Alain Fiard (born 17 September 1958) is a French former professional

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who played as a

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. He is the technical director of Melbourne City FC.

Career

Fiard was born in

Phnom Penh Phnom Penh (; km, ភ្នំពេញ, ) is the capital and most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since the French protectorate of Cambodia and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its economic, indus ...

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. He started his playing career with

Vichy Vichy (, ; ; oc, Vichèi, link=no, ) is a city in the Allier Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France, in the historic province of Bourbonnais. It is a Spa town, spa and resort town and in World ...

and made one

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appearance in the 1977–78 season, before establishing himself as a regular player the following campaign. A move to Division 1 side Bastia ensued in 1979, and two years later he was a part of the team that won the Coupe de France. Fiard transferred to Auxerre in 1984 and went on to play 105 league matches in the next three seasons. In 1987, he was signed by

Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Pref ...

, where he remained for six years until the end of his career. Fiard retired from professional football in 1993, having made more than 450 league appearances.

Coaching career

Fiard was hired as a youth coach at Auxerre in 1997, before being appointed as

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four years later. Fiard took interim control of the team for five matches during the 2001–02 season when Roux was absent due to illness. He left his assistant post in July 2004 to become manager of Moroccan side Raja Casablanca. However, he left the club in November of the same year. Between 2005 and 2008, Fiard worked as a

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for his former club

, before taking up a supervisory role at

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. In 2011, he returned to Auxerre as an assistant coach under new manager Laurent Fournier. In July 2019, Fiard was hired as a technical coach for Australian club Melbourne City FC.Melbourne City FC finalise A-League coaching team with appointment of Frenchman, Alain Fiard
melbournecityfc.com.au, 17 July 2019

Managerial statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fiard, Alain 1958 births Living people Footballers from Phnom Penh French men's footballers Cambodian men's footballers Cambodian expatriate men's footballers French people of Vietnamese descent Sportspeople of Vietnamese descent French expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam Men's association football midfielders SC Bastia players AJ Auxerre players Lille OSC players Ligue 1 players French football managers AJ Auxerre managers Ligue 1 managers Raja CA managers Melbourne City FC non-playing staff Cambodian people of French descent Botola managers