Charles Samoy
Encyclopedia
Charles Samoy is a former French
football player and manager. As a player, Samoy played for AC Denain, CO Roubaix-Tourcoing
, Le Havre
and Lille
, and participated in the 1960 Summer Olympics
. As a manager he enjoyed two spells in charge of Lille, from 1976 to 1977 and in 1997.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
football player and manager. As a player, Samoy played for AC Denain, CO Roubaix-Tourcoing
CO Roubaix-Tourcoing
Club Olympique de Roubaix Tourcoing was a French football team playing in the city of Roubaix, Nord. The team was founded in 1945 in a merge between three clubs: Excelsior AC Roubaix, RC Roubaix and US Tourcoing. The team won Division 1 in 1946/1947...
, Le Havre
Le Havre AC
Le Havre Athletic Club Football Association is a French association football club based in Le Havre. The club was founded originally as an athletics and rugby club in 1872, thus making it the oldest association football and rugby club registered in France...
and Lille
Lille OSC
LOSC Lille Métropole is a French association football club based in Lille. The club was founded in 1944 as a result of a merger and currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football. Lille plays its home matches at the Stade Lille-Metropole in nearby Villeneuve-d'Ascq. In 2012, the...
, and participated in the 1960 Summer Olympics
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...
. As a manager he enjoyed two spells in charge of Lille, from 1976 to 1977 and in 1997.