HE was thrown in on the deep finish at Rangers and hit two objectives on his debut.
However in the long run he by no means actually made a splash in Scotland.
An Ibrox purpose file of seven in 18 video games is pretty respectable.
A key purpose within the League Cup remaining helped maintain his head above water after a £3.5m transfer too – and contributed to a treble beneath Dick Advocaat.
However there are greater trophies and awards in his cupboard. A lot greater.
But regardless of all this, the 53-year-old remains to be thought-about a flop.
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Or, given his new profession past soccer, perhaps that ought to be BELLY FLOP.
That is as a result of former Gers striker Stephane Guivarc’h is now a SWIMMING POOL SALESMAN again dwelling in France.
Signed by the big-spending Dutch boss in November 1998 – earlier than the arrival of switch home windows – Guivarc’h was a current World Cup winner with France who had joined Newcastle from Auxerre after the event.
He performed simply 4 occasions in an sad spell with the Magpies earlier than shifting additional north to Glasgow the place he added extra medals to the massive one already in his possession.
However, identical to his World Cup, he may have contributed much more.
He returned to France and Auxerre then again to Guingamp, the place all of it started.
It is there although that he moved right into a profession in direct distinction to the inexperienced fields he performed on as a ahead.
As a substitute he moved into swimming pool gross sales in his homeland of Brittany working for a pal’s firm.
He instructed RMC: “I have been within the swimming pool enterprise for 17 years. The boss is a childhood pal of mine.
“The enterprise was a plumbing agency that was becoming a water tank at my home.
“My pal instructed me he was planning to create a swimming pool division, and on the lookout for a gross sales rep.
“I used to be unemployed on the time I instructed him I might assist – he phoned me the subsequent day and 17 years later I am nonetheless working.
“I lead a balanced life. I do not must always search to be in entrance of a digicam or a microphone in an effort to exist.”
Talking to The Occasions, Guivarc’h added: “The primary time I meet a buyer, in the event that they’re a soccer fan, it’s not unusual to spend half an hour speaking about swimming swimming pools and an hour speaking soccer.
“It’s good, it lets you join with any individual’s ardour moderately than simply speaking swimming pools, swimming pools, swimming pools.”
Guivarc’h was the second World Cup winner signed by Advocaat after France’s triumph.
Earlier than the striker’s arrival back-up goalkeeper Lionel Charbonnier was introduced in and the ahead’s team-mate fro membership and nation has additionally gone onto a really completely different profession.
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