The JMG Academy is a sports organisation and training company established by French international football player
Jean-Marc Guillou
Jean-Marc Guillou (born 20 December 1945) is a French football coach and former player, who played at the 1978 World Cup.
Club career
Guillou was born in Bouaye, Loire-Atlantique. He played for Angers SCO, OGC Nice, Neuchâtel Xamax, FC Mulho ...
.
Overview
Guillou had established
Académie de Sol Beni in
Abidjan
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in 1994 via a partnership with
ASEC Mimosas. JMG Academy was established in 2002 following a disagreement between Guillou and ASEC over control of the Academy.
The success of the academy in Abidjan saw JMG expand into other parts of the world.
Locations
The company has nine academies throughout the world:
Ivory Coast from 1994;
Madagascar
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from 2000;
Thailand
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from 2005;
Mali
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from 2006;
Algeria
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(in partnership with
Paradou AC), Egypt, and Vietnam from 2007; Ghana from 2008.
The projects in Egypt, Thailand and Vietnam
have all been assisted by
Arsenal.
Notable players
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Blankson Anoff
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Nene Dorgeles
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Jason Denayer
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He made his professional debut while on loan at Celtic, being ...
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Khalil Lambin
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Salis Abdul Samed
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Ramy Bensebaini
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Youcef Atal
References
External links
JMG Football, académies de football Jean-Marc Guillouweb archives of old Academie JMG website{{in lang, en
JMG Academy
Education companies established in 2002
Sports organizations of France
Training companies of Europe
Football academies in Africa
Football academies in Asia
Football in Vietnam
Football in Thailand
2002 establishments in France