Andre Rey

See also: Rey, Andre

Andre Rey , born the January 22nd 1948 with Strasbourg, is a former French international goalkeeper of Football.

Rey begins its professional path with the Racing Club from Strasbourg without being able to impose itself in team first. In 1974, it is lent to the club close to the FC Metz which has just lost its two guards on wounds. At 28 years, it is the bursting of this sober guard, complete, equipped with its 1,88 m with an impressive scale for the attackers, which rises in one season on the level of the best. The national sport selector Michel Hidalgo convenes it for a nonofficial match vis-a-vis the Romania the February 2nd 1977 before launching it in selection the 23 following in friendly match vis-a-vis the FRG, then world champion titrates some (1-0). Rey becomes the indisputable holder in team of France has and takes part inter alia in the memorable victory over the Bulgaria (3-1), the November 16th 1977, which qualifies the Bleus for the World cup 1978 in Argentine. Unfortunately, Rey fractures the wrist with the drive one month before the Mundial and finds thus isolated list of selected for the tournament. It is Jean-Paul Bertrand-Demanes which will keep the tricolor goal in Argentine without really convincing.

Given of its wound, Rey finds its place of holder ches the Bleus for the eliminating heats of the Euro 1980 the time of only one match against the Sweden (2-2), where its responsibility is committed on Swedish equalization at the last minute which will prove synonymous with French elimination thereafter. In fall of form with its club, Rey is seen supplanted in team of France by Dominique Dropsy; it knows there its tenth and last selection in May 1979 vis-a-vis the the United States (6-0). This same year, it joined the OGC Nice where it remained until in 1983 and finally with FC Mulhouse or it will complete its career in 1984.

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