| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 February 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Reims, France | ||
| Date of death | October 14, 1994 (aged 55) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1968-1980 | Reims | ||
| 1971-1978 | France | ||
Pierre Geoffroy (September 5, 1939 – October 14, 1994) was a French sports journalist and coach.
Biography[edit]
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]
Personal life[edit]
Geoffroy was married to French footballer Maryse Lesieur.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "FOOTBALL - MAGAZINE. Les Pionnières de Reims ou les débuts du foot féminin en France". www.dna.fr.
- ^ "VIDÉO. Coupe du monde féminine de football : au temps glorieux des Pionnières de Reims". www.lunion.fr. June 7, 2019.
- ^ "MAGAZINE. Les Pionnières de Reims ou les débuts du foot féminin en France". www.leprogres.fr.
- ^ "17 avril 1971 : Il était une fois les Bleues". www.fifa.com.
- ^ "GRAND FORMAT. "Qui va gagner : les blondes ou les brunes ?" Entre machisme et débrouille, la drôle de Coupe du monde féminine 1971". Franceinfo. June 6, 2019.
- ^ "À jamais les premières". SOFOOT.com. 5 February 2018.