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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1942-06-19)19 June 1942 (age 83) | ||
| Place of birth | Thonon-les-Bains,Haute-Savoie, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1958–1959 | Olympique Alès | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1961 | Olympique Alès | 30 | (2) |
| 1961–1966 | Sochaux | 150 | (16) |
| 1966–1971 | Saint-Étienne | 167 | (20) |
| 1971–1974 | Marseille | 93 | (11) |
| 1974–1976 | FC Martigues | 35 | (4) |
| Total | 475 | (53) | |
| International career | |||
| 1964–1972 | France | 42 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1980–1981 | Saint-Étienne (Sport director) | ||
| 1989–1990 | Marseille (Sport director) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bernard Bosquier (born 19 June 1942) is a French former professional footballer who played as adefender. He made 42 appearances for theFrance national team scoring three goals.
Bosquier came up fromOlympique Alès, and signed withFC Sochaux-Montbéliard in 1961, where he became an excellent defender playing atright back before moving tocentre back later atOlympique Marseille.
He quickly earned his first cap forFrance on 2 December 1964, aged 22, againstBelgium. He was then part ofFrance squad at theFIFA World Cup 1966 in England playing in all France's games.
Coming back from the World Cup he signed withAS Saint-Étienne, where he won his first titles and was widely regarded as the best French footballer of the 1960s, winning the French player of the year award in 1967 and 1968.
He surprisingly leftForez forOlympique Marseille along withgoalkeeperGeorges Carnus in 1971 winning the "double" withOlympique Marseille in his first season. He finished his football career atFC Martigues eventually making 354 appearances in 11 seasons. His goalscoring record of 43 goals in very good for a defender and was helped by his great free-kick prowess.
He had then a short career of sport director and discovered talented players such asGrégory Coupet orĽubomír Moravčík when he worked forAS Saint-Étienne. He currently organises coaching for young footballers.
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