Frédéric "Fred" Bompard (born 30 December 1962) is a French professional

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manager and former player who is the head coach of club

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. As a player, he was a goalkeeper.

Managerial career

Early career

While playing for Paris FC in the third division of French football, Bompard simultaneously coached the reserve side of the club. He left the club in 1999. For the 2000–01 season, he would manage fifth-tier .

Dijon

In 2002, Bompard joined Dijon. He initially took a triple role of B team coach, first team assistant, and goalkeeping coach, but after 2004, he stopped managing the B team. At Dijon, he worked with his colleague Rudi Garcia, with whom he would work with in his four future clubs. Bompard left DFCO in 2007.

Assistant manager roles

From 2007 to 2019, Bompard worked for several different clubs as assistant manager. He would go by

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, Lille, Roma, and finally, Marseille. In all these roles, he worked under the management of Rudi Garcia.

Guingamp

In May 2020, Bompard joined Guingamp as assistant manager. However, following the dismissal of Mehmed Baždarević on 1 February 2021, he was appointed interim coach. Bompard was given the full role of manager on 24 February. However, at the end of the season, he and the club decided to end their collaboration.

Nîmes

On 21 November 2022, Bompard was appointed as head coach of

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club

, after his predecessor

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was dismissed. He signed a contract until the end of the 2023–24 season. Thibault Giresse was appointed as Bompard's assistant coach.

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