Gérard Lanthier (born 3 April 1956) is a French former professional

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who played as an

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International career

Lanthier was an

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and

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international for France.

Post-playing career

After retiring from football, Lanthier worked as the director of a ready-to-wear store in his native

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

. He would then go on to coach three different football clubs,

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, SC Montfavet, and

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, before becoming an administrative agent for the town of

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain * Coupe de France runner-up: 1984–85

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* * 1956 births Living people Footballers from Lyon French men's footballers Men's association football midfielders French football managers Olympique Lyonnais players AC Avignonnais players AJ Auxerre players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players Stade Rennais F.C. players Nîmes Olympique players US Orléans players Paris FC players Lyon La Duchère players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players French Division 3 (1971–1993) players {{France-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub