Paul Rouget, Media365: published on Tuesday January 14, 2025 at 4:46 p.m.
Dominique Rocheteau, who celebrates his 70th birthday on Tuesday, revealed that he was going to return to football soon
“The Green Angel” celebrates its 70th anniversary! While he left his leadership position with the Greens in 2019, Dominique Rocheteau is celebrating his 70th birthday this Tuesday, while he is now enjoying his retirement. Iconic player of the 70s and 80s, at Saint-Etienne and PSG before ending his career in Toulouse, the twirling winger with 49 caps for the French team, for 15 goals, spoke at length to L'Equipe.
The former teammate of Jean-Michel Larqué has no real regrets about his career, apart from the fact of not being able to play abroad. “What remains of my eighteen years of my career are the relationships forged with the world of football and the pleasure we take in seeing each other again, fifty years later, with the Greens of 1976,” he confides. he, before explaining that he had not really appreciated his role as leader, and even less that of agent.
-“I’m not done yet.”
Rocheteau, who was already an actor but also a writer, also spoke about his current life and his relationship with sport. “I got back into cycling when I stopped running, ten or fifteen years ago,” he explains. “When you have been a high-level athlete, you inevitably have after-effects. You always have to stay active . Otherwise, you feel pain.”
The four-time French champion, finalist in the 1976 Champion Clubs' Cup, also believes that Jakub Laz, a Polish physiotherapist from Nieulle-sur-Seudre (Charente-Maritime), “saved his life”: “Today , I live again on a physical level. I no longer have pain. I go on a bike ride with a friend or for a walk with my wife. It's never a race. dangerous. I'm also going to start playing football again soon. I still have a lot of things to accomplish. Looking forward to the return of the “Green Angel” on the pitch…
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