Vincent Guérin

Vincent Guérin (French pronunciation: [vɛ̃sɑ̃ ɡeʁɛ̃]; born 22 November 1965) is a French former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Vincent Guérin

Guérin in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth	(1965-11-22) 22 November 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1988	Brest	91	(10)
1988–1989	Matra Racing	34	(2)
1989–1992	Montpellier	98	(9)
1992–1998	Paris Saint-Germain	182	(16)
1998–1999	Heart of Midlothian	19	(1)
Total		424	(38)
International career
1993–1996	France	19	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Guérin was born in Boulogne-Billancourt. In a career stretching from 1984 to 2002, he played for Stade Brestois 29, Matra Racing, Montpellier Hérault, Paris Saint-Germain, Heart of Midlothian in Scotland and, finally, with Red Star 93.^{[citation needed]}

With Paris Saint Germain he won one Ligue 1 in 1994, placed second in 1993, 1996 and 1997, won the Coupe de France twice, in 1993 and 1995, won one Coupe de la Ligue in 1995, and one Cup Winners' Cup in 1996. He was also a finalist in the Cup Winners' Cup in 1997, and won another Coupe de France in 1990 with Montpellier.^{[citation needed]}

With France he won the UEFA Under 21 European Cup in 1988 (13 matches played), and earned 19 full international caps, scoring 2 goals, as well as participating at Euro 1996.^{[citation needed]}

International goals

Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Guérin goal.^{[citation needed]}

List of international goals scored by Vincent Guérin

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	26 April 1995	Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France	Slovakia	4–0	4–0	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
2	6 September 1995	Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre, France	Azerbaijan	3–0	10–0	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying

Doping controversy

In 1997, the French Football Federation moved to suspend Guérin after he failed a drugs test administered after a PSG game on 5 October.^[2] Guérin appealed unsuccessfully to the FFF's doping appeals commission, who awarded him an 18-month ban, 12 months of which were suspended. Guérin subsequently appealed to the French federal Administrative Court at Versaille, contesting the FFF's decision on several counts. The court at Versailles upheld one of Guérin's contentions, that the drugs test was improperly administered, and thus decreed that the entire process should be deemed void.^[2] Resultantly, the FFF-imposed suspension was annulled.

Honours

Montpellier

• Coupe de France: 1989–90^[3]

Paris Saint-Germain

• Division 1: 1993–94^{[citation needed]}
• Coupe de France: 1992–93, 1994–95^{[citation needed]}
• Coupe de la Ligue: 1994–95^{[citation needed]}
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1995–96^{[citation needed]}

Individual

• Division 1 Player of the Year: 1994–95^{[citation needed]}
• French Player of the Year: 1997^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Vincent Guérin". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
2. Estelle de La Rochefoucauld. "Collection of sports-related case-law" (PDF). EC Sport and Law Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2007.
3. "Résultat Montpellier - Racing Club de France, Coupe de France, Finale, Samedi 02 Juin 1990". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

External links

• Profile Archived 18 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine at londonhearts.com