Laurent Fournier
![]() Fournier in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 September 1964 | ||
Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | AS Poissy (Manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1980–1988 | Lyon | 255 | (27) |
1988–1990 | Saint-Étienne | 76 | (8) |
1990–1991 | Marseille | 28 | (4) |
1991–1994 | Paris Saint-Germain | 119 | (13) |
1994–1995 | Bordeaux | 41 | (5) |
1995–1998 | Paris Saint-Germain | 133 | (5) |
1998 | Bastia | 5 | (0) |
National team | |||
1992 | France | 3 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1998–1999 | Bastia | ||
1999–2002 | Feucherolles U-13 | ||
2003 | Pacy Vallée-d'Eure | ||
2003–2005 | Paris Saint-Germain (Reserves) | ||
2005 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
2007 | Nîmes | ||
2009–2010 | Créteil | ||
2010–2011 | Strasbourg | ||
2011–2012 | Auxerre | ||
2013 | Red Star | ||
2016 | Créteil | ||
2019– | Poissy | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Laurent Fournier (born 14 September 1964) is a French former professional footballer and current manager of AS Poissy.
Managerial career[]
Fournier retired in 1998, immediately becoming manager of his final club SC Bastia in Ligue 1. He was fired in April 1999, and his next jobs were with the under-13 team in the village of Feucherolles, then for amateur team Pacy Vallée-d'Eure. In February 2003 he became reserve team manager of his former club Paris Saint-Germain. Two years later, he became first-team manager upon the dismissal of Vahid Halilhodžić, on a deal to last until the end of the season.[1]
On 26 May 2005, with PSG in 10th place with one game left to play, Fournier was given a new two-year contract.[2] He was axed on 27 December that year, the first managerial casualty of the season, despite being in sixth place and two points off second; he was replaced by Guy Lacombe.[3]
Fournier returned to football on 5 October 2007, taking over Nîmes Olympique until the end of the Championnat National season with a two-year extension if they achieved promotion to Ligue 2.[4] On 4 December, he left by mutual consent.[5]
In June 2009, Fournier was back in the third tier with Créteil.[6] A year later, he signed for two years at Strasbourg who had just fallen into the same league.[7]
Fournier returned to Ligue 1 in June 2011, taking over at Auxerre after Jean Fernandez headed to Nancy.[8] Having won four of 28 games for the bottom-placed team, he was dismissed the following 18 March and replaced by Jean-Guy Wallemme.[9]
In June 2013, Fournier was back in Paris on a two-year deal with the aim of getting Red Star into Ligue 2.[10] He was dismissed on 6 October after five losses from nine games.[11]
Fournier rejoined Créteil in June 2016, again tasked with taking the relegated Béliers back to the second tier.[12] He lasted only until 23 December, when he was ousted from the 14th-placed club.[13]
In June 2019, Fournier was hired by Poissy of the fourth-tier Championnat National 2. Among his players was his eldest son Anthony.[14]
Honours[]
Player[]
Marseille
- Division 1: 1990–91
- European Cup runner-up: 1990–91
- Coupe de France runner-up: 1990–91
Paris Saint-Germain
- Division 1: 1993–94
- Coupe de France: 1992–93, 1997–98
- Coupe de la Ligue: 1997–98
- Trophée des Champions: 1995[15]
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1995–96; runner-up: 1996–97
- European Super Cup runner-up: 1996
References[]
- ^ "Fournier the way forward for PSG". UEFA. 9 February 2005. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "PSG extend Fournier deal". Eurosport. 26 May 2005. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Lacombe handed PSG reins". UEFA. 27 December 2005. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Laurent Fournier, nouvel entraîneur de Nîmes !" [Laurent Fournier, new manager of Nîmes!]. Le Télégramme (in French). 5 October 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Fournier s'en va de Nîmes" [Fournier leaves Nîmes] (in French). Allpaname. 4 December 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Laurent Fournier : " Créteil doit se lâcher "" [Laurent Fournier: "Créteil must let go"]. Le Parisien (in French). 9 June 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Strasbourg : l'entraîneur Laurent Fournier s'engage pour deux ans" [Strasbourg: manager Laurent Fournier signs for two years]. Le Parisien (in French). 10 June 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Football : Laurent Fournier nouvel entraîneur d'Auxerre" [Football: Laurent Fournier new manager of Auxerre]. Le Monde (in French). 8 June 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Wallemme replaces Fournier at Auxerre". UEFA. 18 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ Corby, Stephane (4 June 2013). "FOOTBALL. Fournier : " Au Red Star pour monter en Ligue 2 "" [FOOTBALL. Fournier: "At Red Star to earn promotion to Ligue 2"]. Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Fournier et le Red Star, c'est déjà fini!" [Fournier and Red Star, it's already over!]. Le Parisien (in French). 6 October 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Créteil: Fournier de retour sur le banc !" [Créteil: Fournier back on the bench!] (in French). beIN Sports. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Laurent Fournier, fin de l'aventure à Créteil" [Laurent Fournier, end of the adventure at Créteil]. L'Équipe (in French). 23 December 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ Lesage, Julien (8 August 2019). "National 2 : les Fournier, père et fils, aux commandes de Poissy" [National 2: the Fourniers, father and son, at the helm of Poissy]. Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "PSG – Nantes 2-2 (6-5 tab), 03/01/96, Trophée des Champions 95-96". archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
External links[]
- Profile
- Stages de foot Laurent Fournier
- Laurent Fournier at FootballDatabase.eu
- Living people
- 1964 births
- Footballers from Lyon
- Association football midfielders
- French footballers
- France international footballers
- Olympique Lyonnais players
- AS Saint-Étienne players
- Olympique de Marseille players
- Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players
- FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
- SC Bastia players
- Ligue 1 players
- French football managers
- SC Bastia managers
- Paris Saint-Germain F.C. managers
- Pacy Ménilles RC players
- Nîmes Olympique managers
- US Créteil-Lusitanos managers
- RC Strasbourg Alsace managers
- AJ Auxerre managers
- Ligue 1 managers