Célestin Oliver (12 July 1930 – 5 June 2011) was a French footballer who played as a striker. He was part of the France national team during the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1958 FIFA World Cup tournaments.[1]
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Full name | Célestin Oliver | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1930-07-12)12 July 1930 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Mostaganem, French Algeria | ||||||||||||
Date of death | 5 June 2011(2011-06-05) (aged 80) | ||||||||||||
Place of death | Marseille, France | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
1950–1953 | IS Mostaganem | ||||||||||||
1953–1958 | Sedan | 168 | (85) | ||||||||||
1958–1960 | Marseille | 73 | (32) | ||||||||||
1960–1962 | Angers | 68 | (9) | ||||||||||
1962–1964 | Toulon | 63 | (15) | ||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||
1953–1958 | France | 5 | (3) | ||||||||||
Teams managed | |||||||||||||
1966–1967 | Miramas | ||||||||||||
1967–1972 | Caen | ||||||||||||
1972–1973 | Reims | ||||||||||||
1974–1975 | Boulogne | ||||||||||||
1978–1979 | Toulon | ||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
In 1979, he created an education academy in Marseille, where he would train Christophe Galtier, Eric Cantona, Benjamin Gavanon, and Cédric Carrasso.[2]
Sedan
France
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