Serge Bourdoncle (24 January 1936 – 10 October 2020) was a French

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player and coach.

Career

Born in

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, Bourdoncle played as a

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for Sochaux,

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and

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. With Sochaux he was runner-up in the 1959 Coupe de France, and the winner of the

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in 1963 and 1964. He later became a coach, managing

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Honours

Sochaux * Coupe de France runner-up – 1959 * Coupe Charles Drago winner – 1963, 1964

References

1936 births 2020 deaths French men's footballers FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players Nîmes Olympique players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players FC Metz players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Men's association football midfielders French football managers AS Algrange managers {{France-footy-bio-stub