Guy Poitevin

Guy Poitevin (* October 19, 1927 in Entrains -sur- Nohain; † 2 December 2008) was a French football player and coach.

Playing career

From 1950 to the 181 -centimeter defender Poitevin was the pro squad of the northern French first division club Lille OSC. He became equal in the course of the season 1950/51 for regular players and posted a runner-up in 1951 at the same time his first success at the national level. Nevertheless, he returned Lille subsequently the back and signed with league rivals OGC Nice. At one time, in the Substitutions were not possible, he also received a regular place in Nice and was with the team at the national level also successful, but in 1952 he was able to win the championship. In the same year he was in the cup final against Girondins Bordeaux on the course, that also meant the Cup victory and winning the league and cup doubles thanks to a 5-3 success. In 1954 he won the trophy for the second time.

Even if in the league initially followed regular times for Nice, Poitevin remained loyal to his club, which he in 1956 was involved in the re- winning the national championship. Although he had held a regular place in the successful team to the end, he finished in the same year at age 28 after 170 Erstligapartien without scoring his professional career.

Coaching career

At the beginning of the season 1962/63 he was presented with his now antretenden in the second division former club Lille OSC as the new coach. With seventh place an eventual rise was clearly missed; Although Poitevin was allowed to stay until the end of the season, in the summer of 1963 but had to leave his post. Another coaching job in professional football, he did not accept.