Christian Letard (born 23 November 1947) is a French retired

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manager who most recently managed

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. Besides Congo, he has managed France and Vietnam.

Career

In 1981, Letard was appointed manager of French third division side Roche-sur-Yon, helping them earn promotion to the French second division. In 1989, he was appointed manager of

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in the French second division, where he suffered relegation to the French third division. In 1994, Letard was appointed manager of French fourth division club Grenoble. In 2002, he was appointed manager of Vietnam U23, where he successfully sued the Vietnam Football Federation for unfair dismissal. In 2004, Letard was appointed manager of

, where he said, "I am not Zorro. Nor those marabouts of illusions who manage, alas, to convince their credulous employers in Africa that four months of intensive preparation is enough to compete with the best teams on the continent".

References

1947 births Living people Sportspeople from Vendée French men's footballers Men's association football midfielders French football managers Le Mans FC managers Grenoble Foot 38 managers Tours FC managers Angoulême Charente FC managers Congo national football team managers Ligue 2 managers French expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Vietnam Footballers from Pays de la Loire {{France-footy-bio-stub