Vincent Guérin

Football player infobox
playername = Vincent Guérin


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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1965|11|22
cityofbirth = Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris
countryofbirth = France
currentclub = Paris St Germain (coach)
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position = Midfielder
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youthclubs =
years = 1984-1988 1988-1989 1989-1992 1992-1998 1998-1999 2001-2002
clubs = Stade Brestois 29 Matra Racing Montpellier Hérault Paris St Germain Hearts Red Star 93
caps(goals) = 091 (10) 034 0(2) 098 0(9) 182 (16) 019 0(1)
nationalyears = 1993-1996
nationalteam = France
nationalcaps(goals) = 19 (2)

Vincent Guérin (born November 22, 1965) is a former footballer who played in a midfield role, currently the reserve coach at Paris Saint-Germain.

Career

In a career stretching from 1984 to 2002, he played for Stade Brestois 29, Matra Racing, Montpellier Hérault, Paris Saint-Germain, Heart of Midlothian in Scotland and, finally, with Red Star 93.

With Paris Saint Germain he won one Ligue 1 in 1994, placed second in 1993, 1995 and 1997, won the Coupe de France twice, in 1993 and 1995, won one Coupe de la Ligue in 1995, and one Cup Winners' Cup in 1996. He was also a finalist in the Cup Winners' Cup in 1997, and won another Coupe de France in 1990 with Montpellier.

With France he won the UEFA Under 21 European Cup in 1988 (13 matches played), and earned 19 full international caps, scoring 2 goals, as well as participating at Euro 1996.

Doping controversy

In 1997, the French Football Federation moved to suspend Guérin after he failed a drugs test administered after a PSG game on 5 October.cite news|url=http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:s5eHuQAKB9AJ:multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_264.pdf+%22Vincent+Guerin%22+FFF&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=uk|publisher=EC Sport and Law Commission|author=Estelle de La Rochefoucauld|title=Collection of sports-related case-law|] Guérin appealed unsuccessfully to the FFF's doping appeals commission, who awarded him an 18-month ban, 12 months of which were suspended. Guérin subsequently appealed to the French federal Administrative Court at Versaille, contesting the FFF's decision on several counts. The court at Versaille upheld one of Guérin's contentions, that the drugs test was improperly administered, and thus decreed that the entire process should be deemed void. Resultantly, the FFF-imposed suspension was annulled.

Honours

* UEFA Cup Winners Cup|1|1995-96
* Ligue 1|1|1993-94
* Coupe de France|3|1989-90, 1992-93, 1994-95
* Coupe de la Ligue|1|1994-95

References

External links

* [http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/players/guerinvincent.html Profile] at londonhearts.com

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NAME=Guerin, Vincent
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=French footballer
DATE OF BIRTH=November 22, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH=Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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