Jean Vincent

For the French physician, see Jean Hyacinthe Vincent. For the American musician who pioneered the styles of rock and roll and rockabilly, see Gene Vincent. For those of a similar name, see John Vincent (disambiguation).

Jean Vincent (29 November 1930 – 13 August 2013) was a French international footballer and manager who played as a left winger.

Jean Vincent

Vincent in 1978
Personal information
Date of birth	(1930-11-29)29 November 1930
Place of birth	Labeuvrière, French Third Republic
Date of death	13 August 2013(2013-08-13) (aged 82)
Place of death	Saint-Nazaire, France
Position(s)	Left winger
Youth career
	Auchel
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1950–1956	Lille	155	(50)
1956–1964	Reims	267	(68)
Total		422	(118)
International career
1953–1961	France	46	(22)
Managerial career
1964–1967	Caen
1967–1970	La Chaux-de-Fonds
1971	Bastia
1971–1976	Lorient
1976–1982	Nantes
1982	Cameroon
1982–1984	Rennes
1985–1986	Wydad Casablanca
1986–1987	Tunisia
Medal record Representing  France FIFA World Cup 1958 Sweden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Playing primarily at outside-left, Vincent enjoyed a highly successful career at club and international level, winning numerous titles and a run to the semi-finals of the 1958 World Cup.

• Lille OSC (1950–1956) – Ligue 1 champion in 1954; Coupe de France winner in 1953 and 1955
• Stade Reims (1956–1964) – Ligue 1 champion in 1958, 1960 and 1962; Coupe de France winner in 1958

He earned 46 caps and scored 22 goals for the France national football team, and played and scored in the 1954 FIFA World Cup, the 1958 FIFA World Cup, and the 1960 European Football Championship.

Coaching career

Vincent enjoyed considerable success as a coach at Nantes, taking them to two league championships. Appointed Cameroon's coach for the 1982 World Cup, with a side containing Thomas Nkono and Roger Milla, Cameroon performed admirably and drew all three games, missing out on a place in a second round only on goals scored.

• SM Caen
• FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
• SC Bastia
• FC Lorient
• FC Nantes – Ligue 1 champion in 1977 and 1980; Coupe de France winner in 1979
• Cameroon national football team – coach at the 1982 FIFA World Cup
• Stade Rennes
• WAC Casablanca^[1]
• Tunisia national football team

Death

Vincent died on 13 August 2013 at the age of 82.^[2]

References

1. . Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
2. . The Citizen. 13 August 2013. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2013.

External links

• (in German)
• Profile on FFF site (in French)