Angélique Roujas Explained

Angélique Roujas
Birth Date:15 September 1974
Birth Place:Château-du-Loir, France
Position:Forward
Years1:1989–1996
Years2:1996–2001
Clubs2:La Roche ESOF
Nationalyears1:1995–2001
Nationalteam1:France
Nationalcaps1:51
Nationalgoals1:14

Angélique Roujas (born 15 September 1974 in Château-du-Loir) is a French former women's international footballer who played as a forward. She was a member of the France women's national football team. She was the general manager of FC Metz from 2014 to 2019.

Personal life

Roujas is from Château-du-Loir (now part of Montval-sur-Loir).[1] She was worked as a physical education teacher (EPS in French).

Career

Roujas started playing regional football. After playing for a few months, she was signed by in 1993.[2] In 1996, she signed for La Roche ESOF,[2] [3] who had just been promoted to Division 1 Féminine.[4]

Roujas made 51 appearances for France between 1995 and 2001,[5] and competed at UEFA Women's Euro 1997 and UEFA Women's Euro 2001.[3] In a Euro 1997 match against Russia, Roujas scored a hat-trick as France won 3–0.[6] She also scored in a 1–1 draw against Spain.[5] Roujas was joint top scorer at the tournament, alongside Italy's Carolina Morace and Norway's Marianne Pettersen.[7] She retired after Euro 2001 for personal reasons.[2]

From 2004 to 2014, Roujas was head of the CNFE Clairefontaine, the French women's football national training centre.[2] [8] From 2014 to 2019, Roujas was the general manager of FC Metz.[1] Whilst general manager, she helped set up a regional training network, to encourage local footballers to join the FC Metz first team.[9] She particularly focused on getting girls between the ages of 6 and 13 into football.[10]

Notes and References

  1. News: FC Metz : Angélique Roujas quitte son poste de manager général. fr. Le Républicain Lorrain. 26 August 2019. 27 April 2020.
  2. News: Angélique Roujas assure la relève. fr. Le Parisien. subscription. 2 March 2006. 27 April 2020.
  3. Web site: 2001 UEFA Women's Championship. 24 October 2016. .rsssf.com.
  4. News: Quand les championnes dormaient à la maison.... fr. Ouest-France. 22 June 2015. 27 April 2020.
  5. Book: Gaillard, Claire. Dans les coulisses avec les Bleues: L'histoire du foot au féminin. fr. . 2019. 9782017055365.
  6. News: Our Lionesses are taking women's football to new heights. Evening Standard. 21 July 2017. 27 April 2020.
  7. Web site: UEFA Women's EURO facts and figures. UEFA. 31 May 2019. 27 April 2020.
  8. Web site: D1 (5/12) - Le FC METZ doit trouver sa place. fr. Footo Feminin. 13 April 2019. 27 April 2020.
  9. News: Football : Metz et Algrange bientôt séparés pour la bonne cause. fr. Le Républicain Lorrain. 24 April 2016. 27 April 2020.
  10. News: FC Metz-Algrange : Angélique Roujas, tête pensante. fr. Moselle Sport. 12 November 2014. 27 April 2020.