Gérard Soler

Football player infobox
playername = Gérard Soler


fullname =
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nickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1954|3|29|mf=y
cityofbirth = Oujda
countryofbirth = French Morocco
currentclub =
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position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs = AS Poissy
years = 1972–1978
1978–1979
1979–1982
1982–1984
1984–1985
1985–1986
1986
1986–1987
1987–1988
clubs = FC Sochaux-Montbéliard AS Monaco FC FC Girondins de Bordeaux
Toulouse FC
RC Strasbourg
SC Bastia
Lille OSC
Stade Rennais FC
US Orléans
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 1974–1983
nationalteam = France
nationalcaps(goals) = 16 (4)
manageryears = 2000
managerclubs = AS Saint-Étienne

Gérard Soler (born 29 March, 1954 in Oujda, Morocco) is a former French-Moroccan footballer, who played as a forward or attacking midfielder. 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

*fr icon [http://www.fff.fr/servfff/historique/historique.php?cherche_joueur=Soler French Football Federation Profile]