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Date of birth | 27 February 1939 | ||
Place of birth | Reims, France | ||
Date of death | October 14, 1994 55) | (aged||
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Years | Team | ||
1968-1980 | Reims | ||
1971-1978 | France |
Pierre Geoffroy (September 05, 1939 – October 14, 1994) was a French sports journalist and coach.
Pierre Geoffroy was a sports journalist for L'Union, who placed an advertisement in July 1968, looking for female football players to organize a football match as part of the newspaper fair. [1] [2] This section led to formation of Stade de Reims Féminines. [3] He was the first France women's national football team coach in the first FIFA sanctioned women's international against the Netherlands on April 17, 1971. [4] He coached France at the 1971 Women's World Cup. [5]
Geoffroy was married to French footballer Maryse Lesieur. [6]
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