Michel Der Zakarian
Armenian former professional footballer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michel Der Zakarian (Armenian: Միշել Տեր-Զաքարյան, born on 18 February 1963) is an Armenian football manager and former professional player who played as a defender. He is currently manager of Ligue 1 club Montpellier.
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Full name | Michel Der Zakarian | ||
Date of birth | (1963-02-18) 18 February 1963 (age 61) | ||
Place of birth | Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Montpellier (Manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1969–1974 | Vivaux Maronniers | ||
1974–1979 | Mazargues | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979–1988 | Nantes | 140 | (1) |
1988–1998 | Montpellier | 233 | (15) |
Total | 373 | (16) | |
International career | |||
1996–1997 | Armenia | 5 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1998–1999 | Montpellier C | ||
1999–2006 | Montpellier (assistant) | ||
2006 | Nantes B | ||
2006–2007 | Nantes (assistant) | ||
2007–2008 | Nantes | ||
2009–2012 | Clermont | ||
2012–2016 | Nantes | ||
2016–2017 | Reims | ||
2017–2021 | Montpellier | ||
2021–2022 | Brest | ||
2023– | Montpellier | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Raised in France, he played for Nantes and Montpellier, and earned five caps for the Armenia national team in the mid-1990s. As a manager, he led Nantes, Montpellier (two spells each) and Brest in Ligue 1, and Clermont and Reims in Ligue 2.