Gaby Robert

Gabriel "Gaby" Robert (5 March 1920 – 15 May 2003 ) was a French football player and coach. He played for the France Olympic team at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

After his playing career, he became a coach with Hyères, Toulon, Lyon, Valenciennes and coached France at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Club career
He played for FC Annecy in 1945-1946, Racing Club Paris in 1946-1947, FC Hyères and Sporting Club Toulon.

International career
He was selected in France Football squad for the 1948 Summer Olympics, and played France two Games against India and Great Britain, as France were eliminated in the Quarterfinals. He never had a cap with France senior team.

In 1966 he coached France national Amateurs team.

In 1976 he managed France at the 1976 Olympic Football Tournament, as France was eliminated in the quarterfinals by East Germany.

He thus became the first French, and to date the only, to participate to the Olympic Football Tournament as both a player and a manager.