Frederic Guerra

Lyon Talent Architect

Born near Naples in 1955 and raised in France from the age of two, Frédéric Guerra comes from a working-class background and left school early to help his family. He first built a career as an artisan staffer in the building trade around Lyon, while staying involved in amateur football as president of the Brosses de Villeurbanne club. Seeing how many local talents lacked a proper network, he moved into scouting with RC Strasbourg to learn how to analyse players and negotiate.