Guy Genet

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Guy Genet
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-08-14) 14 August 1955 (age 67)
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Lyon (sports coordinator and kit man)
Youth career
1963–1971 Fontaines-sur-Sâone
1971–1973 Lyon
1973–1976 INF Vichy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1976–1980 Lyon 56 (5)
1980–1982 Nîmes 31 (1)
1982–1983 Alès 5 (0)
1983–1985 Villefranche
Total114+(11+)
Managerial career
1986–1991 Lyon U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Guy Genet (born 14 August 1955) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. [1] As of 2021, he works as a sports coordinator and kit man for Lyon; [2] he started working in these roles in 1996. [3]

Personal life

Guy's son Alexis is also a former footballer. [3]

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References

  1. Guy Genet at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Guy Genet" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais . Retrieved 4 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. 1 2 Guy Genet at FootballDatabase.eu