Pierre Tournier Explained

Pierre Tournier
Birth Date:25 February 1934
Birth Place:Belfort, France
Death Date:September 2022 (aged 88)
Death Place:Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France
Height:1.64 m
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1952–1954
Clubs1:ASM Belfort
Years2:1953–1954
Clubs2:Sochaux
Years3:1954–1957
Clubs3:Montpellier
Caps3:111
Goals3:10
Years4:1957–1958
Clubs4:Marseille
Caps4:8
Goals4:0
Years5:1958–1959
Clubs5:Troyes-Savinienne
Caps5:42
Goals5:7
Years6:1959–1966
Clubs6:Rouen
Caps6:254
Goals6:6
Manageryears1:1968–1969
Managerclubs1:US Saint-Malo
Manageryears2:1971
Managerclubs2:Rouen
Manageryears3:1979–1980
Managerclubs3:Sochaux B

Pierre Tournier (25 February 1934 – September 2022) was a French football player and manager who played as a midfielder.[1]

Biography

Tournier played for multiple clubs in Division 1, such as SO Montpellier, Olympique de Marseille, and FC Rouen. In total, he completed 415 professional matches, 206 of which were in Division 1.[2]

After his playing career, he coached US Saint-Malo of the Championnat de France Amateur, completed his coaching diploma in 1968.[3]

In 1972, Tournier was named a of the . He then became manager of the FC Sochaux training center, where he trained footballers such as Joël Bats, Bernard Genghini, and Philippe Anziani.[4] In 1982, Jean-Louis Campora recruited him to manage the training facility at AS Monaco. He left the club in 1997 and retired from all football activities.

Tournier died in Beaulieu-sur-Mer in September 2022, at the age of 88.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: 13 September 2022. Pierre Tournier nous a quittés. French. AS Monaco FC. 14 September 2022.
  2. Web site: Pierre Tournier. footballdatabase.eu.
  3. News: 28 September 2011. ASM : Les Rouge et Blanc enfin dans le vert ?. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111002060509/http://www.monacohebdo.mc/6818-asm%E2%80%89-les-rouge-et-blanc-enfin-dans-le-vert%E2%80%89. 2 October 2011. French. Monaco Hebdo. 14 September 2022.
  4. Web site: De 1974 à 1989. FC Sochaux. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140514010956/http://www.fcsochaux.fr/fr/index.php/article-2/51. 14 May 2014.
  5. News: Wilhelm. Nicolas. Demestre. Soline. 14 September 2022. Disparition : Pierre Tournier, père de la formation au FCSM, est mort à 88 ans. French. France Bleu. Besançon. 14 September 2022.