Gérard Janvion

Gérard Janvion is certainly one of the best right-backs in the history of French football, of which he was a major figure during the 70s and 80s.

Trophies

Goals

524

Games

1972/83 Saint-Étienne (FRA) 394 matches, 14 goals

(French Championship: 300 matches, 9 goals)

(French Cup: 51 matches, 3 goals)

(European Champion Clubs' Cup: 21 matches, 1 goal)

(Cup Winners' Cup: 2 matches)

(UEFA Cup: 20 matches, 1 goal)

1983/85 Paris SG (FRA) 50 matches

(French Championship: 42 matches)

(French Cup: 3 goals

(Cup Winners' Cup: 2 matches)

(UEFA Cup: 3 matches)

1985/87 AS Béziers (FRA) 40 matches, 1 goal

(French D2 Championship: 39 matches, 1 goal)

(Coupe de France: 1 match)

With the National Team :

40 caps

(Friendly matches: 21 caps)

(World Cup qualification: 10 caps)

(World Cup: 8 caps)

(Euro qualification: 1 cap)

1st cap: October 12, 1975 against the GDR (1-2)

Last cap: October 6, 1982 against Hungary (1-0)

Gérard Janvion

Born August 21, 1953 in Fort-de-France (MTQ)

French, Right-Back, Libero, Defensive-Midfielder, 1m72

Nickname: The Cerberus

One of the greatest legends of ASSE

Gérard Janvion was born on August 21, 1953 in Fort-de-France, France. He began his professional career as a right winger, but with his incredible running speed, he was replaced as a right-back by Robert Herbin in 1975. He then became the starting right-back for ASSE for a long time.

Capable of also playing as a defensive midfielder or center-back, he played a major role in ASSE in the late 70s and early 80s. He played a large number of matches with ASSE and the French team:

- 1975/76: 43 matches

- 1976/77: 57 matches

- 1977/78: 40 matches

- 1978/79: 43 matches

- 1979/80: 51 matches

- 1980/81: 59 matches

- 1981/82: 53 matches

- 1982/83: 34 matches

A magnificent duet with Marius Trésor

He was selected for the first time in his career with the French national team in 1975 and played his first match on October 12 against the GDR, a 2-1 defeat for France, but the start of a long career in the French team with a total of 40 selections.

The beginning of the 80s marked the beginning of his competition with Patrick Battiston, Janvion then became a left-back with ASSE and a libero/center-back with the French team. Michel Hidalgo repositioned him to this position of stopper in central defense, versatile and strong despite his 1.72 meters, he will play in this position during the 1982 World Cup where France had a magnificent tournament and finished in 4th place. With Marius Trésor, he will have formed a magnificent duo, very complementary.

In the summer of 1983, he left ASSE to join Paris Saint-Germain, he reached the final of the 1985 Coupe de France but lost it. He will then join AS Béziers before ending his career at the age of 34.