Célestin Oliver
French footballer (1930–2011)
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Célestin Oliver (12 July 1930 – 5 June 2011) was a French footballer who played as a striker. He was part of the France national team during the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1958 FIFA World Cup tournaments.[1]
Date of birth
12 July 1930
Place of birth
Mostaganem, French Algeria
Date of death
5 June 2011 (aged 80)
Place of death
Marseille, France
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 July 1930 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mostaganem, French Algeria | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 5 June 2011 (aged 80) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Marseille, France | |||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1950–1953 | IS Mostaganem | |||||||||||||
| 1953–1958 | Sedan | 168 | (85) | |||||||||||
| 1958–1960 | Marseille | 73 | (32) | |||||||||||
| 1960–1962 | Angers | 68 | (9) | |||||||||||
| 1962–1964 | Toulon | 63 | (15) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1953–1958 | France | 5 | (3) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 1966–1967 | Miramas | |||||||||||||
| 1967–1972 | Caen | |||||||||||||
| 1972–1973 | Reims | |||||||||||||
| 1974–1975 | Boulogne | |||||||||||||
| 1978–1979 | Toulon | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
In 1979, he created an education academy in Marseille, where he trained Christophe Galtier, Eric Cantona, Benjamin Gavanon, and Cédric Carrasso.[2]
