Alain Perrin
French footballer and manager (born 1956) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alain André Christian Perrin (born 7 October 1956) is a French professional football manager and former player.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alain André Christian Perrin | ||
Date of birth | (1956-10-07) 7 October 1956 (age 67) | ||
Place of birth | Lure, France | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1966–1970 | SR Haguenau | ||
1970–1971 | Tomblaine | ||
1971 | Nancy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1971–1975 | Nancy | ||
1976–1981 | Varangéville | ||
1983–1987 | Nancy | ||
Managerial career | |||
1993–2002 | Troyes | ||
2002–2004 | Marseille | ||
2004 | Al-Ain | ||
2005 | Portsmouth | ||
2006–2007 | Sochaux | ||
2007–2008 | Lyon | ||
2008–2009 | Saint-Étienne | ||
2010–2012 | Al-Khor | ||
2012–2013 | Qatar (Olympic) | ||
2012–2013 | Al Gharafa | ||
2013 | Umm Salal | ||
2014–2016 | China | ||
2018–2019 | Nancy | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Perrin made his managerial breakthrough at Troyes, whom he took from the fourth tier to Ligue 1 and UEFA Cup qualification by winning the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup. He won the Coupe de France with Sochaux in 2007, and the league and cup double for Lyon a year later.
Abroad, Perrin worked for several years in Qatar and had brief spells in the United Arab Emirates and with Portsmouth in the Premier League. Internationally, he led China at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.