Célestin Oliver

{{short description|French footballer (1930-2011)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Célestin Oliver

| image =

| fullname = Célestin Oliver

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|7|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Mostaganem, French Algeria

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2011|6|5|1930|7|12|df=y}}

| death_place = Marseille, France

| height =

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1950–1953

| clubs1 = IS Mostaganem

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1953–1958

| clubs2 = Sedan

| caps2 = 168

| goals2 = 85

| years3 = 1958–1960

| clubs3 = Marseille

| caps3 = 73

| goals3 = 32

| years4 = 1960–1962

| clubs4 = Angers

| caps4 = 68

| goals4 = 9

| years5 = 1962–1964

| clubs5 = Toulon

| caps5 = 63

| goals5 = 15

| nationalyears1 = 1953–1958

| nationalteam1 = France

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| manageryears1 = 1966–1967

| managerclubs1 = Miramas

| manageryears2 = 1967–1972

| managerclubs2 = Caen

| manageryears3 = 1972–1973

| managerclubs3 = Reims

| manageryears4 = 1974–1975

| managerclubs4 = Boulogne

| manageryears5 = 1978–1979

| managerclubs5 = Toulon

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{FRA}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|FIFA World Cup}}

{{Medal|3rd|1958 Sweden|}}

}}

Célestin Oliver (12 July 1930 – 5 June 2011) was a French footballer who played as a striker. He was part of the France national team during the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1958 FIFA World Cup tournaments.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/25135 |title=Célestin Oliver |work=Olympedia |access-date=12 November 2021}}

In 1979, he created an education academy in Marseille, where he would train Christophe Galtier, Eric Cantona, Benjamin Gavanon, and Cédric Carrasso.{{cite web |last=Razgallah |first=Clément |url=https://www.purepeople.com/article/celestin-oliver-coequipier-de-kopa-et-mentor-d-eric-cantona-est-decede_a81196/1 |title=Célestin Oliver, coéquipier de Kopa et mentor d'Eric Cantona, est décédé |trans-title=Célestin Oliver, Kopa's teammate and Eric Cantona's mentor, has passed away |work=Purepeople |date=6 June 2011 |access-date=2 September 2021 |language=FR}}