PORTRAIT – The former Rugby player who reigned over an oval ball dynasty in the 1960s and 1970s has become an entrepreneur. He thinks that his sport offers managers keys to the importance of collective cohesion in business.
It has a famous name: Spanghero. A dynasty that reigned over French rugby in the 1960s and 1970s. His father, Guy, and his five uncles played at the highest level, Walter and Claude even donning the French XV jersey. Philippe has not escaped family tradition. Promising beginnings – junior French champion with Stade Toulousain, international with the French under-19 team -, but he quickly suffers from always being compared to his glorious elders, and not always in a benevolent way.
To the point of convincing himself that he would only have a modest career as a rugby player. He then decided, in 2008, at just 23 years old, to hang up his crampons. And to launch into entrepreneurship. A jack-of-all-trades type, for great successes, but a few…
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