René Donoyan (8 April 1940 – 30 October 2021) was a French football player and manager.[1] He played as a goalkeeper, notably for AS Saint-Étienne, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, and FC Nantes. Throughout his career, he played 61 matches in Division 1, 222 matches in Division 2, and one match in the UEFA Cup.[2]

René Donoyan
Personal information
Date of birth 8 April 1940
Place of birth La Ciotat, France
Date of death 30 October 2021(2021-10-30) (aged 81)
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
?–1957 ES La Ciotat
1957–1959 Saint-Étienne B
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1964 Saint-Étienne 19 (0)
1964–1965AS Cherbourg 30 (0)
1965–1966Sochaux 21 (0)
1966–1967AS Béziers 28 (0)
1968–1970 Lorient 102 (0)
1970–1971 Pays d'Aix 30 (0)
1971–1972 FC Bourges [fr] 30 (0)
1972–1976 Nantes 23 (0)
Total 283 (0)
Managerial career
1975–1976 Nantes II [fr]
1976–1977 FC Nantes C
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours edit

Saint-Étienne

Nantes

References edit

  1. ^ "René Donoyan nous a quittés". AS Saint-Étienne (in French). 30 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  2. ^ "René Donoyan". footballdatabase.eu (in French).

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