Philippe Tranchant (born 23 April 1956) is a retired French professional
footballer
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who played as a forward. Born in
Carrouges
Carrouges () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
The inhabitants are known as ''Carrougiens'' and ''Carrougiennes''.Orne
Orne (; nrf, Ôrne or ) is a département in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne. It had a population of 279,942 in 2019.[Championnat de France amateur
The Championnat National 2, commonly known as National 2 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur (CFA), is a football league competition. The league serves as the fourth tier of the French football league system behind Ligue 1, Ligue ...]
side
Caen B.
Tranchant spent the majority of his playing career with Caen, where he made 81 league appearances (29 of them in
Division 2) and scored 9 goals. He also had a spell with
Lisieux
Lisieux () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is the capital of the Pays d'Auge area, which is characterised by valleys and hedged farmland.
Name
The name of the town derives from the l ...
during the 1979–80 season. He was appointed manager of Caen B in 2011.
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1956 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Orne
French footballers
Association football forwards
Stade Malherbe Caen players
French football managers
Footballers from Normandy
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