Marcel Aubour’s regret as France’s goalkeeper coach role emerged

In partnership with

OffsAIde

·28 September 2026

The goalkeeping coach role within the France national team is comparatively modern.

It was first introduced, on a very limited basis, by Ivan Curkovic at the 1982 World Cup in Spain.

OneFootball Videos

According to L'Équipe, Marcel Aubour was France’s goalkeeper at the 1966 World Cup.

Last May he said he would have been far stronger had he benefited from specialist sessions.

He added that this remained the major regret of his career.

Source: L'Équipe

“Artificial intelligence was used to assist in creating this article based on reporting from the original source quoted.”