerre started his managerial career with the club before leading france to titles at uefa euro 2000 and the 2001 fifa confederations cup.