Alain Laurier () (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

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. At the champenois club, he played alongside big names such as

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and

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. 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

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, 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

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. He continued as a player-manager at

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. 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

* 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

* 69 matches and 7 goals in Division 2 with

* 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

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* __NOTOC__ {{DEFAULTSORT:Laurier, Alain 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 Footballers from Val-de-Marne