René Bliard (18 October 1932 – 27 September 2009) was a French professional

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who played as a striker for

Stade de Reims Stade de Reims () is a French professional football club based in Reims. The club was formed in 1931 and plays in Ligue 2, the second tier of football in France. Reims plays home matches at the Stade Auguste Delaune. Reims is one of the mo ...

in the 1950s. He was also part of France's squad for the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

, but he did not play in any matches.

Honours

* Division 1: 1955, 1958 *

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: 1958 *

European Cup The UEFA Champions League (UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) that is contested by top-division European clubs. The competition begins with a round robi ...

: Runner-up

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...

1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...

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* * * 1932 births 2009 deaths Footballers from Marne (department) French men's footballers Men's association football forwards Stade de Reims players Red Star FC players FC Rouen players Ligue 1 players Olympic footballers for France France men's international footballers Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-forward-1930s-stub