Olivier Rouyer

Olivier Rouyer
Rouyer in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-12-01) 1 December 1955
Place of birth Nancy, France
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1981 Nancy 210 (73)
1974–1975ECAC Chaumont (loan) 29 (3)
1981–1984 Strasbourg 77 (11)
1984–1986 Lyon 45 (10)
1986–1988 FCO Neudorf
1988–1990 FC Strasbourg K 06
International career
1976–1981 France 17 (2)
Managerial career
1991–1994 Nancy
1999 FC Sion
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Olivier Rouyer (born 1 December 1955) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward. He earned seventeen international caps (two goals) for the France national team during the late 1970s and early 1980s. A player of Nancy, he was a member of the France national team in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. He coached Nancy from 1991 to 1994.

Personal life

Rouyer is gay, coming out after retiring as a player and coach.[2][3][4]

Honours

Nancy

See also

References

  1. ^ Olivier Rouyer at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Cascarino, Tony (28 April 2003). "Is it time to open the closet?". The Times. London. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Olivier Rouyer, commentateur sportif et ex-footballeur, fait son coming-out" (in French). Têtu. 19 February 2008. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  4. ^ Gillon, Doug (18 February 2012). "Discrimination of any kind in sport must be stamped out". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 15 April 2012.