Jocelyn Rico

Jocelyn Rico
Rico with Brest in 1983
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-12-17) 17 December 1959 (age 65)[1]
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

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

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

Brest

US Saint-Grégoire

  • Coupe de Bretagne: 1998[8]

References

  1. ^ "Jocelyn RICO". Histoire du PSG (in French). 28 May 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b Jocelyn Rico at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ Kurbos. "JOCELYN RICO" (in French). Skyrock. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Jocelyn Rico". Stade Rennais Online (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Les tribulations des Brestois en Chine" [The experiences of the Brestois in China]. Ouest-France (in French). 23 April 2011.[dead link‍]
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b "Jocelyn RICO". PSG70 (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  8. ^ "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.


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