Olivier Rouyer

Olivier Rouyer

Rouyer in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	(1955-12-01) 1 December 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth	Nancy, France
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1981	Nancy	210	(73)
1974–1975	→ ECAC Chaumont (loan)	29	(3)
1981–1984	Strasbourg	77	(11)
1984–1986	Lyon	45	(10)
1986–1988	FCO Neudorf
1988–1990	FC Strasbourg K 06
International career
1976–1981	France	17	(2)
Managerial career
1991–1994	Nancy
1999	FC Sion
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Olivier Rouyer (born 1 December 1955) is a retired football striker from France. He earned seventeen international caps (two goals) for the France national team during the late 1970s and early 1980s. A player of AS Nancy, he was a member of the France national football team in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. He coached Nancy from 1991 to 1994.

Personal life

Rouyer is gay, coming out after retiring as a player and coach.^[1][2][3]

Honours

Nancy

• Coupe de France: 1977–78

See also

• List of LGBT Olympians

References

1. Cascarino, Tony (28 April 2003). "Is it time to open the closet?". The Times. London. Retrieved 12 August 2009.^{[dead link‍]}
2. "Olivier Rouyer, commentateur sportif et ex-footballeur, fait son coming-out" (in French). Têtu. 19 February 2008. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
3. Gillon, Doug (18 February 2012). "Discrimination of any kind in sport must be stamped out". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 15 April 2012.

• French Football Federation Profile (in French)