René Gardien
.jpg) Gardien in 1980 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 February 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Chambéry, Savoie, France | ||
| Date of death | 1 February 2006 (aged 77) | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1959 | Sochaux | ||
| 1959–1960 | Lille | ||
| 1960–1961 | Besançon | ||
| International career | |||
| 1953 | France | 2 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1962–1969 | Thiers | ||
| 1969–1970 | Grenoble | ||
| 1970–1973 | Lille | ||
| 1974–1983 | Montluçon | ||
| 1988–1990 | Clermont | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
René Auguste Gardien (10 February 1928 – 1 February 2006) was a French footballer who played as a forward, most notably at FC Sochaux, and scored 122 league goals and 2 international goals. He later became a manager.
Playing career
Gardien played for Sochaux from July 1947 to June 1959, and then one season each at Lille and Besançon. He played for the France national team in two friendlies in 1953, scoring 2 goals in the first, against Wales.
Managerial career
From 1962 to 1969, Gardien was a manager at Thiers. After one season managing at Grenoble, he managed Lille from 1970 to 1973, Montluçon from 1974 to 1983, and Clermont from 1988 to 1990.
Honours
Sochaux
- Coupe de France: finalist 1959
External links
- René Gardien at the French Football Federation (in French)
- René Gardien at FootballDatabase.eu
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