Emmanuel Dorado Rodríguez (born 28 March 1973) is a French former professional

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who played as a

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. He

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Sainte-Geneviève Sports Sainte-Geneviève Sports is a French multi-sport club based in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Essonne. It was founded in 1936. The senior football team plays at the Stade Léo Lagrange, and competes in the Championnat National 2 The Championna ...

Career

Dorado played for European clubs such as

Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris, Paris SG or simply PSG is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. As Fr ...

Angers SCO Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest, commonly referred to as Angers SCO or simply Angers (), is a French professional football club based in Angers in Pays de la Loire in western France. The club was founded in 1919 and plays in Ligue 1, the fir ...

UD Almería Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional football club based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 26 July 1989 and known as ''Almería Club de Fútbol'' until 2001, when it was renamed ''Unión D ...

Málaga CF Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a association football, football club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, that competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, ...

, and

Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), (from the 2020–21 season onwards competing under the umbrella of Unión Futbolística Cordobesa, S.A.D.) is a Spanish football club based in Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1951 as ...

. Dorado was at the centre of an unpaid wages controversy while at

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following the side's relegation from the

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. The

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imposed a transfer embargo on Livingston due to their failure to settle Dorado's contract. Livingston argued that they have settled the contract and that the embargo should be lifted. He contributed to their victorious

2003–04 Scottish League Cup The 2003–04 Scottish League Cup was the 58th staging of the Scotland's second most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the CIS Insurance Cup. The competition was won by Livingston, who defeated ...

campaign, including playing the full 90 minutes as they beat Hibernian in the 2004 Scottish League Cup Final. The embargo was lifted from Livingston on the introduction of a new board of Italians, who paid the overdue wages.

Managerial career

Dorado has worked as the manager of

since 2008.

Jean-Claude Fernandes } Jean-Claude Fernandes (born 8 November 1972) is a French professional football manager, executive, and former player. As of August 2022, he is the sporting director of Championnat National 2 club Sainte-Geneviève. Playing career Paris Sa ...

, his teammate at

, is currently the

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of the club.

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