Dominique Rocheteau

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Dominique Rocheteau (born January 14, 1955 in Saintes, Charente-Maritime) is a former football striker from France, who is currently the head of the National Commission of Ethics of the French Football Association.

Rocheteau began his professional career with AS Saint-Étienne, when they were the most successful and popular football team in France. He was a sinuous and incisive outside right who was nicknamed the "Green Angel". He played in the 1976 European Cup Final, which St. Etienne lost 1-0 to Bayern Munich. He won three French championships (1974-1976) and one French cup (1977) with St. Etienne. He transferred to Paris St. Germain in 1980 with whom he won once more the French championship (1986) and two more French cups (1982-1983). In 1987 he was transferred to Toulouse FC, for whom he played two seasons before retiring in 1989. With the French National Team Rocheteau won 49 caps from 1975-1986 and scored 15 goals. He played in the 1978, 1982 and 1986 World Cup Finals and was part of the team that won the European Championship in 1984 (though Rocheteau missed the final due to injury). He also played for the French Olympic Football team which won the bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Games in Montreal.

Away from football Rochetau has been noted for his far left views, and has been assocaited with the Ligue communiste révolutionnaire and the Lutte Ouvrière.[1]

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• French Championshipin 1974,1975 and 1976 with AS Saint-Étienne, 1986 with Paris SG
• Coupe de France in 1977 with AS Saint-Étienne, 1982 and 1983 with Paris SG
• UEFA Champions League runner-up in 1976 with AS Saint-Étienne
• Euro 1984 with France

[edit] References

• (French) French Football Federation Profile
• (French) lequipe.fr

v • d • e France squad - 1978 FIFA World Cup 1 Baratelli • 2 Battiston • 3 Bossis • 4 Janvion • 5 Bracci • 6 Lopez • 7 Rio • 8 Trésor • 9 Bathenay • 10 Guillou • 11 Michel • 12 Papi • 13 Petit • 14 Berdoll • 15 Platini • 16 Dalger • 17 Lacombe • 18 Rocheteau • 19 Six • 20 Rouyer • 21 Bertrand‑Demanes • 22 Dropsy • Coach: Hidalgo

v • d • e France squad - 1982 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place 1 Baratelli • 2 Amoros • 3 Battiston • 4 Bossis • 5 Janvion • 6 Lopez • 7 Mahut • 8 Trésor • 9 Genghini • 10 Platini • 11 Girard • 12 Giresse • 13 Larios • 14 Tigana • 15 Bellone • 16 Couriol • 17 Lacombe • 18 Rocheteau • 19 Six • 20 Soler • 21 Castaneda • 22 Ettori • Coach: Hidalgo

v • d • e France squad - UEFA Euro 1984 Winners (1st title) 1 Bats • 2 Amoros • 3 Domergue • 4 Bossis • 5 Battiston • 6 Fernández • 7 Ferreri • 8 Bravo • 9 Genghini • 10 Platini • 11 Bellone • 12 Giresse • 13 Six • 14 Tigana • 15 Le Roux • 16 Rocheteau • 17 Lacombe • 18 Tusseau • 19 Bergeroo • 20 Rust • Coach: Hidalgo

v • d • e France squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup Third Place 1 Bats • 2 Amoros • 3 Ayache • 4 Battiston • 5 Bibard • 6 Bossis • 7 Le Roux • 8 Tusseau • 9 Fernández • 10 Platini • 11 Ferreri • 12 Giresse • 13 Genghini • 14 Tigana • 15 Vercruysse • 16 Bellone • 17 Papin • 18 Rocheteau • 19 Stopyra • 20 Xuereb • 21 Bergeroo • 22 Rust • Coach: Michel