:Roland Mitoraj
{{short description|French footballer (born 1940)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}{{Infobox football biography
| name = Roland Mitoraj
| image =Roland Mitoraj.jpg
| caption =
| height = 1.76 m
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1940|2|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bourges, France
| position = Centre-back
| youthyears1 = 1957–1958
| youthclubs1 = Montluçon
| years1 = 1958–1970
| years2 = 1970–1972
| years3 = 1972–1974
| clubs1 = Saint-Étienne
| clubs2 = Paris Saint-Germain
| clubs3 = Bordeaux
| nationalyears1 = 1967–1968
| nationalteam1 = France
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 1974–1976
| managerclubs1 = Aix
| goals3 = 0
| caps3 = 36
| caps2 = 65
| goals2 = 0
| caps1 = 213
| goals1 = 23
| clubs4 = Aix
| years4 = 1974–1976
| totalcaps = 325+
| totalgoals = 24+
| managerclubs5 = Saint-Étienne B
| managerclubs7 = Saint-Julien Chapteuil
| manageryears6 = 1993–1997
| managerclubs6 = Saint-Étienne U17
| manageryears5 = 1992–1993
| managerclubs3 = Saint-Étienne U17
| manageryears4 = 1991–1992
| managerclubs4 = Saint-Étienne (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 1990–1991
| manageryears2 = 1976–1990
| managerclubs2 = Cournon d'Auvergne
| manageryears7 = 1997–2003
| caps4 = 11+Statistics for the 1975–76 season are unknown.
| goals4 = 1+
}}
Roland Mitoraj (born 5 February 1940) is a French former professional footballer and manager.{{cite news | first = Ernest | last = Capocci | url = http://www.usjsf-idf.com/pdf/francilien_39.pdf | title = Le vrai Fogiel | date = January 2005 | work = Le Journaliste Francilien | accessdate = 15 August 2009 }}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
International career
Mitoraj played three matches for France from 1967 to 1968.{{NFT player|29175}}
After football
From 1976 to 1990, Mitoraj worked for Adidas. He would sell products from Le Coq Sportif and Arena, brands which depended on Adidas. He was a commercial vendor.{{Cite web|title=Roland Mitoraj : " On nous invitait partout. C'est ça le grand danger à Paris "|trans-title=Roland Mitoraj: "We were invited everywhere. That's the great danger in Paris"|url=http://psg70.free.fr/interviewmitoraj.htm|access-date=11 March 2021|website=PSG70|language=fr}} Simultaneously, he coached Cournon-d'Auvergne.
In 2003, Mitoraj retired to go live in Vorey for four years. He would watch his favorite team Saint-Étienne at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard every weekend. However, in December 2007, he came out of retirement in order to become an administrator at Saint-Étienne.{{Cite web|title=Roland MITORAJ|url=http://psg70.free.fr/MITORAJ.htm|access-date=11 March 2021|website=PSG70|language=fr}}
Honours
= Player =
Saint-Étienne
- Division 1: 1963–64, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70
- Division 2: 1962–63
- Coupe de France: 1967–68, 1969–70; runner-up: 1959–60
- Challenge des Champions: {{Interlanguage link|1967 Challenge des Champions|lt=1967|fr|Challenge des champions 1967}}, {{Interlanguage link|1968 Challenge des Champions|lt=1968|fr|Challenge des champions 1968}}, {{Interlanguage link|1969 Challenge des Champions|lt=1969|fr|Challenge des champions 1969}}
Paris Saint-Germain
= Manager =
Aix
- Coupe de Provence: 1975; runner-up: 1976
Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://www.fff.fr/servfff/historique/historique.php?id=MITORAJ%20Roland Profile on FFF site]
- {{WorldFootball.net|id=roland-mitoraj}}
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Category:French men's footballers
Category:Sportspeople from Bourges
Category:Footballers from Cher (department)
Category:French people of Polish descent
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:France men's international footballers
Category:Championnat National players
Category:AS Saint-Étienne players
Category:Paris Saint-Germain FC players
Category:FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
Category:Pays d'Aix FC players
Category:Pays d'Aix FC managers
Category:20th-century French sportsmen
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