Didier Knayer
Personal information
Date of birth (1957-11-26) 26 November 1957
Place of birth Toulouse, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
INF Vichy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1977 INF Vichy
1977–1979 Bastia 8 (0)
1979–1983 Béziers 115+[lower-alpha 1] (1+)
1983–1986 Orléans 96 (5)
1986–1989 Martigues 90 (4)
Total 309+ (10+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Didier Knayer (born 26 November 1957) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.[1] In his career, he played for INF Vichy, Bastia, Béziers, Orléans, and Martigues.[2]

Club career

After starting his career at INF Vichy, Knayer joined Bastia following a recommendation by Pierre Pibarot. Knayer participated in Bastia's run in the 1977–78 UEFA Cup;[3] he played during the club's 3–1 victory over Newcastle United in the second round.[4] He made eight Division 1 appearances during his stay at the Corsican club.[1] In 1979, Knoyer joined Béziers.[1] Ahead of the 1983–84 season, he was recruited by Orléans.[5] In 1986, Knoyer signed for Martigues. He ended his professional career three years later in 1989.[2]

International career

Knayer was a France youth international.

Personal life

Didier's father Jean-Pierre was also a footballer.

After his football career, Knayer became a real estate developer in Santa-Maria-di-Lota.

Honours

Bastia

Notes

  1. ↑ Statistics for the 1981–82 season are incomplete.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Didier Knayer at FootballDatabase.eu
  2. 1 2 Didier Knayer at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "DIDIER KNAYER". L'USO ARAGO, SANG ET OR (in French). 14 April 2007. Archived from the original on 2009-11-26. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  4. ↑ Solubastia (25 October 2007). "8 saisons en deuxiéme division itinéraire d'un rêve brisé..." [8 seasons in the second division led to a broken dream...] (in French). Skyrock. Archived from the original on 2014-09-11. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  5. ↑ Kurbos (27 February 2013). "DANIEL LEOPOLDES" (in French). Skyrock. Archived from the original on 2014-09-11. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "KNAYER Didier". Corse Football (in French). Archived from the original on 2014-08-09. Retrieved 20 November 2021.


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