Bernard Bosquier

Football player infobox
playername= Bernard Bosquier


fullname = Bernard Bosquier
height = height|m=1.80
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1942|6|19
cityofbirth = Thonon-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie
countryofbirth = France
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
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position = Defender
youthyears = 1958–1959
youthclubs = Olympique Alès
years = 1959–1961
1961–1966
1966–1971
1971–1974
1974–1976
clubs = Olympique Alès
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
AS Saint-Étienne
Olympique Marseille
FC Martigues
caps(goals) = 00? 0(?)
00? 0(?)
167 (20)
093 (11)
00? 0(?)
nationalyears = 1964–1972
nationalteam = France
nationalcaps(goals) = 042 0(3)
manageryears = 1980–1981
1989–1990
managerclubs = AS Saint-Étienne (Sport director)
Olympique Marseille (Sport director)

Bernard Bosquier (born 19 June 1942 in Thonon-les-Bains, France) is a French former football defender.

Biography

Bernard Bosquier came up from Olympique Alès, and signed with FC Sochaux-Montbéliard in 1961, where he became a strong defender and earned his first cap for France on 2 December, 1964 against Belgium.He was then part of France squad at the FIFA World Cup 1966 in England.Coming back from the World Cup he signed with AS Saint-Étienne, where he won his first titles and was widely regarded as the best French footballer of the 1960's. He surprisingly left Forez for Olympique Marseille along with goalkeeper Georges Carnus in 1971. He finished his football career at FC Martigues.He had then a short career of sport director but discovered talentuous players such as Grégory Coupet or Lubomir Moravcik when he worked for AS Saint-Étienne.He currently organises stages for young footballers.

Titles

*French championship in 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1970 with AS Saint-Étienne, 1972 with Olympique Marseille
*Coupe de France 1968, and 1970 with AS Saint-Étienne, 1972 with Olympique Marseille

References

* [http://www.fff.fr/servfff/historique/historique.php?id=BOSQUIER%20Bernard Profile]
* [http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur20000000000000000000013101.html lequipe.fr]
* [http://www.bosquier.com/ official site of his stages]
* [http://www.om4ever.com/ListeJoueurs/ParoleBosquier.htm Bio and photos]