Célestin Oliver

Célestin Oliver
Personal information
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)
International career
1953–1958 France 5 (3)
Managerial career
1966–1967 Miramas
1967–1972 Caen
1972–1973 Reims
1974–1975 Boulogne
1978–1979 Toulon
Medal record
Representing  France
FIFA World Cup
Third place 1958 Sweden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

In 1979, he created an education academy in Marseille, where he would train Christophe Galtier, Eric Cantona, Benjamin Gavanon, and Cédric Carrasso.[2]

Honours

Sedan

France

References

  1. ^ "Célestin Oliver". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Razgallah, Clément (6 June 2011). "Célestin Oliver, coéquipier de Kopa et mentor d'Eric Cantona, est décédé" [Célestin Oliver, Kopa's teammate and Eric Cantona's mentor, has passed away]. Purepeople (in French). Retrieved 2 September 2021.


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