Vincent Guérin Explained

Vincent Guérin
Birth Date:22 November 1965
Birth Place:Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Height:1.74 m[1]
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1984–1988
Clubs1:Brest
Caps1:91
Goals1:10
Years2:1988–1989
Clubs2:Matra Racing
Caps2:34
Goals2:2
Years3:1989–1992
Clubs3:Montpellier
Caps3:98
Goals3:9
Years4:1992–1998
Clubs4:Paris Saint-Germain
Caps4:182
Goals4:16
Years5:1998–1999
Clubs5:Heart of Midlothian
Caps5:19
Goals5:1
Totalcaps:424
Totalgoals:38
Nationalyears1:1993–1996
Nationalteam1:France
Nationalcaps1:19
Nationalgoals1:2

Vincent Guérin (born 22 November 1965) is a French former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Career

Guérin was born in Boulogne-Billancourt. In a career stretching from 1984 to 2002, he played for Stade Brestois 29, Matra Racing, Montpellier Hérault, Paris Saint-Germain, Heart of Midlothian in Scotland and, finally, with Red Star 93.

With Paris Saint Germain he won one Ligue 1 in 1994, placed second in 1993, 1996 and 1997, won the Coupe de France twice, in 1993 and 1995, won one Coupe de la Ligue in 1995, and one Cup Winners' Cup in 1996. He was also a finalist in the Cup Winners' Cup in 1997, and won another Coupe de France in 1990 with Montpellier.

With France he won the UEFA Under 21 European Cup in 1988 (13 matches played), and earned 19 full international caps, scoring 2 goals, as well as participating at Euro 1996.

International goals

Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Guérin goal.

List of international goals scored by Vincent Guérin
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 26 April 1995 Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France 4–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
2 6 September 1995 Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre, France 3–0 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying

Doping controversy

In 1997, the French Football Federation moved to suspend Guérin after he failed a drugs test administered after a PSG game on 5 October.[2] Guérin appealed unsuccessfully to the FFF's doping appeals commission, who awarded him an 18-month ban, 12 months of which were suspended. Guérin subsequently appealed to the French federal Administrative Court at Versaille, contesting the FFF's decision on several counts. The court at Versailles upheld one of Guérin's contentions, that the drugs test was improperly administered, and thus decreed that the entire process should be deemed void.[2] Resultantly, the FFF-imposed suspension was annulled.

Honours

Montpellier

1989–90[3]

Paris Saint-Germain

1993–94

1994–95

1995–96

Individual

1994–95

1997

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vincent Guérin. worldfootball.net. 5 February 2018.
  2. News: Collection of sports-related case-law . EC Sport and Law Commission . Estelle de La Rochefoucauld . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071202101717/http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_264.pdf . 2 December 2007 .
  3. News: Résultat Montpellier - Racing Club de France, Coupe de France, Finale, Samedi 02 Juin 1990 . lequipe.fr . 22 November 2023.