Gérard Georges Sylvain Roland (born 5 April 1981) is a French

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 lea ...

who plays for Olympique de Marseille B as a left defender.

Football career

Roland started his career with local

FC Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux (), commonly referred to as Girondins de Bordeaux () or simply Bordeaux, is a French Association football, football club based in the city of Bordeaux in Gironde (department), Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitain ...

, but could only appear for the reserves during four seasons. In 2001–02, he had his first taste of top flight football, being sparingly used by

Varzim S.C. Varzim Sport Club () is a Portuguese football club based in Póvoa de Varzim. The club was founded on 25 December 1915, and has played at the Estádio do Varzim Sport Club since its foundation. The club plays in Liga 3, following relegation in ...

(114 minutes, only one start) as the club retained its

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (), also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Portugal and the highest level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga ...

status in

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...

. Subsequently, Roland returned to his country, playing two years in the regional leagues with Langon Castets Football Club then signing with

AS Beauvais Oise Association Sportive Beauvais Oise (; commonly referred to as AS Beauvais, ASBO, or simply Beauvais) is a French association football club based in Beauvais. The club was formed in 1945 as a result of a merger and currently play in the Championnat ...

, with which he appeared in the

Championnat National The Championnat National (), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, is the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, the Championnat National operates on a system of ...

in his last two seasons. In 2008, he moved to Aviron Bayonnais FC, in the same level. On 15 August 2010, Roland signed with

Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille (, ; , ), also known simply as Marseille, or by the abbreviation OM (, ), is a French professional Association football, football club based in Marseille which competes in Ligue 1, the French football league system, top f ...

, being assigned to its B team.Gérard Roland signe à l'OM (Gérard Roland signs with l'OM)
Amateur de Foot, 15 August 2010

References

External links

*

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roland, Gerard 1981 births Living people French men's footballers Men's association football defenders AS Beauvais Oise players Primeira Liga players Varzim S.C. players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal 21st-century French sportsmen