Guy Méano

Guy Méano
Personal information
Date of birth (1934-11-11)11 November 1934
Place of birth Aix-en-Provence, France
Date of death 1 February 2023(2023-02-01) (aged 88)
Place of death Aix-en-Provence, France
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Forward
Youth career
1946–1947 SSMC Miramas
1947–1953 AS Aix
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1956 AS Aix
1956–1960 Stade Rennais 134 (40)
1960–1963 Cannes
1963–1966 SSMC Miramas
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Guy Méano (11 November 1934 – 1 February 2023) was a French footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Méano started his career at SSMC Miramas, before joining AS Aix in 1947, where he made his professional debut in 1953.[1] In 1956, he joined French Division 2 side Stade Rennais, where he became part of their attack alongside Mahi Khennane and Stanislas Dombeck. During the 1957–58 French Division 2 season, he scored 17 goals as Rennes finished second and got promoted back to the French Division 1.[2] That season, he also scored his first hat-trick for the club, during a 6–3 win against CO Roubaix-Tourcoing in April 1958.[3]

In 1960, he joined Cannes in Division 2, spending three seasons there before returning to SSMC Miramas in 1963.[1][2]

Personal life and death

He was the brother of French international footballer Francis Méano, who died in a car accident in June 1953 at the age of 22.[1][2]

Guy died on 1 February 2023, at the age of 88.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Guy Méano". rougememoire.com. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Guy Méano". Stade Rennais Online (in French). Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Triplés, quadruplés et quintuplés marqués". rougememoire.com. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Guy Méano nous a quittés" [Guy Méano has passed away.]. Stade Rennais FC (in French). 10 February 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2026.