Pierre Pibarot

Pierre Pibarot

Pibarot in 1951
Personal information
Date of birth	(1916-07-23)23 July 1916
Place of birth	Alès, France
Date of death	26 November 1981(1981-11-26) (aged 65)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1934–1939	Olympique Alès
Managerial career
1945–1948	Olympique Alès
1948–1955	Nîmes
1951–1954	France
1956	France U-21
1958–1964	RC Paris
1964–1967	Nîmes
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pierre Pibarot (23 July 1916 – 26 November 1981) was a French football player and football manager.

Playing career

Born in

His old club Olympique Alès offered him the manager's position in 1945; he used the following four years to perfect the 'line defence" technique[1] that would make him famous, and in the process took Olympique Alès back to the first division for the second time in its history.

In 1949, he moved to Nîmes Olympique, which team too he took up to Ligue 1, before being tapped to bring his skills to the France national team in 1955. He had already been involved as a technical strategist with the team as early as their friendly against England in 1951.

He ended his career with stints at

In recognition of his contributions to the science of defence and his excellence as a trainer, the main stadium at France's football academy at Clairefontaine was named for him. The stadium of Olympique Alès, where he is something of a hometown hero, is also named for him in memory of his contributions to the team as player and manager.^[3][4]

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