Lionel André Michel Charbonnier (born 25 October 1966 in Poitiers^[2]) is a French retired football goalkeeper.

[edit] Career

Charbonnier moved from Auxerre to Rangers in 1998 and endeared himself to the Rangers faithful with a string of outstanding performances before spending over a year out with injury. On his return, could not displace Stefan Klos as first choice goalkeeper. He is recorded as having ended his playing career with Swiss team FC Sion.

[edit] International career

Charbonnier was the third choice goalkeeper of the French national team that won the 1998 World Cup. However, he only received one cap (Italy, June 11, 1997, 2-2).

[edit] Honours

Following the 1998 World Cup, he was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 1998^[3][4]

[edit] Coaching career

After his retirement from his professionel career becomes the coaching job of FC Sens in 2005^[5] and was later named as technical director of the Fédération Tahitienne de Football.^[6]. Charbonnier is now coach of the Tahiti under-20 national side and became the first coach to ever qualify a Tahitian national team for a tournament outside of beach soccer and futsal,^[7] after guiding the Under-20 Tahitian team to the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt.^[8]

[edit] Notes

v • d • e France squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup Winners (1st Title) 1 Lama • 2 Candela • 3 Lizarazu • 4 Vieira • 5 Blanc • 6 Djorkaeff • 7 Deschamps • 8 Desailly • 9 Guivarc'h • 10 Zidane • 11 Pirès • 12 Henry • 13 Diomède • 14 Boghossian • 15 Thuram • 16 Barthez • 17 Petit • 18 Leboeuf • 19 Karembeu • 20 Trezeguet • 21 Dugarry • 22 Charbonnier • Coach: Jacquet

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