Gérard Soler

Gérard Soler

Personal information
Date of birth	(1954-03-29) March 29, 1954
Place of birth	Oujda, Morocco
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
	AS Poissy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1972–1978	FC Sochaux-Montbéliard	161	(69)
1978–1979	AS Monaco FC	28	(9)
1979–1982	FC Girondins de Bordeaux	91	(16)
1982–1984	Toulouse FC	58	(19)
1984–1985	RC Strasbourg	32	(6)
1985–1986	SC Bastia	23	(6)
1986	Lille OSC	13	(5)
1986–1987	Stade Rennais FC	23	(1)
1987–1988	US Orléans	23	(9)
National team
1974–1983	France	16	(4)
Teams managed
2000	AS Saint-Étienne
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Gérard Soler (born 29 March 1954 in Oujda, Morocco) is a former French-Moroccan footballer, who played as a forward or attacking midfielder. He is of Catalan descent, Soler being a Catalan surname. He played from 1972 until 1988, for Sochaux, Monaco, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Strasbourg, Bastia, Lille, Rennes and Orléans, where he retired. He briefly worked as a coach at St-Étienne in 2000.

Soler represented France at the 1982 World Cup, scoring their goal in a 3-1 defeat to England in Bilbao. He was the only player to score against England in the tournament. In total, Soler won 16 caps for France between November 16, 1974 and May 31, 1983, scoring four goals.

References

• (French) French Football Federation Profile