Hervé Gorce

Hervé Gorce

Hervé Gorce in 1976.
Personal information
Full name	Hervé Gorce
Date of birth	(1952-12-03)December 3, 1952
Place of birth	Malo-les-Bains, France[1]
Date of death	August 14, 2008(2008-08-14) (aged 55)
Place of death	Dunkerque, France
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Dunkerque
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972–1976	Dunkerque
1976–1977	Laval	32	(0)
1977–1980	Dunkerque
Total		196	(18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hervé Gorce (3 December 1952 – 14 August 2008) was a professional football defender who played for USL Dunkerque and Stade Lavallois. He was also a Ligue de Football Professionnel board member.

Career

Born in Malo-les-Bains, Gorce began playing youth football with local side USL Dunkerque. He joined Dunkerque's senior side in 1972, and made 164 Ligue 2 appearances for the club during his career. He also played one season in Ligue 1 with Laval.^[2][3]

After retiring from playing football, Gorce became an administrator. He was appointed director of several clubs, including USL Dunkerque, and joined the Ligue de Football Professionnel board in 2001.^[2]

Personal

Gorce died at age 55 on 14 August 2008.^[4]

References

1. https://deces.matchid.io/id/SUUUEGu6nqsy
2. Belsoeur, Alain (November 2008). "Alain Belsoeur a lu cet hommage à Hervé Gorce lors de ses obsèques le 19 août à Dunkerque" (PDF) (in French). SNAAF.fr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-26.
3. "Avec Hervé Gorce disparaît un amoureux de l'USLD" (in French). La Voix due Nord. 16 August 2008.
4. "La mort d'Hervé Gorce" (in French). L'Equipe. 14 August 2008. Archived from the original on August 4, 2012.

External links

• Profile at Tangofoot