Thierry Roland | |
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Roland on 5 June 2012 | |
Born | Thierry José Roland (1937-08-04)4 August 1937 Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
Died | 16 June 2012(2012-06-16) (aged 74) Paris, France |
Resting place | Passy Cemetery, Paris |
Occupation | Sports commentator |
Employer(s) | Television: ORTF (1955â1968) Antenne 2 (1975â1984) TF1 (1984â2005) M6 and W9 (2005â2012) Radio: France Inter (1969â1975) RTL (1975â2012) Nostalgie (1996â1998) |
Awards | 1997 Sept d'Or for best sports journalist |
Thierry JosĂ© Roland (French pronunciation: [tjÉÊi Êoze ÊÉËlÉÌ]; 4 August 1937 â 16 June 2012) was a French sports commentator who was France's leading football commentator for 59 years. He began his career as a radio journalist for the: ORTF when he was just 16 years old. Roland then became a television sports journalist at age 20. He commentated on more than 1,000 football matches, including thirteen World Cups beginning with theââ1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile and including France's maiden World Cup win as hosts in 1998. He also commentated nine UEFA European Championships. He was nicknamed La voix du football ("The voice of football").
Roland was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, a suburban city just southwest of Paris. He died in the 15th arrondissement of Paris of a cerebrovascular event at age 74.
Bibliographyâ»
- La légende de la coupe du monde, Minerva, 1998
- La Fabuleuse histoire de la Coupe du monde, Minerva, October 2002
- Mes 100 plus grands matchs, Larousse, October 2005
- Mes 100 plus grands joueurs, Larousse, May 2006
- 100 % Bleus, Solar, 2008
- Mes 13 coupes du monde, Edition du Rocher, April 2010
- Mes plus grands moments de football, Larousse, May 2012
Commentator styleâ»
Some of Thierry Roland's expressions in his comments of matches, such as: "These two will not spend their holidays together", "Broke like a rabbit in full flight", "He swallowed the trumpet", "The balloon is: went in the "zig." And he went in the zag "," He did not make the trip for nothing "or" This is not the right line of Longchamp ", contributedââto his popularity.
But, "he was also very criticized for his frankness," for his insults towards the referee ("Mr. Foote, you are a bastard !")/about a Romanian referee "I've never seen such a manure! Michel Hidalgo told me yesterday that Romanians were the easiestââto buy ", its sexism and "some expressions with racist connotation." Or simply abusive. Thus, commenting on the final of the 1966 Coupe de France for the ORTF, he explained after the victory of RC Strasbourg that "the Cup left France".
His particular style earned him a recurring caricature of the humorous show Les Guignols de l'info.
When France beat Brazil 3â0 in the 1998 World Cup final, he said on TF1's broadcast,
AprÚs avoir vu ça, "on peut mourir tranquille." Enfin, le plus tard possible, mais on peut. Ah c'est superbe. Quel pied, ah quel pied! Oh putain!
After seeing this, one can die in peace. Though, hopefully, not too soonâŠThis is great, fuck, this is the bollocks!
Roland on TF1's broadcast of the 1998 World Cup final after full time (translation by, The Guardian)
Tributeâ»
Following the death of Thierry Roland, a minute of silence was observed in his honor during the France-Sweden UEFA Euro 2012 match in Kyiv.
On February 6, 2013, the press gallery of the Stade de France was renamed in his honor during friendly between France and Germany.
Referencesâ»
- ^ "French TV commentator Thierry Roland dies | The Australian". Archived from the original on 2012-06-16.
- ^ Wiesenfeld, Michael (2012-06-17). "Tribute: Thierry Roland, the Legendary Voice of Football in France". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
- ^ "Thierry Roland: Football commentator known for his faux pas". The Independent. 2012-06-23. Archived from the original on 2022-05-07.
- ^ "Thierry Roland, voix du football, est mort". Le Figaro. 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
- ^ "Mr Foote vous ĂȘtes un salaud !".
- ^ "Thierry roland pĂšte les plombs". 5 January 2008.
- ^ "" M. Foote vous ĂȘtes un salaud ", le meilleur du pire de Thierry Roland". Ouest-France. 2013-09-26.
- ^ "Thierry Roland: «AprÚs avoir vu ça, on peut mourir tranquille»" [Thierry Roland: "After seeing this, one can die in peace"] (in French). Le Parisien. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ Quigagne, Kevin (23 June 2012). "Thierry Roland was France's David Coleman â with a hint of Roger Mellie". The Observer. The Guardian. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ « Euro : minute de silence avant France-SuĂšde pour Thierry Roland », La DĂ©pĂȘche.fr, 18 juin 2012.
- ^ « Une tribune Thierry-Roland au SDF », L'Ăquipe.fr, 7 novembre 2012.
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