René Donoyan

René Donoyan

Personal information
Date of birth	8 April 1940
Place of birth	La Ciotat, France
Date of death	30 October 2021(2021-10-30) (aged 81)
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
?–1957	ES La Ciotat
1957–1959	Saint-Étienne B
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1959–1964	Saint-Étienne	19	(0)
1964–1965	→ AS Cherbourg	30	(0)
1965–1966	→ Sochaux	21	(0)
1966–1967	→ AS Béziers	28	(0)
1968–1970	Lorient	102	(0)
1970–1971	Pays d'Aix	30	(0)
1971–1972	FC Bourges	30	(0)
1972–1976	Nantes	23	(0)
Total		283	(0)
Managerial career
1975–1976	Nantes II
1976–1977	FC Nantes C
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

René Donoyan (8 April 1940 – 30 October 2021) was a French football player and manager. He played as a goalkeeper, notably for AS Saint-Étienne, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, and FC Nantes. Throughout his career, he played 61 matches in Division 1, 222 matches in Division 2, and one match in the UEFA Cup.

Honours

Saint-Étienne

• Division 1: 1963–64
• Division 2: 1962–63

Nantes

• Division 1: 1972–73

External links

• René Donoyan at WorldFootball.net