Célestin Oliver

Célestin Oliver (12 July 1930 – 5 June 2011) was a French footballer who played as a striker. He was part of the France national team during the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1958 FIFA World Cup tournaments.^[1]

Célestin Oliver

Personal information
Full name	Célestin Oliver
Date of birth	(1930-07-12)12 July 1930
Place of birth	Mostaganem, French Algeria
Date of death	5 June 2011(2011-06-05) (aged 80)
Place of death	Marseille, France
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1950–1953	IS Mostaganem
1953–1958	Sedan	168	(85)
1958–1960	Marseille	73	(32)
1960–1962	Angers	68	(9)
1962–1964	Toulon	63	(15)
International career
1953–1958	France	5	(3)
Managerial career
1966–1967	Miramas
1967–1972	Caen
1972–1973	Reims
1974–1975	Boulogne
1978–1979	Toulon
Medal record Representing  France FIFA World Cup 1958 Sweden
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

In 1979, he created an education academy in Marseille, where he would train Christophe Galtier, Eric Cantona, Benjamin Gavanon, and Cédric Carrasso.^[2]

Honours

Sedan

• Coupe de France: 1955–56

France

• FIFA World Cup: third place 1958