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Jocelyn Rico (born 17 December 1959) is a French former professional footballer who played as a right-back and defensive midfielder.[3] From 1978 to 1993, he made 383 appearances in the first two tiers of football in France.[2]

Jocelyn Rico

Rico with Brest in 1983
Personal information
Date of birth	(1959-12-17) 17 December 1959 (age 62)[1]
Place of birth	Concarneau, France[2]
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right-back, defensive midfielder
Youth career
1966–1977	Concarneau
1977–1978	Brest
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1985	Brest	165	(5)
1985–1988	Nice	100	(5)
1988–1989	Paris Saint-Germain	22	(0)
1989–1990	Cannes	14	(0)
1990–1993	Rennes	92	(3)
1993–1994	Concarneau
1994–2005	US Saint-Grégoire
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

Rico was an Olympic international for France.[4] He was called up by the team's manager for a friendly tournament in China in June 1983, but was not chosen for the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles the following year.[5]

Personal life

Born in Concarneau, Brittany, Rico's parents were Pieds-Noirs from Morocco. His brother Robert is also a former professional footballer, and played for the France national team.[6]

Following his retirement from professional football, Rico became a coach. He coached an under-13 side of US Saint-Grégoire while he played for the club's senior team.[7] Rico was employed by the town of Saint-Grégoire as an educator, and coached several other youth teams in the area.[4] He also worked as a sports equipment manager for the town.[7]

Honours

Brest

• Division 2: 1980–81[8]

US Saint-Grégoire

• Coupe de Bretagne: 1998[9]

References

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