Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francois Didier Menard | ||
Date of birth | 26 September 1972 | ||
Place of birth | New York City, US | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1995 | Cocoa Expos | ||
1995 | Tromsø | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
1999–2000 | Haiti | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Didier Menard (born 26 September 1972) is a retired American-born Haitian football goalkeeper.
Born in New York, his parents split when he was a year old. His mother moved to Orlando, but for a time Menard was raised by other relatives in Montreal. Moving back to Orlando, Menard made his way into the local team Cocoa Expos. [1]
In 1995, Norwegian team Tromsø IL saw their goalkeeper and team captain Tor Andre Grenersen sustain an injury. Menard was signed on a short-term basis to compete with Tromsø's then-reserve goalkeeper Thomas Tøllefsen. Menard made his Tromsø debut in the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup as a 55th-minute substitute for Tøllefsen away against FC Universitatea Cluj. He was the first black goalkeeper in Norwegian top-flight football. [1] [2] However, Grenersen returned from injury before Menard got to play any league games, and Menard was sent back to the US.
In 1999 and 2000 Menard represented Haiti and won 7 international caps. [3]
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