Thierry Roland
| Thierry Roland | |
|---|---|
 Thierry Roland on 5 June 2012 | |
| Born |
4 August 1937 Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
| Died |
16 June 2012 (aged 74) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Sports commentator |
Thierry Roland (French pronunciation: [tjɛʁi ʁɔˈlɑ̃]; 4 August 1937 - 16 June 2012)[1] was a French sports commentator. He was born in the city of Boulogne-Billancourt, and died in Paris of a cerebrovascular event at age 74.[2]
Roland was France's leading football commentator for fifty-nine years.[3] He began his career as a radio journalist for ORTF when he was just sixteen years old.[3] He then became a television sports journalist at the age of twenty.[3] He commentated on more than 1,000 football matches, including thirteen World Cups (beginning with the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile) and nine European Championships.[3]
Bibliography
- La légende de la coupe du monde, Minerva, 1998
- La Fabuleuse histoire de la Coupe du monde, Minerva, October 2002
- Mes 100 plus grands matchs, Larousse, October 2005
- Mes 100 plus grands joueurs, Larousse, May 2006
- 100 % Bleus, Solar, 2008
- Mes 13 coupes du monde, Edition du Rocher, April 2010
- Mes plus grands moments de football, Larousse, May 2012
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- ↑ http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/french-tv-commentator-thierry-roland-dies/story-fn3dxity-1226397542632
- ↑ "Thierry Roland, voix du football, est mort". Le Figaro. 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Wiesenfeld, Michael (2012-06-17). "Tribute: Thierry Roland, the Legendary Voice of Football in France". New York Times. Retrieved 2012-06-18.