Philippe Col (born 14 June 1956) is a French former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

. As a player, he was a initially a forward but was later converted to a full-back.

After football

After his football career, Col was the manager of a real estate company in the

Île-de-France The Île-de-France (, ; literally "Isle of France") is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France. Centred on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the country and often called the ''Région parisienne'' (; en, Pa ...

region. He opted not to become a professional football manager like many other former players because he wished to lead a stable life in order for his children to succeed; he described coaching professional teams as a "mobile" occupation. Col henceforth settled in

Rueil-Malmaison Rueil-Malmaison () is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department, Île-de-France region. It is located from the centre of Paris. In 2017, it had a population of 78,152. It is one of the wealthiest suburbs of P ...

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain *

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: 1981–82, 1982–83 Saint-Quentin * Coupe de Picardie: 1986–87

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* * 1956 births Living people Sportspeople from Suresnes French men's footballers French football managers Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football forwards Men's association football player-managers INF Vichy players Red Star F.C. players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players SC Toulon players FC Sète 34 players Olympique Saint-Quentin players Ligue 2 players Ligue 1 players French Division 3 (1971–1993) players Footballers from Hauts-de-Seine {{France-footy-forward-1950s-stub