Depé

Depé
Peretti (with the red megaphone) in 1991
Born
Patrice Christian de Peretti[1]

(1972-03-11)11 March 1972
Marseille, France
Died28 July 2000(2000-07-28) (aged 28)

Patrice Christian de Peretti (11 March 1972 – 28 July 2000), nicknamed Depé,[2][3][4] was a French association football supporter. A supporter of the football club Olympique de Marseille, he was dubbed as the "number one supporter" by Le Temps.[5]

Peretti died from a coronary aneurysm on 28 July 2000, at the age of 28.[6][7][8]

On 28 July 2020, the football club Olympique de Marseille released the short documentary film Virage Depé, published on YouTube. The documentary paid tribute to Depé.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Maurer, Thibaut (6 April 2024). "Depé, figure de la ferveur du peuple marseillais". Le Corner (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Berteau, Franck (6 November 2013). Le dictionnaire des supporters: Côté Tribunes (in French). Stock. p. 59. ISBN 9782234073630 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Jac, A. (28 July 2019). "OM: Patrice De Peretti, alias "Depé", s'est éteint il y a 19 ans". La Provence (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Jac, A. (17 May 2026). "OM: une plongée dans l'univers de Depé, légendaire supporter mort en 2000, ce dimanche sur "France Culture"". La Provence (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Pittet, Lionel (28 July 2020). "Vingt ans après, Marseille chante encore comme Depé". Le Temps (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  6. ↑ Beaune, François; Carrese, Philippe; Neuser, Marie; Frégni, René; Lighieri, Rebecca; Hatubou, Salim (9 November 2015). Marseille Noir. Akashic Books. ISBN 9781617753640 – via Google Books.
  7. ↑ Lestrelin, Ludovic (2016). ""Depé": Un supporter icône de l'Olympique de Marseille". Ethnologie française (in French). Vol. 46. pp. 483–494 – via Cairn.info.
  8. ↑ "Un tifo géant au Vélodrome en hommage à Depé avant OM-PFC". L'Equipe (in French). 23 August 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Découvrez "Virage Depé", le documentaire sur l'emblématique Ultra de l'OM, Patrice De Peretti, sur Youtube". Tribuna (in French). 29 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2026.