Gérard Soler

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Gérard Soler
Date of birth	March 29, 1954 (1954-03-29) (age 54)
Place of birth	Oujda, French Morocco
Playing position	Striker
Youth clubs
	AS Poissy
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1972–1978 1978–1979 1979–1982 1982–1984 1984–1985 1985–1986 1986 1986–1987 1987–1988	FC Sochaux-Montbéliard AS Monaco FC FC Girondins de Bordeaux Toulouse FC RC Strasbourg SC Bastia Lille OSC Stade Rennais FC US Orléans
National team
1974–1983	France	16 (4)
Teams managed
2000	AS Saint-Étienne
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Gérard Soler (born 29 March 1954 in Oujda, Morocco) is a former French-Moroccan footballer, who played as a forward or attacking midfielder. He played from 1972 until 1988, for Sochaux, Monaco, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Strasbourg, Bastia, Lille, Rennes and Orléans, where he retired. He briefly worked as a coach at St-Étienne in 2000.

Soler represented France at the 1982 World Cup, scoring their goal in a 3-1 defeat to England in Bilbao. He was the only player to score against England in the tournament. In total, Soler won 16 caps for France between November 16, 1974 and May 31, 1983, scoring four goals.

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(French) French Football Federation Profile

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

AS Saint-Étienne – Managers

Locke (1932–33) • Locke & Rivers (1933–34) • Duckworth (1934–35) • Vago (1935–36) • Duckworth (1936–40) • Cabannes (1940–43) • Tax (1943–50) • Snella (1950–59) • Vernier (1959–60) • Wicart (1960–61) • Guérin (1961–62) • Wicart (1962–63) • Snella (1963–67) • Batteux (1967–72) • Herbin (1972–83) • Briet (1983) • Djorkaeff (1983–84) • Kasperczak (1984–87) • Herbin (1987–90) • Sarramagna (1990–92) • Santini (1992–94) • Baup (1994–96) • Bossis (1996) • Bathenay (1996) • Mankowski (1996–97) • Herbin & Repellini (1997–98) • Nouzaret (1998–2000) • Soler (2000) • Garcia & Toshack (2000–01) • Garcia, Toshack & Wallemme (2001) • Michel (2001) • Antonetti (2001–04) • Baup (2004–06) • Hašek (2006–07) • Roussey (2007–)