Cédric Hengbart (born 13 July 1980) is a French professional
football
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manager
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and former
player
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. He is assistant coach at
Ligue 2
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club
Caen
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Playing career
Ajaccio
On 31 May 2013,
AC Ajaccio
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announced the signing of Hengbart on a two-year contract.
Kerala Blasters
On 21 August 2014, Hengbart was drafted by
Indian Super League
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side
Kerala Blasters
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.
Hengbart was instrumental in Kerala Blasters FC reaching the Hero ISL 2014 finals and also notched up an assist en route. Hengbart registered the second best passing accuracy (88.19%) in ISL 2014 (*Minimum 4 matches), having completed 381 passes.
NorthEast United
The following season, he signed for
NorthEast United FC
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.
Kerala Blasters
Again in August 2016, Hengbart returned to
Kerala Blasters
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. On 17 October 2016, he scored his first goal for Kerala Blasters, the only goal in a 1–1 draw, playing away against Pune City.
He wore the armband when marquee player
Aaron Hughes
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went for his international duty or was injured.
Managerial career
On 23 March 2021, Hengbart was promoted to assistant coach of
Caen
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Early life
Dupraz was born in Annemasse, Haute-Sa ...
and appointment of
Fabrice Vandeputte
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Club career
Vandeputte, who was a midfield ...