Maxence Flachez (born 5 August 1972) is a French former professional

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who played as a

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, and is a

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Football career

Born in

Grenoble lat, Gratianopolis , commune status = Prefecture and commune , image = Panorama grenoble.png , image size = , caption = From upper left: Panorama of the city, Grenoble’s cable cars, place Saint- ...

, Flachez made his professional – and

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– debut for

Olympique Lyonnais Olympique Lyonnais (), commonly referred to as simply Lyon () or OL, is a men and women's French professional football club based in Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The men play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. Founded in 1950, th ...

on 29 August 1992 (aged 20), in a 2–2 home draw against

Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille (, ; oc, Olimpic de Marselha, ), also known simply as Marseille or by the abbreviation OM (, ), is a French professional men's football club based in Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Founded in 1899, the club pl ...

. Ironically, after gaining more experience he appeared less for the first team, eventually leaving in the summer of 1995. After one year in

FC Martigues Football Club de Martigues, known as FC Martigues or just Martigues, is a French professional football club which plays in the Championnat National, the third level of football in France. The club plays at the Stade Francis Turcan, which has a ...

, Flachez joined

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard (; commonly referred to as FCSM or simply Sochaux) is a French association football club based in the city of Montbéliard. The club was founded in 1928 and currently plays in Ligue 2, the second tier of Frenc ...

, where he would remain for eight straight seasons always as an undisputed starter (four years apiece in the top flight and

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), playing more than 300 competitive matches. In 2002–03 he helped the team finish fifth and reach the final of the

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; as the latter competition winners

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ranked second in the league and qualified for the

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, Sochaux qualified for the

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, where the player took part in his first matches (six). Flachez spent one more campaign in the second division with

En Avant de Guingamp En Avant Guingamp (, en, Forward Guingamp), commonly referred to as EA Guingamp, EAG, or simply Guingamp (), is a professional football club based in the commune of Guingamp in France's Brittany region. The club was founded in 1912 and play in ...

, then switched to another side in that level,

Valenciennes FC Valenciennes Football Club (; commonly known as Valenciennes or USVA) is a French association football club based in Valenciennes. The club was founded in 1913 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. Valenciennes play ...

, which he helped promote immediately as champions. A final promotion to the top tier was achieved in 2007–08, with hometown's

Grenoble Foot 38 Grenoble Foot 38, commonly referred to as simply Grenoble or GF38, is a French association football club based in Grenoble. The club plays its home matches at the Stade des Alpes, a sports complex based in the heart of the city, and wears white ...

; after their subsequent relegation, he retired from football at nearly 37 and returned to first professional club Lyon, as a TV

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for the official channel.

Coaching career

Flachez started working as a

in 2015, going on to spend four years at Lyon in charge of the under-19 side as well as the reserves. On 10 January 2018, Flachez was appointed assistant manager of Canadian club Montreal Impact under manager

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. In July 2019 it was confirmed, that Flanchez would be the assistant manager of

Philippe Anziani Philippe Anziani (born 21 September 1961) is a French former football striker and manager. In 2019, he became manager of the Olympique de Marseille reserves in the fourth tier. Coaching career Anziani became SC Bastia manager ahead of the 2009 ...

for the B-team of

.Maxence Flachez nommé entraîneur adjoint de l'équipe réserve de l'OM
lequipe.fr, 20 July 2019

Honours

Sochaux *

: 2000–01 *

: 2003–04; runners-up 2002–03 Valenciennes *

: 2005–06

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Flachez, Maxence 1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Grenoble French footballers Association football defenders Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Olympique Lyonnais players FC Martigues players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players En Avant Guingamp players Valenciennes FC players Grenoble Foot 38 players France under-21 international footballers Competitors at the 1993 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in football Footballers from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes