Eclipse, you have perfectly summarized the situation!
Here are some of the major achievements of "Platoche" his nick name in France.
French Cup 78 (Nancy)
French Champion 81 (St-Etienne)
Coppa Italia 83 (Juve)
Scudetto 84, 85 (Juve)
Cup Winners' Cup 84 (Juve)
European Super Cup 84 (Juve)
Champions Cup 85 (Juve)
Clubs Intercontinental Cup 85 (Juve)
Euro 84 (France)
Nations Intercontinental Cup 85(France)
European and World Player of the Year, 83, 84, 85
Serie A's best scorer 83(16 goals); 84 (20 goals); 85 (18 goals).
28 goals in European club matches
72 caps, 41 times as the captain and 43 goals
43 goals for the French national team
Platini as the National coach of France:
From November 89 to July 92:
16 wins, 8 ties and 5 losses
Won all 9 games of the Euro 92 qualifications.
Hum...not too bad!
Platini is the best french player of all time and one of the top 5 of all times...Zidane still has a lot to go to be at the level of "Il Maestro" and has the potential to do it!
Allez Zizou!