Hervé Revelli (born 5 May 1946) is a French former footballer who played as a forward. He is well–known for having won the French Championship a joint–record seven times.[lower-alpha 1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1946-05-05) 5 May 1946 (age 76) | ||
Place of birth | Verdun, Meuse, France | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Gardanne | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1964–1971 | Saint-Étienne | 189 | (126) |
1971–1973 | Nice | 71 | (41) |
1973–1978 | Saint-Étienne | 129 | (49) |
1978–1980 | Chênois | 22 | (10) |
1980–1983 | Châteauroux | 77 | (7) |
1983–1985 | Draguignan | ||
National team | |||
1966–1975 | France | 30 | (15) |
Teams managed | |||
1979–1980 | Chênois (player-manager) | ||
1980–1983 | Châteauroux (player-manager) | ||
1983–1984 | Draguignan (player-manager) | ||
1986–1987 | CS Sfaxien | ||
1987–1989 | Château-Thierry | ||
1989 | Mauritius | ||
1989–1993 | Saint-Priest | ||
1998 | CA Bizertin | ||
2003 | MC Oran | ||
2003–2004 | MC Alger | ||
2004 | Benin | ||
2005 | ES Sétif | ||
2007–2008 | Toulouse Fontaines (director of sports) | ||
2009–2011 | US Feurs | ||
2018 | Lyon-Décines | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Revelli scored 31 Ligue 1 goals during the calendar year of 1969. Fifty years later in 2019, Kylian Mbappé became the first French player to score at least 30 goals in a calendar year in Ligue 1 since Revelli's feat.[2]
Revelli is the joint-top scorer in the Derby Rhône-Alpes between Saint-Étienne and Lyon with 14 goals along with former Lyon player Fleury Di Nallo.[3] He finished his career in SC Draguignan, having already started a career as playing manager.[4]
In addition to Switzerland and France, he managed in Tunisia and Algeria as well as the national teams of Mauritius and Benin.[4]
He is the brother of former professional footballer, Patrick Revelli.[5]
Saint-Étienne
Mauritius national football team – managers | |
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Benin national football team – managers | |
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