Olivier Rouyer

Olivier Rouyer
Personal information
Date of birth1 December 1955
Place of birthNancy, France
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1973–1981AS Nancy210(73)
1974–1975→ ECAC Chaumont (loan)29(3)
1981–1984RC Strasbourg77(11)
1984–1986Olympique Lyonnais45(10)
1986–1988FCO Neudorf
1988–1990FC Strasbourg K 06
National team
1976–1981France17(2)
Teams managed
1991–1994AS Nancy
1999FC Sion
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Olivier Rouyer (born 1 December 1955 in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle) is a retired football striker from France. He earned seventeen international caps (two goals) for the French national team during the late 1970s and early 1980s. A player of AS Nancy, he was a member of the French team in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. He coached Nancy from 1991–1994.

Rouyer is gay, coming out after retiring as a player and coach.[1][2][3]

References

  1. Cascarino, Tony (28 April 2003). "Is it time to open the closet?". London: The Times. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  2. "Olivier Rouyer, commentateur sportif et ex-footballeur, fait son coming-out" (in French). Têtu. 19 February 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  3. Gillon, Doug (18 February 2012). "Discrimination of any kind in sport must be stamped out". Glasgow: The Herald. Retrieved 2012-04-15.