Olivier Rouyer (born 1 December 1955) is a retired
football
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striker from
France
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. He earned seventeen international caps (two goals) for the French national team during the late 1970s and early 1980s. A player of
AS Nancy
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, he was a member of the
France national football team
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in the
1978 FIFA World Cup
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The Cup was won by t ...
. He coached Nancy from 1991-94.
Personal life
Rouyer is
gay
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While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late 1 ...
,
coming out
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after retiring as a player and coach.
Honours
Nancy
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Coupe de France
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:
1977–78
See also
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List of LGBT Olympians
References
French Football Federation Profile
1955 births
Living people
1978 FIFA World Cup players
AS Nancy Lorraine managers
AS Nancy Lorraine players
Association football forwards
FC Sion managers
Footballers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
France international footballers
French football managers
French footballers
LGBT sportspeople from France
Ligue 1 players
Olympic footballers of France
Olympique Lyonnais players
Sportspeople from Nancy, France
RC Strasbourg Alsace players
Gay sportsmen
LGBT association football players
French expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Expatriate football managers in Switzerland
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for France
Mediterranean Games medalists in football
Competitors at the 1975 Mediterranean Games
Footballers from Grand Est
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