Gérard Soler

Gérard Soler
Personal information
Date of birthMarch 29, 1954
Place of birthOujda, Morocco
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing positionStriker
Youth career
AS Poissy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1972–1978FC Sochaux-Montbéliard161(69)
1978–1979AS Monaco FC28(9)
1979–1982FC Girondins de Bordeaux91(16)
1982–1984Toulouse FC58(19)
1984–1985RC Strasbourg32(6)
1985–1986SC Bastia23(6)
1986Lille OSC13(5)
1986–1987Stade Rennais FC23(1)
1987–1988US Orléans23(9)
National team
1974–1983France16(4)
Teams managed
2000AS Saint-Étienne
* 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 of Catalan descent, 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 Saint-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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