Benoît Cauet (born 2 May 1969) is a French professional

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and former

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, who played as a

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Playing career

Cauet was born in

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. He won the

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in 1989 and 1990 with

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and in 1995 with

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. He also won the Coupe de France in 1989 with Marseille and the

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in 1998 with

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, as well as the

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in 2005 with CSKA Sofia. He appeared in the

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as a substitute. In spite of his qualities as a player, he was never selected for the French national team at international level.

Style of play

Cauet was a strong, dynamic, tenacious, and hard-working two-way midfielder, with a solid technique, who was known for his combative playing style and movement off the ball, as well as his ability to link-up with other midfielders and start attacking plays. Usually a

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, he was regarded for his tactical intelligence and qualities as a ball-winner, although he was also capable of playing on the left flank, as well as in a more offensive midfield role.

Coaching career

Inter Milan

Cauet worked as a coach in Inter Milan's youth system from 2011 to 2016. He would also become a scout there from 2016 to 2018.

Concarneau

From 2019 to 2020, Cauet worked as manager of

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Châteauroux

Cauet was briefly Châteauroux manager from 1 January to 9 March 2021. With the club facing relegation, he replaced

Nicolas Usaï Nicolas Usaï (born 1 May 1974) is a French professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Ligue 2 club Pau FC. As a player, he was a left-back. Managerial career Usaï had a career as a semi-amateur footballer, bef ...

in the role, but was sacked following the purchase of La Berichonne by Saudi prince

Abdullah bin Musa'ad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Abdullah bin Mosaad bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud ( ar, عبد الله بن مساعد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود; born 19 February 1965) is the son of Prince Mosaad bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud. Prince Abdulla is a former general president of ...

and his United World Group.

Honours

Marseille *

: 1988–89, 1989–90 * Coupe de France: 1988–89 Nantes *

: 1994–95 Inter Milan *

: 1997–98 CSKA Sofia * Bulgarian A Group: 2004–05 Individual *Pirata d'Oro (Internazionale Player Of The Year): 1999

References

External links

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TuttoCalciatori.net
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