Didier Menard
Personal information
Full name Francois Didier Menard
Date of birth (1972-09-26) 26 September 1972
Place of birth New York City, US
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1995 Cocoa Expos
1995 Tromsø 0 (0)
International career
1999–2000 Haiti 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Didier Menard (born 26 September 1972) is a retired American-born Haitian football goalkeeper.

Born in New York, his parents split when he was a year old. His mother moved to Orlando, but for a time Menard was raised by other relatives in Montreal. Moving back to Orlando, Menard made his way into the local team Cocoa Expos.[1]

In 1995, Norwegian team Tromsø IL saw their goalkeeper and team captain Tor Andre Grenersen sustain an injury. Menard was signed on a short-term basis to compete with Tromsø's then-reserve goalkeeper Thomas Tøllefsen. Menard made his Tromsø debut in the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup as a 55th-minute substitute for Tøllefsen away against FC Universitatea Cluj. He was the first black goalkeeper in Norwegian top-flight football.[1][2] However, Grenersen returned from injury before Menard got to play any league games, and Menard was sent back to the US.

In 1999 and 2000 Menard represented Haiti and won 7 international caps.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Grindstein, Gunnar (15 July 1995). "Glad gutt med tøff oppvekst". Nordlys (in Norwegian). p. 38.
  2. ↑ Grindstein, Gunnar (10 July 1995). "Menard debuterte med kjemperedning". Nordlys (in Norwegian). p. 31.
  3. ↑ Didier Menard at National-Football-Teams.com
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