Arnauld Mercier (born 4 June 1972) is a French

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manager and a former player. He spent most of his career playing in the French

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and Championnat National, but had a spell in Italy where he played three seasons in Serie B. After his playing career, he became a coach, and managed RBDB and

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Playing career

Born in

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, Mercier began playing football for

side

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in 1990. After three seasons the club were relegated to the Championnat National, and he left for another third-tier club, Fécamp. Mercier spent three seasons with Fécamp and the following two with Valenciennes, continuing to play in the Championnat National. In 1998, Mercier moved to Italy, joining Serie A side Reggina. He was unable to work his way into the first team and went on loan to Serie B sides

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and

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. Disappointed, he returned to France and played two more seasons for Valenciennes.

Coaching career

After he retired from playing, Mercier began coaching the youth side of Valenciennes. He was appointed manager of Belgian side

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in April 2011. On 2 January 2019, Mercier returned to

, this time as a sporting director.Arnauld Mercier de retour au club !
rfc-seraing.be, 2 January 2019

References

External links

Profile at Lega CalcioProfile at FFFProfile at Footgoal.net
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