Glitter was not for him, but he nevertheless greatly contributed to making green the favorite color of football fans in the 70s. Gérard Farizon, left-back of the Grand Sainté from 1967 to 1980, died in Saint-Raphaël (Var) at the age of 77, announces Le Progrès on Wednesday.
Dominique Rocheteau's former teammate, Jean-Michel Larqué, and Dominique Bathenay had been a victim of neurodegenerative disease (Alzheimer's) for three years.
Gerard Farizon died on Wednesday at the age of 77, suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
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Rest in peace Legend.
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Initially a striker, the native of the suburb of Saint-Etienne arrived at the club at the age of 18, but it was much later that he could be recognized as part of the historic group of Saint-Etienne.
Turned professional at 26 after having played only one match with the first team three years before, he was the archetype of the full-back who doesn't hesitate to climb up to support his winger.
His record is worthy of that of his illustrious partners: 412 matches with the jersey of the Greens, five times champion of France (1968, 1970, 1974, 1975 and 1976) and winner of three French Cups (1974, 1975, 1977).
After the two doubles in 74 and 75, the one nicknamed "Tachan" had participated in the epic European Cup of Champions Clubs the following year, being able however to play the legendary final against Bayern (0- 1) and his square posts, due to a league injury.
With the France team, he had only one selection, against Poland in a friendly, in April 76 (2-0).
Gérard Farison went to Fréjus after his career, and became a trainer there before becoming a sports educator in Saint-Raphaël until 2002.