Roger Géri

Roger Géri
Personal information
Full name Roger Victor Géri
Date of birth (1947-02-01)1 February 1947
Place of birth Marseille, France
Date of death 22 July 2019(2019-07-22) (aged 72)
Place of death Rosny-sur-Seine, France
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Right-back
Youth career
SBSC Belle de Mai
0000–1964 US Cheminots Marseille
1964–1967 Olympique de Marseille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1969 Olympique de Marseille 0 (0)
1969–1970 RFC Paris-Neuilly 43 (2)
1971 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 8 (0)
1971–1973 FC Lorient 67 (0)
1973–1974 US Dunkerque 24 (0)
1974–1977 AS Poissy
1978–1979 SO Mazamet
1979–1980 Le Touquet AC
International career
1969 France Amateurs
Managerial career
1978–1979 SO Mazamet
1979–1980 Le Touquet AC
Olympique Argentan
CA Mantes-la-Ville
AS Mantes-la-Jolie
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roger Victor Géri (1 February 1947 – 22 July 2019) was a French professional footballer who played as a right-back and later worked as a manager.

Playing career

Born in Marseille, Géri began playing youth football with SBSC Belle de Mai and US Cheminots Marseille before joining Olympique de Marseille in 1964.[1]

During his professional career, he played for Olympique de Marseille, RFC Paris-Neuilly, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, FC Lorient, and US Dunkerque, before moving into non-professional football with AS Poissy, SO Mazamet, and Le Touquet AC.[2] He was also a French military champion in 1967 and earned selections for the France amateur team in 1969.[2]

Managerial career

After retiring from playing, he managed several lower-league clubs, including SO Mazamet, Le Touquet AC, Olympique Argentan, CA Mantes-la-Ville, and AS Mantes-la-Jolie.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "OM1899 tout sur l'OM". om1899.com.
  2. 1 2 "Mantois. L'ancien footballeur Roger Géri nous a quittés". actu.fr. July 31, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Rosny-sur-Seine : président du CAMV, Roger Géri nous a quittés à l'âge de 72 ans".