Sandrine Roux


Sandrine Roux is a French former footballer, who played for the national team between 1983 and 2000. Roux played as a goalkeeper.

Personal life

Roux was born in Paris. She started playing football in 1974, during which time she had to hide her long hair under a cap. As a youngstar, she played at Paris FC, which at the time only had a men's team, under the name Stéphane, as women were not allowed to play in the men's team.

Career

Roux started her career playing for. She later played for Olympique Lyonnais Féminin.
Roux made her debut for France in 1983. She competed at the UEFA Women's Euro 1997, and played internationally until 2000. She made over 70 appearances for the national team.
Roux retired from football in 2001. In the same year, she became goalkeeping coach for France U-17. She later worked as an assistant coach for France U-20 at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
In 2019, Roux worked as a commentator for the Canal+ coverage of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.