Didier Roustan was a French sports journalist who presented and commentated for multiple French football channels, and most notably worked for L'Equipe television channel.
22 Facts About Didier Roustan
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At the age of 18, Didier Roustan joined TF1 for an internship.
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Didier Roustan was chosen for the role by Georges de Caunes.
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Didier Roustan's internship was for three months, but Roustan stayed at TF1 for 13 and a half years.
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In 1979, Didier Roustan commentated on a match between France and Sweden, making him the youngest Frenchman to commentate on a France senior team match.
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Didier Roustan was the temporary presenter of Telefoot in June 1984, before being replaced by Thierry Roland.
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Didier Roustan was remembered for his commentary at UEFA Euro 1984, which was won by France.
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In 1989, Didier Roustan joined Canal+, where he worked on the 52-minute programme Mag Max.
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Didier Roustan left TF1 in 1989 after a disagreement with TF1 shareholder and Olympique de Marseille president Bernard Tapie about TF1's coverage of Marseille matches.
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Didier Roustan worked on a France 2 sports betting programme with Basile Boli, Emmanuel Petit and Louise Ekland.
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Didier Roustan commentated on Ligue 1, UEFA Champions League, and French national football matches.
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Didier Roustan worked as a radio commentator for RTL for many years, before leaving the station in 2019.
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Didier Roustan said that fellow sports journalist Jean Raynal was his inspiration.
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Didier Roustan was nicknamed Che Guevara, as he was sceptical of the role of money in football.
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Didier Roustan suggested to Cantona and Maradona that each of them should contribute $7,000 to support the new union, and the union started with 48 members including Cantona, Maradona, and Gianluca Vialli.
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In 1997, Didier Roustan organised an International Association of Professional Footballers charity match between Europe and Rest of the World.
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Didier Roustan created the Foot Citoyen social project, which was supported by Arsene Wenger.
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Didier Roustan ran a blog and weekly podcast called Didier Roustan Foot.
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Didier Roustan was born on 10 October 1957 in Brazzaville, French Equatorial Africa.
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Didier Roustan's mother was from Martinique, and worked for Agence France-Presse.
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Didier Roustan died of liver cancer in Paris on 11 September 2024, at the age of 66.
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In 2015, Didier Roustan was awarded a Prix de la Carriere by the Association des ecrivains sportifs.