Pierre Michelin (born 7 February 1937) is a French former professional
footballer
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who played as a
defensive midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
and
defender. He made five appearances for the
France national team from 1963 to 1964.
International career
Michelin made his debut for the
France national team in a 1–0 loss to
Bulgaria
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on 29 September 1963.
He would go on to make four more appearances for France until 1964.
Managerial career
Michelin coached
Lille
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's reserve side in the 1988–89 season.
Honours
Sedan
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Coupe Charles Drago
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runner-up: 1963
References
1937 births
Living people
Footballers from Nord (French department)
French men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
France men's international footballers
CO Roubaix-Tourcoing players
CS Sedan Ardennes players
R. Daring Club Molenbeek players
Lille OSC players
Ligue 2 players
Belgian Pro League players
Ligue 1 players
French expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
French football managers
Lille OSC non-playing staff
French Division 3 (1971–1993) managers
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INF Vichy managers