Alain Laurier
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 12 September 1944 | ||
Place of birth | Créteil (Val-de-Marne), France | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
–1965 | Champigny-Coeuilly | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1965–1972 | Reims | ||
1972–1974 | Paris FC | ||
1974–1976 | Angers | ||
1976–1979 | Le Mans | ||
1979–1982 | Caen | ||
Teams managed | |||
1976–1979 | Le Mans | ||
1979–1983 | Caen | ||
1983–1986 | AS Poissy | ||
1986–1989 | Grenoble | ||
1990–1994 | FC Istres | ||
1996–1997 | Dijon | ||
1997–1998 | Al Wasl FC | ||
1999–2000 | Al Wasl FC | ||
2000–2001 | Shenyang Jinde | ||
2002–2004 | Qatar (technical director) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Alain Laurier (French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ loʁje]) (born 12 September 1944) is a former French footballer turned manager-
Biography[]
Laurier was born in Créteil (Val-de-Marne). He made his debut for Coeuilly, which became Stade de Reims. At the champenois club, he played alongside big names such as Raymond Kopa and Lucien Muller. He played his first match in the championship alongside professionals on 17 October 1965. He took part in the return of the club to the top-flight in 1970. Two years later, he was signed by Paris Football Club, who had returned to Division 1. However, the Parisian club were relegated again two years later. Alain Laurier then joined Angers, without further success. He spent two seasons with the club in Division 2. In 1976, he began his conversion to management. He became manager (DEPF), while continuing as a player at Le Mans. He continued as a player-manager at Caen, stopping as a player in his last season at the Normandy club. He then coached Poissy, Grenoble, Istres, Dijon[1] as well as foreign clubs in Dubai and China. From 2002 to 2004, he was technical director of the Qatar team.
Honours[]
- Amateur and military international
- Took part in 1968 Mexico Olympics
- Champion of France D2 in 1966 with Stade de Reims
- First match in Division 2 : 17 October 1965 :Reims-Boulogne (2-1)
- First match in Division 1 : 8 October 1966 :Reims-Bordeaux (4-1)
- 63 matches and 3 goals in Division 1 with Stade de Reims
- 69 matches and 7 goals in Division 2 with Stade de Reims
- Best manager in D2 in 1991 with Istres (awarded by France-Football magazine)
Publications[]
- Football "Culture tactique et principes de jeu", Chiron Sports, 1975
- "Perfectionnement pour l'élite" in Arabic for the Qatar Football Federation in 2003
References[]
- ^ Garin, Erik (12 July 2007). "France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 8 February 2011.
External links[]
- Alain Laurier – FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1944 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Créteil
- French footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Angers SCO players
- Stade Malherbe Caen players
- Le Mans FC players
- Paris FC players
- Stade de Reims players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Olympic footballers of France
- Footballers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- French football managers
- Stade Malherbe Caen managers
- Grenoble Foot 38 managers
- Le Mans FC managers
- FC Istres managers
- Dijon FCO managers
- Al-Wasl F.C. managers
- Guangzhou City F.C. managers
- Ligue 1 managers
- Ligue 2 managers
- UAE Pro League managers
- Chinese Super League managers
- French expatriate football managers
- French expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- French expatriate sportspeople in China
- French expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates
- Expatriate football managers in China