Hervé Porquet

Hervé Porquet (born 22 March 1957) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward. He notably played in the Division 1 for Paris Saint-Germain from 1977 to 1979.[1]

Hervé Porquet
Personal information
Date of birth (1957-03-22) 22 March 1957
Place of birth Nemours, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
ASA Montereau
FC Brunoy
Meaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1977 Meaux
1977–1979 Paris Saint-Germain 10 (2)
1977–1979 Paris Saint-Germain B
1979–1982 Fontainebleau
1982–1992 Le Mée SF
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Porquet played for ASA Montereau and FC Brunoy in his youth before joining Meaux.[2] At Meaux, he made several performances in the Coupe de France that helped him sign for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in 1977.[3] He signed for the club as a professional trainee.[3] In two seasons at PSG, he scored over 50 goals for the reserve side, and made ten appearances in the Division 1, scoring two goals.[4][1] In January 2007, Porquet recalled his goal for PSG against Bordeaux on 17 December 1977 as his "best memory" at Paris Saint-Germain. He came on as a substitute and scored the winner for Les Parisiens at the 85th minute, being the quickest player to latch onto Carlos Bianchi's shot that was stopped by the Bordeaux goalkeeper Philippe Bergeroo.[5][4]

For his performances at Paris Saint-Germain, Porquet attracted interest from Valenciennes and Troyes. However, he instead signed for Division 3 side Fontainebleau in 1979.[4] In 2014, Porquet explained that he "does not regret at all [his] choice".[4] He explained that he had recently been married, and that he was looking to prepare his post-football career. In Fontainebleau, he was offered a job as a foreman in an industrial company.[4] In 1982, Porquet moved to Le Mée-sur-Seine, where he met Christian Quillay, who offered him to join his amateur club, Le Mée SF.[4] Porquet accepted, thereby ending his professional career.[2] He would go on to play for the club's first team until 1992.[1]

International career

Porquet was a youth international for France.[2] He has also played for Paris Île-de-France, representing the Ligue de Paris-Île-de-France, at cadet, youth, and senior level.[2]

Personal life

Porquet married in the 1970s.[4] After retiring from football in 1992, he continued playing for the "veterans" team of Le Mée SF until 2001.[2] After having been introduced by Christian Quillay,[3] Porquet worked as a sales executive for Continental, an automotive parts company. Porquet would keep the job for over 30 years.[4] He is also an artist; he has created a website where he shows off his artistic works, usually paintings and drawings.[3]

References
  1. "Hervé PORQUET". Histoire du PSG (in French). Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  2. "Hervé PORQUET". PSG70 (in French). Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  3. "Interview d'Hervé Porquet" [Interview of Hervé Porquet]. PSG70 (in French). 21 January 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  4. "Hervé Porquet jubile enfin" [Hervé Porquet is finally jubilant]. Le Parisien (in French). 25 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  5. "17/12/1977 Bordeaux-PSG". Paris.canal-historique (in French). 11 May 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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