Jean Vincent (29 November 1930 – 13 August 2013) was a French international footballer and manager who played as a left winger.
 Vincent in 1978 | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 November 1930 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Labeuvrière, French Third Republic | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 13 August 2013 (aged 82) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Saint-Nazaire, France | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left winger | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| Auchel | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1950–1956 | Lille | 155 | (50) | |||||||||||
| 1956–1964 | Reims | 267 | (68) | |||||||||||
| Total | 422 | (118) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1953–1961 | France | 46 | (22) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 1964–1967 | Caen | |||||||||||||
| 1967–1970 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | |||||||||||||
| 1971 | Bastia | |||||||||||||
| 1971–1976 | Lorient | |||||||||||||
| 1976–1982 | Nantes | |||||||||||||
| 1982 | Cameroon | |||||||||||||
| 1982–1984 | Rennes | |||||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Wydad Casablanca | |||||||||||||
| 1986–1987 | Tunisia | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Playing career
editPlaying primarily at outside-left, Vincent enjoyed a highly successful career at club and international level, winning numerous titles and a run to the semi-finals of the 1958 World Cup.
- Lille OSC (1950–1956) – Ligue 1 champion in 1954; Coupe de France winner in 1953 and 1955
- Stade Reims (1956–1964) – Ligue 1 champion in 1958, 1960 and 1962; Coupe de France winner in 1958
He earned 46 caps and scored 22 goals for the France national football team, and played and scored in the 1954 FIFA World Cup, the 1958 FIFA World Cup, and the 1960 European Football Championship.
Coaching career
editVincent enjoyed considerable success as a coach at Nantes, taking them to two league championships. Appointed Cameroon's coach for the 1982 World Cup, with a side containing Thomas Nkono and Roger Milla, Cameroon performed admirably and drew all three games, missing out on a place in a second round only on goals scored.
- SM Caen
- FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
- SC Bastia
- FC Lorient
- FC Nantes – Ligue 1 champion in 1977 and 1980; Coupe de France winner in 1979
- Cameroon national football team – coach at the 1982 FIFA World Cup
- Stade Rennes
- WAC Casablanca[1]
- Tunisia national football team
Death
editVincent died on 13 August 2013 at the age of 82.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Détails des championnats gagnés par le WAC". Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- ^ "French football great Vincent dies". The Citizen. 13 August 2013. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
External links
edit- Weltfussball (in German)
- Profile on FFF site (in French)