Jean Vincent (footballer)

Football player infobox
playername = Jean Vincent


fullname = Jean Vincent
nickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1930|11|29|mf=y
cityofbirth = La Beuvrière
dateofdeath =
countryofbirth = France
height = | currentclub =
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs = Auchel
years =1950-1956 1956-1963
clubs = Lille OSC Stade de Reims
caps(goals) = ? (?) ? (?)
nationalyears = 1953-1961
nationalteam = flagicon|France France
nationalcaps(goals) = 46 (22)
manageryears = 1964-1967
1967-November 1970
March-November 1971
1971-1976
1976-April 1982
1982
1982-1984
1986-1987
managerclubs = SM Caen
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
SC Bastia
FC Lorient
FC Nantes
Cameroon
Stade Rennais UC
Tunisia

Jean Vincent (born 29 November, 1930) is a former French football player and manager.

Playing career

Playing primarily at outside-left, Vincent enjoyed a highly successful career at club and international level, winning numerous titles and a run to the semi-finals of the 1958 World Cup.

* Lille OSC (1950-1956) - Ligue 1 champion in 1954; Coupe de France winner in 1953 and 1955
* Stade Reims (1956-1964) - Ligue 1 champion in 1958, 1960 and 1962; Coupe de France winner in 1958He earned 46 caps and scored 22 goals for the France national football team, and played and scored in the 1954 FIFA World Cup, the 1958 FIFA World Cup, and the 1960 European Football Championship.

Coaching career

Vincent enjoyed considerable success as a coach at Nantes, taking them to two league championships. Appointed Cameroon's coach for the 1982 World Cup, with a side containing Thomas Nkono and Roger Milla, Cameroon performed admirably and drew all three games, missing out on a place in a second round only on goals scored.

* SM Caen
* FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
* SC Bastia
* FC Lorient
* FC Nantes - Ligue 1 champion in 1977 and 1980; Coupe de France winner in 1979
* Cameroon national football team - coach at the 1982 FIFA World Cup
* Stade Rennes
* Casablanca
* Tunisia national football team

References

* [http://www.weltfussball.de/spieler_profil.php?id=18340 Weltfussball]
* [http://www.fff.fr/servfff/historique/historique.php?id=VINCENT%20Jean Profile on FFF site]