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Hervé Gorce

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Hervé Gorce
Hervé Gorce in 1976.
Personal information
Full name Hervé Gorce
Date of birth (1952-12-03)December 3, 1952
Place of birth Malo-les-Bains, France[1]
Date of death August 14, 2008(2008-08-14) (aged 55)
Place of death Dunkerque, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Dunkerque
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1976 Dunkerque
1976–1977 Laval 32 (0)
1977–1980 Dunkerque
Total 196 (18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hervé Gorce (3 December 1952 – 14 August 2008) was a professional football defender who played for USL Dunkerque and Stade Lavallois. He was also a Ligue de Football Professionnel board member.

Career

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Born in Malo-les-Bains, Gorce began playing youth football with local side USL Dunkerque. He joined Dunkerque's senior side in 1972, and made 164 Ligue 2 appearances for the club during his career. He also played one season in Ligue 1 with Laval.[2][3]

After retiring from playing football, Gorce became an administrator. He was appointed director of several clubs, including USL Dunkerque, and joined the Ligue de Football Professionnel board in 2001.[2]

Personal

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Gorce died at age 55 on 14 August 2008.[4]

References

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  1. ^ https://deces.matchid.io/id/SUUUEGu6nqsy
  2. ^ a b Belsoeur, Alain (November 2008). "Alain Belsoeur a lu cet hommage à Hervé Gorce lors de ses obsèques le 19 août à Dunkerque" (PDF) (in French). SNAAF.fr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-26.
  3. ^ "Avec Hervé Gorce disparaît un amoureux de l'USLD" (in French). La Voix due Nord. 16 August 2008.
  4. ^ "La mort d'Hervé Gorce" (in French). L'Equipe. 14 August 2008. Archived from the original on August 4, 2012.
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