Guy Poitevin

Guy Poitevin (born October 19, 1927 in Entrains-sur-Nohain , † December 2, 2008 ) was a French football player and coach .

Player career

From 1950 on, the 181 centimeter tall defender Poitevin was in the professional squad of the northern French first division club OSC Lille . He became a regular player in the course of the 1950/51 season and also scored his first national success with a runner-up in 1951. Nevertheless, he then turned his back on Lille and signed with league rivals OGC Nice . At a time when substitutions and substitutions were not yet possible, he also received a regular place at Nice and was also successful with the team at national level, where he was able to win the championship in 1952. In the same year he stood in the cup final against Girondins Bordeaux , which thanks to a 5-3 success also meant winning the cup and thus winning the double of the championship and the cup. In 1954 he was able to win the cup for the second time.

Even if in the league initially moderate times for Nice followed, Poitevin remained loyal to his club, which he was involved in 1956 in winning the national championship again. Although he had a regular place in the successful team to the end, he ended his professional career at the age of 28 after 170 first division games without scoring.

Coaching career

At the beginning of the 1962/63 season he was introduced as the new coach at his ex-club Lille OSC, which is now in the second division. With seventh place a possible promotion was clearly missed; Poitevin was allowed to stay until the end of the season, but had to vacate his post in the summer of 1963. He did not accept another coaching job in professional football.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Décès de Guy Poitevin, un ancien du LOSC , lavoixdunord.fr
2. ↑ Guy Poitevin , pari-et-gagne.com
3. ↑ Football: Guy Poitevin , footballdatabase.eu