Jean-Marie Elie (born 30 September 1950) is a French professional

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manager and former player who played as a

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. As of the 2021–22 season, he is the head coach of

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club

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. During his playing career of fourteen years, he played for

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and

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, notably winning the Division 1 in the 1980–81 season with the latter.

International career

Elie made one appearance for the France B national team in a 1–1

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draw to

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on 20 November 1973.

Post-playing career

Elie retired from football in 1981. From 1983 to 1984, he worked as the

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of his former club

. He would then go on to be the manager of UST Equeurdreville from 1984 to 2007, a managerial reign of twenty-three years. Later, he started working as a sport educator and coach for the Lecanu

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team. In September 2009, he received the Trophée Georges-Boulogne, a trophy awarded by the ''Amicale des éducateurs de football''. From 2017 to 2019, Elie worked as a member of staff at

. In January 2019, he took over the club's head coach position.

Honours

Lens * Division 2: 1972–73 *

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runner-up: 1974–75 Saint-Étienne * Division 1: 1980–81 * Coupe de France runner-up: 1980–81

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References

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