Sébastien Larcier (born 29 August 1977) is a French football midfielder.

Career

Born in

Mont-Saint-Aignan Mont-Saint-Aignan () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the region of Normandy, northwestern France. The inhabitants of the town of Mont-Saint-Aignan are called ''Mont-Saint-Aignanais'' in French. Due to the presence of higher educ ...

, Larcier began playing football in

Championnat National The Championnat de France National ( en, French National Championship), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, ...

for Pacy Vallée-d'Eure and

Olympique Alès Olympique Alès is a French association football club founded in 1923, based in the commune of Alès. The Cévennes club currently plays in Championnat National 3 the fifth division of the French football league system. The club in the past ...

before joining

Dijon FCO Dijon Football Côte d'Or (; literally "Dijon Football Gold Coast"), commonly referred to as Dijon FCO or simply as Dijon, is a French football club based in Dijon. The club was founded in 1998 as a result of a merger between two local clubs in ...

, where he played four seasons in Ligue 2 as a defensive

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

. After his retirement, Larcier continued at

as the head of the recruitment in the club. In July 2016, Larcier was also appointed president of the women's soccer section in Dijon. After 17 years at Dijon, his departure from the club was announced on 18 April 2020. On 20 April 2020, Larcier was appointed sporting director of

Angers SCO Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest, commonly referred to as Angers SCO or simply Angers (), is a French professional football club based in Angers in Pays de la Loire in western France. The club was founded in 1919 and plays in Ligue 1, the first ...

. In late November 2021, Larcier was replaced at Angers and left the club, after months of rumors about an exit. Larcier later took Angers to the

Labour Court A labor court (or labour court or industrial tribunal) is a governmental judiciary body which rules on labor or employment-related matters and disputes. In a number of countries, labor cases are often taken to separate national labor high courts. O ...

, where he sued the club over the way he had been fired.Football. L’ancien directeur sportif Sébastien Larcier assigne Angers Sco devant les Prud’hommes
ouest-france.fr, 22 May 2022

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* 1977 births Living people People from Mont-Saint-Aignan French footballers Association football midfielders Pacy Ménilles RC players Olympique Alès players Dijon FCO players Ligue 2 players Sportspeople from Seine-Maritime Footballers from Normandy {{France-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub