René Gardien

René Auguste Gardien (10 February 1928 – 1 February 2006) was a French footballer who played as a forward, most notably at FC Sochaux, and scored 122 league goals and 2 international goals. He later became a manager.

René Gardien

Gardien in 1980
Personal information
Date of birth	(1928-02-10)10 February 1928
Place of birth	Chambéry, Savoie, France
Date of death	1 February 2006(2006-02-01) (aged 77)
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1947–1959	Sochaux
1959–1960	Lille
1960–1961	Besançon
International career
1953	France	2	(2)
Managerial career
1962–1969	Thiers
1969–1970	Grenoble
1970–1973	Lille
1974–1983	Montluçon
1988–1990	Clermont
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Gardien played for Sochaux from July 1947 to June 1959, and then one season each at Lille and Besançon. He played for the France national team in two friendlies in 1953, scoring 2 goals in the first, against Wales.

Managerial career

From 1962 to 1969, Gardien was a manager at Thiers. After one season managing at Grenoble, he managed Lille from 1970 to 1973, Montluçon from 1974 to 1983, and Clermont from 1988 to 1990.

Honours

Sochaux

• Coupe de France: finalist 1959

External links

• René Gardien at the French Football Federation (in French)