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Pierre Geoffroy
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Pierre Geoffroy (September 5, 1939 – October 14, 1994) was a French sports journalist and coach.
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Biography
Pierre Geoffroy was a sports journalist for L'Union, who placed an advertisement in July 1968, looking for female football players to organize a football match as part of the newspaper fair.[1][2] This section led to formation of Stade de Reims Féminines.[3] He was the first France women's national football team coach in the first FIFA sanctioned women's international against the Netherlands on April 17, 1971.[4] He coached France at the 1971 Women's World Cup.[5]
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Personal life
Geoffroy was married to French footballer Maryse Lesieur.[6]
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