:Christian Jeanpierre
{{Short description|French sports journalist}}
{{Use British English| date=April 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|4|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Le Puy-en-Velay, France
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| show = Téléfoot
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| country = France
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Christian Jeanpierre (also spelt Jean-Pierre, born 9 April 1965) is a French sports journalist who has worked for French television channels Canal+ and TF1, as well as radio station Europe 1. Jeanpierre presented TF1's football programme, Téléfoot, in 2004, and from 2008 to 2018.
Personal life
Jeanpierre was born in Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, and grew up in Toulouse.{{cite news| url= https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2012/08/26/1425838-christian-jeanpierre-immatricule-31.html| title= Toulouse. Christian Jeanpierre : "Immatriculé 31"| language=fr| last=Broussy| first=Catilla|work=La Dépêche du Midi| date=26 August 2012| accessdate=19 April 2020}} His grandparents were farmers.{{cite web| url= https://ela-asso.com/parrains/rencontre-avec-christian-jeanpierre-journaliste-sportif-musicien-et-parrain-dela/| title= Rencontre avec Christian Jeanpierre, journaliste sportif, musicien et parrain d'ELA|language=fr| publisher=ELA| date=1 March 2011| accessdate=19 April 2020}} He studied at the Journalists Training Center in Montpellier.{{cite web| url= https://www.ozap.com/personnalite/christian-jeanpierre_e267853| title= Christian Jeanpierre| language=fr| publisher=Ozap| accessdate=19 April 2020}} Jeanpierre is a supporter of Toulouse FC, and rugby union team Stade Toulousain. He is an amateur drummer, and plays music with Jean-Jacques Goldman.
Career
Jeanpierre's first journalistic work was for the La Dépêche du Midi whilst he was providing humanitarian aid in Mali. In 1987, he began working for the magazine ça m'intéresse. In 1988, he began working for broadcaster TF1 as an intern.{{cite magazine| url= https://www.lepoint.fr/medias/christian-jeanpierre-va-quitter-tf1--06-03-2020-2366063_260.php#| title= Commentateur du foot et du rugby sur la première chaîne d'Europe, le journaliste va être licencié, annonce le site Internet de " L'Équipe "| language=fr|magazine=Le Point| date=6 March 2020}} At TF1, he then became a reporter, and then a columnist.{{cite news| url= http://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/tv/tf1-christian-jeanpierre-ancien-commentateur-des-matchs-des-bleus-ecarte-06-03-2020-8274351.php| title= TF1 : Christian Jeanpierre, ancien commentateur des matchs des Bleus, écarté| work=Le Parisien| date=6 March 2020| accessdate=19 April 2020}} Jeanpierre covered the Rugby World Cups between 1995 and 2019. Jeanpierre is nicknamed "Monsieur foot" ("Mr Football").
Between 2003 and 2008, Jeanpierre worked for French radio station Europe 1 in their sports department. He specialised in football commentary. After Thierry Roland's departure from TF1 football programme Téléfoot in 2004, Jeanpierre hosted the show alongside {{ill|Nathalie Renoux|fr}}.{{cite news| url= https://www.la-croix.com/Archives/2005-01-08/Thierry-Gilardi-nouvel-homme-fort-du-foot-sur-TF1-_NP_-2005-01-08-226419| title=Thierry Gilardi, nouvel homme fort du foot sur TF1| language=fr| last=Bouvet| first=Bruno| work=La Croix| url-access=subscription|date=8 January 2005| accessdate=19 April 2020}} In January 2005, they were replaced by Thierry Gilardi.{{cite web| url=http://www.toutlemondesenfoot.fr/chroniques/histoire-chroniques/ca-sest-passe-le-16-septembre-1977-la-premiere-de-telefoot/| title=Ça s'est passé… le 16 septembre 1977 : la première de Téléfoot| language=fr| publisher=Toutes Le Monde Sen Foot| date=17 September 2015| accessdate=19 April 2020| archive-date=5 December 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205015113/http://www.toutlemondesenfoot.fr/chroniques/histoire-chroniques/ca-sest-passe-le-16-septembre-1977-la-premiere-de-telefoot/| url-status=dead}} After the death of Gilardi in 2008, Christian Jeanpierre returned as Téléfoot presenter.{{cite news| url=http://www.ozap.com/actu/tf1-christian-jeanpierre-remplace-thierry-gilardi/133724| title=TF1 : Christian Jeanpierre remplace Thierry Gilardi| language=fr| work=Ozap| date=26 March 2008| accessdate=19 April 2020| archive-date=4 May 2008| archive-url=https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20080505000000/http://www.ozap.com/actu/tf1-christian-jeanpierre-remplace-thierry-gilardi/133724| url-status=dead}} His first programme was dedicated to Gilardi.{{cite news| url= https://www.telestar.fr/sport/telefoot-tf1-vous-souvenez-vous-de-tous-les-presentateurs-de-l-emission-sportive-photos-249336| title=Téléfoot, TF1 : vous souvenez-vous de tous les présentateurs de l'émission sportive?| last=Murce| first=Vince|language=fr| work={{ill|Télé Star|fr}}| date=20 November 2016| accessdate=19 April 2020}} Co-presenters alongside Jeanpierre included {{ill|Frédéric Calenge|fr}} and {{ill|Charlotte Namura|fr}}, and Bixente Lizarazu made some host appearances on the show. He covered every France international football game between 2008 and early 2016, and is remembered for his commentary of France's defeat to hosts South Africa at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Grégoire Margotton was chosen ahead of Jeanpierre to present Téléfoot's coverage of France matches at UEFA Euro 2016, after Margotton moved from Canal+ to TF1. Jeanpierre had presented Téléfoot's coverage of the 2008 and 2012 tournaments,{{cite news| url= https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2016/03/29/christian-jeanpierre-tf1-remplace-gregoire-margotton-euro-2016_n_9562612.html| title= Christian Jeanpierre remplacé par Grégoire Margotton sur TF1 à partir l'Euro 2016, selon L'Équipe| work=HuffPost| date=29 March 2016| accessdate=19 April 2020}} and continued to cover other matches at Euro 2016, alongside former A.S. Roma coach Rudi Garcia.{{cite news| url= https://www.ozap.com/actu/euro-2016-christian-jeanpierre-commentera-des-matchs-mineurs/498244| title=Euro 2016 : Christian Jeanpierre commentera des matchs... mineurs|language=fr| work=Ozap| date=17 May 2016| accessdate=19 April 2020}}
He commentated on seven matches, including England against Slovakia, and also interviewed French manager Didier Deschamps two days after France's first match of the tournament against Romania. After the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Jeanpierre was replaced by Margotton as the main presenter of Téléfoot.{{cite news| url= https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/telefoot-gregoire-margotton-succedera-a-christian-jeanpierre-1441136.html| title= Téléfoot: Grégoire Margotten Succédera À Christian Jeanpierre| language=fr| work=BFM TV| date=9 March 2018| accessdate=19 April 2020}}{{cite news| url=https://orangefootballclub.com/fr/articles/medias-christian-jeanpierre-quittera-telefoot-en-fin-de-saison/| title= Médias : Christian Jeanpierre quittera Téléfoot en fin de saison| language=fr| work=Media365| via=Orange S.A.| date=28 April 2018| accessdate=19 April 2020}} Jeanpierre was then demoted to only covering minor matches.{{cite magazine| url=https://www.telerama.fr/television/christian-jeanpierre-desormais-hors-jeu,-cest-la-fin-du-tf1-davant,n6614655.php| title= Christian Jeanpierre désormais hors-jeu, c'est la fin du TF1 d'avant| language=fr| magazine=Télérama| date=9 March 2020| accessdate=19 April 2020}} He left TF1 in 2020; his last broadcast was Les Enfoirés, les secrets de une concert on 14 March. He later worked on high frequency microphones used by FIFA and UEFA. In 2021, he was working with Canal+ on a programme about The Invincibles Arsenal team.{{cite web| url=https://amomama.fr/253610-la-nouvelle-vie-de-christian-jeanpierre.html| title=La nouvelle vie de Christian Jeanpierre après son licenciement de TF1| language=fr| publisher=Amo Mama| date=24 March 2021| accessdate=15 April 2021}}
Works
In 2015, Jeanpierre wrote a book Quarante-Huit Deux-Tiers (48 and two-thirds) about his interactions with famous people, including Arsène Wenger, Christian Califano, Lionel Messi, Kad Merad and {{ill|Comte de Bouderbala|fr}}.{{cite web| url= https://www.pkfoot.com/49489/lifestyle/livre-cjp| title=On a lu "48 2/3", le livre de Christian Jeanpierre| language=fr|last=Page| first=Axel| publisher=PK Foot|date=2 December 2015| accessdate=19 April 2020}} In 2021, Jeanpierre wrote a novel 2026, l'année où le football deviendra américain (2026, the year when football becomes America).
- Jeanpierre, Christian, Quarante-Huit Deux-Tiers (48 and two-thirds), {{ill|Les Arènes (publisher)|lt=Les Arènes|fr|Les Arènes}}, 2015 {{ISBN|978-2352044604}} (in French)
- Hourcade, Bertrand, Jeanpierre, Christian, Sorry, good game ! : Le dico bilingue du rugby, La Maison du Dictionnaire, 2019 {{ISBN|978-2856083550}} (dual language English and French)
- Jeanpierre, Christian, 2026, l'année où le football deviendra américain (2026, the year when football becomes America), Solar, 2021, {{ISBN|226317379X}}
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Category:French sports journalists
Category:Sportspeople from Haute-Loire