Pierre Geoffroy
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 27 February 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Reims, France | ||
| Date of death | October 14, 1994 (aged 55) | ||
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| Years | Team | ||
| 1968-1980 | Reims | ||
| 1971-1978 | France | ||
Pierre Geoffroy (September 5, 1939 – October 14, 1994) was a French sports journalist and coach.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Pierre Geoffroy was a sports journalist for L'Union, who placed an advertisement in July 1968, looking for female football players to organize a football match as part of the newspaper fair.[1][2] This section led to formation of Stade de Reims Féminines.[3] He was the first France women's national football team coach in the first FIFA sanctioned women's international against the Netherlands on April 17, 1971.[4] He coached France at the 1971 Women's World Cup.[5]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Geoffroy was married to French footballer Maryse Lesieur.[6]
References
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