Guillaume Warmuz (born 22 May 1970) is a French football coach and former player who played as a

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. He played 374 games in Ligue 1 during 13 seasons, representing in the competition

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and

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Playing career

Born in Saint-Vallier, Saône-et-Loire, Warmuz started his professional with Olympique de Marseille in 1989. After no Ligue 1 appearances in his sole season he moved to

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from Ligue 2, where he was first-choice. In the 1992 summer Warmuz signed for top flight club

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, making his club debut on 8 August in a 3–0 home defeat by

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. Over the course of the following ten years he went on to play in 427 official games for ''Les Sang et Or'', winning the 1998 national championship and the following year's Coupe de la Ligue. In January 2003, then a

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Warmuz signed a short-term contract for Arsenal, as a replacement for the injured

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. He left in July after failing to appear in any matches, and joined

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after

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had just left for the Gunners. Warmuz featured in 17

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matches in his first season, as the other goalkeeper

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did the same and the club finished in sixth position. He left in 2005 to

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back in his country, retiring at the end of the 2006–07 campaign at the age of 37.

Managerial career

On 16 February 2008, Warmuz was appointed

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at FC Gueugnon, lasting eight days in office. From May to December 2012, he acted as Auxerre's goalkeeping coach. On 1 June 2017, Warmuz was appointed as manager of

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side Montceau Bourgogne. In April 2018, with his side facing relegation, Warmuz resigned as manager.

Honours

Lens *

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: 1997–98 * Coupe de la Ligue: 1998–99

References

External links

Official website

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Warmuz, Guillaume 1970 births Living people French footballers Association football goalkeepers France under-21 international footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Bundesliga players Olympique de Marseille players Louhans-Cuiseaux FC players RC Lens players Arsenal F.C. players Borussia Dortmund players Borussia Dortmund II players AS Monaco FC players French expatriate footballers French expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England French expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Sportspeople from Saône-et-Loire Footballers from Bourgogne-Franche-Comté