Alain Couriol

Alain Couriol

Couriol in 1980
Personal information
Date of birth	(1958-10-24) 24 October 1958
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Cannet-Rocheville
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1979	INF Vichy	213	(30)
1979–1983	Monaco	118	(21)
1983–1989	Paris Saint-Germain	75	(9)
1989–1990	SC Toulon	15	(0)
1990–1991	St Denis St Leu	24	(1)
International career
1980–1983	France	12	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alain Couriol (born 24 October 1958) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker.

He earned 12 caps and scored 2 goals for the France national football team, and played in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, where France finished fourth. He scored a goal in the third place match versus Poland in a 3–2 defeat in Alicante. His other goal for France came in March 1982 in a 4–0 win over Northern Ireland in Paris.

During his career, he played for INF Vichy (1978–1979), AS Monaco (1979–1983), Paris Saint-Germain (1983–1989), SC Toulon (1989–1990), Saint Denis Saint Leu (1990–1991).

External links

• Profile
• Profile
• Alain Couriol at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Alain Couriol at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)