Black Friday for French football. Serge Roy, former French international striker and father of Brest coach Éric Roy, died this Friday at the age of 93.
Born in Beaune in 1932, Serge Roy was the oldest French international. He brought glory to AS Monaco in the 1960s by winning the first Coupe de France in the club’s history in 1960 and being crowned French champion the following year.
On its social networks, the Principality club paid him a vibrant tribute: “AS Monaco is in mourning, Serge Roy has left us at the age of 93. Under the Red & White jersey worn between 1957 and 1962, the former striker won the first titles in the Club’s history, the 1960 Coupe de France then the 1961 Championship. We send our most sincere condolences to his son Éric, his family and those close to him. »
The former striker for the French team (one selection) also played for Besançon, Olympique de Marseille, Valenciennes and OGC Nice, where he ended his career in 1964.
He organized a jubilee a little less than ten years after hanging up his boots in 1973 where he invited several football legends such as Johan Cruyff, Ferenc Puskas and his friend Alfredo Di Stefano.
The new dean of the French internationals is now the former Valencia striker Serge Masnaghetti, aged 91, selected twice in 1963.
