Jocelyn Rico
![]() Rico with Brest in 1983 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 17 December 1959||
Place of birth | Concarneau, France[2] | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back, defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1966–1977 | Concarneau | ||
1977–1978 | Brest | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1978–1985 | Brest | 165 | (5) |
1985–1988 | Nice | 100 | (5) |
1988–1989 | Paris Saint-Germain | 22 | (0) |
1989–1990 | Cannes | 14 | (0) |
1990–1993 | Rennes | 92 | (3) |
1993–1994 | Concarneau | ||
1994–2005 | US Saint-Grégoire | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jocelyn Rico (born 17 December 1959) is a French former professional footballer who played as a right-back and defensive midfielder.[3] From 1978 to 1993, he made 383 appearances in the first two tiers of football in France.[2]
International career
[edit]Rico was an Olympic international for France.[4] He was called up by the team's manager for a friendly tournament in China in June 1983, but was not chosen for the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles the following year.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Born in Concarneau, Brittany, Rico's parents were Pieds-Noirs from Morocco. His brother Robert is also a former professional footballer, and played for the France national team.[6]
Following his retirement from professional football, Rico became a coach. He coached an under-13 side of US Saint-Grégoire while he played for the club's senior team.[7] Rico was employed by the town of Saint-Grégoire as an educator, and coached several other youth teams in the area.[4] He also worked as a sports equipment manager for the town.[7]
Honours
[edit]Brest
US Saint-Grégoire
- Coupe de Bretagne: 1998[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jocelyn RICO". Histoire du PSG (in French). 28 May 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ a b Jocelyn Rico at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Kurbos. "JOCELYN RICO" (in French). Skyrock. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Jocelyn Rico". Stade Rennais Online (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Les tribulations des Brestois en Chine" [The experiences of the Brestois in China]. Ouest-France (in French). 23 April 2011.[dead link]
- ^ Gloumeaud, Serge (17 April 2021). ""Nice, un des plus beaux moments de ma vie"" ["Nice, one of the best moments of my life"]. Le Musée du Gym (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Jocelyn RICO". PSG70 (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ Jocelyn Rico at FootballDatabase.eu
- ^ "DEMI-FINALES DE LA COUPE DE BRETAGNE. US CONCARNOISE (DHR) -US ST GRÉGOIRE (DSR) Jocelyn Rico revient à Concarneau !" [SEMI FINALS OF THE BRITTANY CUP. US CONCARNOISE (DHR) -US ST GRÉGOIRE (DSR) Jocelyn Rico returns to Concarneau!]. Le Télégramme (in French). 29 March 2002. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- 1959 births
- Living people
- People from Concarneau
- Footballers from Finistère
- French men's footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Men's association football midfielders
- US Concarneau players
- Stade Brestois 29 players
- OGC Nice players
- Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players
- AS Cannes players
- Stade Rennais F.C. players
- Ligue 2 players
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- French football defender, 1950s birth stubs
- French football midfielder stubs