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Gérard Soler
	Panini Football 1977
Personal information
Date of birth	29 March 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth	Oujda, French Morocco
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	AS Poissy
Senior career*
Years	Team
1972–1978	Sochaux
1978–1979	Monaco
1979–1982	Bordeaux
1982–1984	Toulouse
1984–1985	Strasbourg
1985–1986	Bastia
1986	Lille
1986–1987	Rennes
1987–1988	Orléans
Total
International career
1974–1983	France
Managerial career
2000	Saint-Étienne
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gérard Soler (born 29 March 1954) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward or attacking midfielder. He played from 1972 until 1988, for Sochaux, Monaco, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Strasbourg, Bastia, Lille, Rennes and Orléans, where he retired. He briefly worked as a coach at Saint-Étienne in 2000.

Soler represented France at the 1982 World Cup, scoring their goal in a 3–1 defeat to England in Bilbao. He was the only player to score against England in the tournament. In total, Soler won 16 caps for France between 16 November 1974 and 31 May 1983, scoring four goals.

In May 2018, Soler was appointed president of the newly formed football club C'Chartres Football.^[1]

References

^ "Le C'Chartres Football est né : l'ancien international Gérard Soler élu président" (in French). L'Écho républicain. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2019.

External links

Gérard Soler at the French Football Federation (in French)
Gérard Soler at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)

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