Thierry Morin (born 12 December 1957) is a French former professional

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who played as a defender. He works as the general secretary of the

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as of April 2022.

Playing career

Morin's first youth club was

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, his hometown club at which he stayed from 1966 until the merger with

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to form

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in 1970. He would join the

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that year. His first team debut came on 21 December 1975 in a 3–2 loss to

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. Morin was one of the four PSG academy graduates called the "four musketeers", along with Lionel Justier,

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, and

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. During his 11 years as a pro player at PSG, Morin won one Division 1 and two

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titles. His only goal came in a 1–1 draw against

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on 17 August 1982. He left for

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in 1986 after having made 174 appearances for the Parisians in all competitions. From 1986 to 1989, while playing for Red Star, Morin was simultaneously head of the club's youth academy. However, he retired in 1989, and left the youth academy role as well.

Post-playing career

In 1989, after retiring from playing football, Morin returned to Paris Saint-Germain as an employee. He became science professor at the

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and director of the multi-sport Centre de Formation d’Apprentis (CFA) project initiated by the club. In 1994, he experienced PSG's second league title, but this time as an employee. By the 2020s decade, Morin was still working in the youth academy of PSG. In an interview in 2017, he humorously described himself as the "dinosaur" of PSG. As of April 2022, he works as the

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of the

. In the 2000s decade, Morin was vice president of the association of former PSG players.

Personal life

Morin has a family who had a love for sports. His parents were

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players in

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, and his brothers played football as well. Morin himself, his family, and his children were all born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain *

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: 1985–86 *

: 1981–82, 1982–83; runner-up : 1984–85

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morin, Thierry Living people 1957 births French men's footballers Men's association football defenders Sportspeople from Saint-Germain-en-Laye Stade Saint-Germain players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players Red Star F.C. players French Division 3 (1971–1993) players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. non-playing staff Footballers from Yvelines