Bernard Guignedoux
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+)
Managerial career
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Playing 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. 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.[9]

Health issues and death

On 12 April 2020, at the age of 73, Guignedoux was hospitalized.[10] This was due to an unnamed "serious disease" he contracted, which left his health condition deteriorating.[11]

Guignedoux died on 1 January 2021, at the age of 73.[12]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[13]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
RC Paris 1965–66 Division 2 22310— 233
Paris Saint-Germain 1970–71 Division 2 32831— 359
1971–72 Division 1 37610— 386
Total 691441— 7315
Paris FC 1972–73 Division 1 20630— 236
1973–74 Division 1 34211— 353
Total 54841— 589
Monaco 1974–75 Division 1 382102[lower-alpha 1]0412
1975–76 Division 1 31110— 321
1976–77 Division 2 25121— 272
Total 94441201005
Paris FC 1977–78 Division 2 25230— 282
1978–79 Division 1 2000— 20
1979–80 Division 2 8000— 80
Total 35230— 382
Career total 274311622029233

Honours

Player

Paris Saint-Germain

Individual

  • Division 2 Player of the Year: 1970[8]

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). Archived from the original on 18 November 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Bernard Guignedoux : « Une vraie complicité avec les supporters »" [Bernard Guignedoux: "A true complicity with the supporters."]. PSG70 (in French). 31 August 2005. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "50th anniversary : Paris Saint-Germain's origins (11/12)". Paris Saint-Germain. 23 August 2020. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Bernard Guignedoux". Histoire du #PSG (in French). 26 May 2017. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  8. 1 2 3 "Bernard Guignedoux". PSG70 (in French). Archived from the original on 8 June 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Le premier va honorer le 3000e" [The first will honor the 3000th]. L'Équipe (in French). 9 December 2012. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  10. ↑ Devriese, Emmanuelle (12 April 2020). "Bernard Guignedoux hospitalisé" [Bernard Guignedoux hospitalized]. paris-supporters.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "PSG : Bernard Guignedoux hospitalisé" [PSG: Bernard Guignedoux hospitalized]. paristeam.fr (in French). 12 April 2020. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "Bernard Guignedoux nous a quittés" [Bernard Guignedoux has left us]. Canal Supporters (in French). 1 January 2021. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  13. ↑ Bernard Guignedoux at FootballDatabase.eu
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