René Donoyan

{{Infobox football biography

|name = René Donoyan

|image =

|full_name =

|birth_date = 8 April 1940

|birth_place = La Ciotat, France

|death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2021|10|30|1940|04|08}}

|death_place =

|height = 1.77 m

|position = Goalkeeper

|currentclub =

|youthyears1 = ?–1957

|youthclubs1 = ES La Ciotat

|youthyears2 = 1957–1959

|youthclubs2 = Saint-Étienne B

|years1 = 1959–1964

|clubs1 = Saint-Étienne

|caps1 = 19

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 1964–1965

|clubs2 = → AS Cherbourg

|caps2 = 30

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 1965–1966

|clubs3 = → Sochaux

|caps3 = 21

|goals3 = 0

|years4 = 1966–1967

|clubs4 = → AS Béziers

|caps4 = 28

|goals4 = 0

|years5 = 1968–1970

|clubs5 = Lorient

|caps5 = 102

|goals5 = 0

|years6 = 1970–1971

|clubs6 = Pays d'Aix

|caps6 = 30

|goals6 = 0

|years7 = 1971–1972

|clubs7 = {{ill|FC Bourges|fr|Football Club de Bourges}}

|caps7 = 30

|goals7 = 0

|years8 = 1972–1976

|clubs8 = Nantes

|caps8 = 23

|goals8 = 0

|totalcaps = 283

|totalgoals = 0

|medaltemplates =

|manageryears1 = 1975–1976

|managerclubs1 = {{ill|Nantes II|fr|Équipe réserve et centre de formation du FC Nantes}}

|manageryears2 = 1976–1977

|managerclubs2 = FC Nantes C

}}

René Donoyan (8 April 1940 – 30 October 2021) was a French football player and manager.{{cite news |last= |first= |date=30 October 2021|title=René Donoyan nous a quittés|trans-title= |url=https://www.asse.fr/fr/actualites/rene-donoyan-nous-a-quittes-ac31085|language=French|work=AS Saint-Étienne|location= |access-date=31 October 2021}} He played as a goalkeeper, notably for AS Saint-Étienne, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, and FC Nantes. Throughout his career, he played 61 matches in Division 1, 222 matches in Division 2, and one match in the UEFA Cup.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}