Gérard Janvion

Gérard Janvion

Personal information
Full name	Gérard Janvion
Date of birth	(1953-08-21) 21 August 1953
Place of birth	Fort-de-France, Martinique
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	defender
Youth career
1965–1972	CS Case-Pilote
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972–1983	Saint-Étienne	301	(8)
1983–1985	Paris Saint-Germain	42	(0)
1985–1987	Béziers	39	(1)
National team
1975–1982	France	40	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Gérard Janvion (born 21 August 1953 in Fort-de-France, Martinique) is a retired French international footballer who played defender.

Club career

Janvion started his career in Martinique with the local side CS Case-Pilote. He played professionally for AS Saint-Étienne, where he competed alongside Michel Platini (1972–83) and Paris Saint-Germain (1983–85) before retiring at AS Béziers.

Janvion was also the manager of Martinique's top level side CS Case-Pilote in the 2007/2008 season.

International career

From 1975 to 1982, Janvion earned 40 caps for France. He also participated in two World Cups (1978 and 1982).

Honours

• Ligue 1 (4):
  • 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981
• French Cup (3):
  • 1974, 1975, 1977

External links

• Career stats – AS Saint-Étienne
• Gérard Janvion at National-Football-Teams.com