Didier Menard

Didier Menard
Personal information
Full name	Francois Didier Menard
Date of birth	26 September 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	New York City, US
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
–1995	Cocoa Expos
1995	Tromsø
International career
1999–2000	Haiti
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Didier Menard (born 26 September 1972) is a retired American-born Haitian football goalkeeper.

Born in New York, his parents split when he was a year old. His mother moved to Orlando, but for a time Menard was raised by other relatives in Montreal. Moving back to Orlando, Menard made his way into the local team Cocoa Expos.^[1]

In 1995, Norwegian team Tromsø IL saw their goalkeeper and team captain Tor Andre Grenersen sustain an injury. Menard was signed on a short-term basis to compete with Tromsø's then-reserve goalkeeper Thomas Tøllefsen. Menard made his Tromsø debut in the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup as a 55th-minute substitute for Tøllefsen away against FC Universitatea Cluj. He was the first black goalkeeper in Norwegian top-flight football.^[1]^[2] However, Grenersen returned from injury before Menard got to play any league games, and Menard was sent back to the US.

In 1999 and 2000 Menard represented Haiti and won 7 international caps.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Grindstein, Gunnar (15 July 1995). "Glad gutt med tøff oppvekst". Nordlys (in Norwegian). p. 38.
^ Grindstein, Gunnar (10 July 1995). "Menard debuterte med kjemperedning". Nordlys (in Norwegian). p. 31.
^ Didier Menard at National-Football-Teams.com

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[portrait-1] Grindstein, Gunnar (15 July 1995). "Glad gutt med tøff oppvekst". Nordlys (in Norwegian). p. 38.

[2] Grindstein, Gunnar (10 July 1995). "Menard debuterte med kjemperedning". Nordlys (in Norwegian). p. 31.

[3] Didier Menard at National-Football-Teams.com

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