Armand Penverne Explained

Armand Penverne
Birth Date:26 November 1926
Birth Place:Pont-Scorff, France
Death Place:Marseille, France
Height:1.72 m
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:Versailles
Years1:1947–1959
Clubs1:Reims
Caps1:333
Goals1:33
Years2:1959–1960
Clubs2:Red Star Saint-Ouen
Caps2:36
Goals2:3
Years3:1960–1962
Clubs3:Limoges Foot 87
Caps3:61
Goals3:4
Totalcaps:430
Totalgoals:40
Nationalyears1:1952–1959
Nationalteam1:France
Nationalcaps1:39
Nationalgoals1:2
Manageryears1:1962
Managerclubs1:Marseille
Manageryears2:1963–1964
Managerclubs2:ES La Ciotat

Armand Penverne (26 November 1926 – 27 February 2012) was a French football defender and coach. He played the majority of his professional career for Stade de Reims, winning four French championships and appearing in one European Cup final. He made 39 appearances for the France national team, scoring twice. After retiring as a player, Penverne served as coach of Olympique de Marseille from July to December 1962 before becoming the technical director of the local club La Ciotat during the 1963–64 season. On 28 February 2012, he died at the age of 85.[1]

Honours

Reims

1948–49, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1957–58; runner-up: 1946–47, 1953–54

1949–50, 1957–58

1955, 1958

1953; runner-up: 1955

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20150603071812/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1591308.html Former France captain Penverne dies