Bernard Guignedoux

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Bernard Guignedoux
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Guignedoux during a warm-up of Valenciennes
Personal information
Full name Bernard Guignedoux[1]
Date of birth (1947-01-31)31 January 1947[2]
Place of birth Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Date of death 1 January 2021(2021-01-01) (aged 73)
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1956–1961 FC Andrésy
1961–1965 RC Paris
1962–1963 → Levallois-Perret (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1966 RC Paris 22 (3)
1966–1970 Stade Saint-Germain
1970–1972 Paris Saint-Germain 69 (14)
1972–1974 Paris FC 54 (8)
1974–1977 Monaco 94 (4)
1977–1980 Paris FC 35 (2)
Total 274+ (31+)
Teams managed
1981–1992 Paris Saint-Germain C
1992–1999 Paris Saint-Germain U15
1999–2001 Paris Saint-Germain C
2002 Paris Saint-Germain C
2003–2004 Strasbourg (assistant)
2005–2009 Valenciennes (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Bernard Guignedoux (31 January 1947 – 1 January 2021) was a French professional football player and manager. He was known for being the first goal-scorer in Paris Saint-Germain's history.[4]

Club career[]

Guignedoux was a graduate of the RC Paris academy. He played one season with the club in the Division 2 before joining Stade Saint-Germain in 1966, where he continued studies while playing third tier football.[5] In 1970, Stade Saint-Germain merged with Paris FC to create Paris Saint-Germain; therefore, Guignedoux joined the newly formed club.

Guignedoux with Monaco in 1976

Guignedoux made his debut for PSG in the first game of the club's history on 23 August 1970, a 1–1 league draw against Poitiers. He scored the first goal in PSG history as he found the top-left corner from a shot on a free-kick.[6]

In an interview with PSG70 in 2005, Guignedoux recalled his favorite memory from his time as a PSG player being the promotion to the Division 1 in 1971. "There was extraordinary enthusiasm. I remember the construction of the team with the merging of experienced professionals and young players. It was a fabulous year," he said.[5] Guignedoux's final match for PSG was a 1–0 loss against Angers on 27 May 1972.[7]

In 1972, Paris Saint-Germain split into two, with the re-formed Paris FC staying in the first division, and PSG getting the reserve players while being relegated to the third tier. As Guignedoux had a professional contract at the club, he joined Paris FC and left Paris Saint-Germain. Two years later, in 1974, he joined Monaco, who were also competing in the Division 1.

After three seasons in Monaco, Guignedoux returned to his former club Paris FC. He spent three years at the club before retiring in 1980, at the age of 33.

Post-playing career[]

Guignedoux's involvement with football did not end after retiring from the sport itself. Firstly, in 1980, he became a physiotherapist for his former club Paris FC. He then spent a short amount of time as a P.E. teacher before becoming the coach of the Paris Saint-Germain C team in 1981.

After eleven years at the position of PSG's C team coach, Guignedoux became the coach of PSG's under-15 squad. He stayed there for seven years before returning to his former role of C team coach in 1999. In July 2001, Guignedoux once again left the role of PSG C team coach, this time to be part of PSG's youth system. He returned to the PSG C team in February 2002, only to go back to his position in the youth academy five months later.[8]

In October 2003, Guignedoux became the assistant manager of Strasbourg, under the direction of Antoine Kombouaré.[9] Twelve months later, he stepped down from the position to become a scout for the club's youth academy. In June 2005, Guignedoux joined Valenciennes as the assistant manager of the club, once again in a collaboration with Kombouaré. Valenciennes won the Ligue 2 and achieved promotion in Guignedoux's first season as assistant coach. From 2009 to June 2012, Guignedoux was the technical director in the amateur departments of Paris Saint-Germain.

On 16 December 2012, Guignedoux honored Ezequiel Lavezzi with a trophy for being the scorer of the 3,000th goal in PSG history; Guignedoux was the first ever scorer for the club, back in 1970.[10]

Personal life[]

Early life[]

Bernard Guignedoux was born in the town of Saint-Germain-en-Laye in the Île-de-France region on 31 January 1947. His first football club was FC Andrésy, which he joined at the age of 9.

Health issues and death[]

On 12 April 2020, at the age of 73, Guignedoux was hospitalized.[11] This was due to an unnamed "serious disease" he contracted, which left his health condition deteriorating.[12]

Guignedoux died on 1 January 2021, at the age of 73.[13]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[14]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
RC Paris 1965–66 Division 2 22 3 1 0 — 23 3
Paris Saint-Germain 1970–71 Division 2 32 8 3 1 — 35 9
1971–72 Division 1 37 6 1 0 — 38 6
Total 69 14 4 1 — 73 15
Paris FC 1972–73 Division 1 20 6 3 0 — 23 6
1973–74 Division 1 34 2 1 1 — 35 3
Total 54 8 4 1 — 58 9
Monaco 1974–75 Division 1 38 2 1 0 2[a] 0 41 2
1975–76 Division 1 31 1 1 0 — 32 1
1976–77 Division 2 25 1 2 1 — 27 2
Total 94 4 4 1 2 0 100 5
Paris FC 1977–78 Division 2 25 2 3 0 — 28 2
1978–79 Division 1 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
1979–80 Division 2 8 0 0 0 — 8 0
Total 35 2 3 0 — 38 2
Career total 274 31 16 2 2 0 292 33
  1. ^ Appearances in the European Cup Winners' Cup

Honours[]

Player[]

Paris Saint-Germain

Individual

  • Best player in the Division 2: 1970–71

Manager[]

Valenciennes

References[]

  1. ^ Bernard Guignedoux at Global Sports Archive
  2. ^ Bernard Guignedoux at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "BERNARD GUIGNEDOUX" (in French). France Football. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Saison 1970/71". PSG70 (in French). Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Bernard Guignedoux : « Une vraie complicité avec les supporters »" [Bernard Guignedoux: "A true complicity with the supporters."]. PSG70 (in French). 31 August 2005. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  6. ^ "50th anniversary : Paris Saint-Germain's origins (11/12)". Paris Saint-Germain. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Bernard GUIGNEDOUX". Histoire du #PSG (in French). Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Bernard GUIGNEDOUX". PSG70 (in French). Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Soccer. Bernard Guignedoux, the very first goalscorer in the history of PSG, dies at 73". World Today News. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Le premier va honorer le 3000e" [The first will honor the 3000th]. L'Équipe (in French). 9 December 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  11. ^ Devriese, Emmanuelle (12 April 2020). "Bernard Guignedoux hospitalisé" [Bernard Guignedoux hospitalized]. paris-supporters.fr (in French). Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  12. ^ "PSG : Bernard Guignedoux hospitalisé" [PSG: Bernard Guignedoux hospitalized]. paristeam.fr (in French). 12 April 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Bernard Guignedoux nous a quittés" [Bernard Guignedoux has left us]. Canal Supporters (in French). 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  14. ^ Bernard Guignedoux at FootballDatabase.eu
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