Pierre Tournier (25 February 1934 – September 2022) was a French football player and manager who played as a midfielder.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 February 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfort, France | ||
| Date of death | September 2022 (aged 88) | ||
| Place of death | Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1954 | ASM Belfort | ||
| 1953–1954 | Sochaux | ||
| 1954–1957 | Montpellier | 111 | (10) |
| 1957–1958 | Marseille | 8 | (0) |
| 1958–1959 | Troyes-Savinienne | 42 | (7) |
| 1959–1966 | Rouen | 254 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1968–1969 | US Saint-Malo | ||
| 1971 | Rouen | ||
| 1979–1980 | Sochaux B | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography
editTournier played for multiple clubs in Division 1, such as SO Montpellier, Olympique de Marseille, and FC Rouen. In total, he completed 415 professional matches, 206 of which were in Division 1.[citation needed]
After his playing career, he coached US Saint-Malo of the Championnat de France Amateur, completed his coaching diploma in 1968.[2]
In 1972, Tournier was named a conseiller technique régional of the Ligue lorraine de football. He then became manager of the FC Sochaux training center, where he trained footballers such as Joël Bats, Bernard Genghini, and Philippe Anziani.[3] In 1982, Jean-Louis Campora recruited him to manage the training facility at AS Monaco. He left the club in 1997 and retired from all football activities.
Tournier died in Beaulieu-sur-Mer in September 2022, at the age of 88.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Pierre Tournier nous a quittés". AS Monaco FC (in French). 13 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "ASM : Les Rouge et Blanc enfin dans le vert ?". Monaco Hebdo (in French). 28 September 2011. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "De 1974 à 1989". FC Sochaux (in French). Archived from the original on 14 May 2014.
- ^ Wilhelm, Nicolas; Demestre, Soline (14 September 2022). "Disparition : Pierre Tournier, père de la formation au FCSM, est mort à 88 ans". France Bleu (in French). Besançon. Retrieved 14 September 2022.