Valenciennes Football Club (; commonly known as Valenciennes or USVA) is a
French association football club based in
Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...
. The club was founded in 1913 and currently play in
Ligue 2
Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship by Balkrishna Industries, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue ...
, the second tier of
French football. Valenciennes plays its home matches at the recently built
Stade du Hainaut
Stade du Hainaut is a multi-use stadium in Valenciennes, France. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Valenciennes FC. It has replaced the Stade Nungesser as VAFC's home stadium. The stadium has a capacity of 25,1 ...
located within the city.
Valenciennes was founded under the name Union Sportive de Valenciennes Anzin (USVA). The club spent over 80 years playing under the name before switching to its current name. Valenciennes has spent an equal amount of time playing in
Ligue 1
Ligue 1, officially known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats for sponsorship reasons, is a French professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the French football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. ...
and
Ligue 2
Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship by Balkrishna Industries, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue ...
having played 40 seasons in the first division and 36 seasons in the second division. The club has never won the first division, but has won Ligue 2 on two occasions. Valenciennes has also won the
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, ...
and the
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, Ligu ...
in 2005 and 1998, respectively. In 1951, the club made its first and only appearance in a
Coupe de France final.
From 2004 to 2011, Valenciennes was presided over by Francis Decourrière, a former politician who served as a
Member of the European Parliament
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When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...
under the
Social Democratic Party
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Active parties
For ...
from 1994 to 1999 and later the ''
Union pour la Démocratie Française'' (''Union for French Democracy'') from 1999 to 2004. In 2011, Decourrière left the position and was replaced by Jean-Raymond Legrand.
History
Valenciennes Football Club was founded in 1913 by a group of young men known by surnames Colson, Joly, and Bouly. Due to the club having limited resources and its formation coinciding with the onset of
World War I
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, Valenciennes sought a consolidation between locals clubs in the city. The merger was completed in 1916 with the club changing its name to Union Sportive de Valenciennes Anzin (USVA) in the process. Following the merger, the new club spent the ensuing 15 years playing the ''District de l'Escaut'' Championship. In July 1930, the National Council of the
French Football Federation
The French Football Federation ( FFF; french: Fédération Française de Football) is the governing body of football in France. It also includes the overseas departments ( Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte and Réunion), the o ...
voted 128–20 in support of professionalism in French football. Valenciennes, under the leadership of president M. Le Mithouard, achieved professionalism in 1933 and were inserted into the
second division
In sport, the Second Division, also called Division 2 or Division II is usually the second highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below. Following the rise of Premier League style compet ...
. The club, subsequently, became a founding member of the second division of French football.
In the second division's
inaugural season, Valenciennes finished in 7th place in its group. In the
following season, the league table was converted into a single table and Valenciennes finished in 2nd-place position earning promotion to
Division 1 as a result. During this period, the club was notably led by foreign players such as
Englishmen
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Peter O'Dowd and
George Gibson and the German-born attackers Édouard Waggi and
Ignace Kowalczyk. In the club's
first season in Division 1, Valenciennes finished 15th place falling back to Division 2. The club finished equal on points with
Red Star Olympique
Red Star Football Club, also known simply as Red Star (), is a French association football club founded in Paris in 1897, and is the fourth oldest French football club, after Standard AC of Paris, Le Havre AC and Girondins de Bordeaux. In t ...
, but due to having less wins and a lesser goal difference, Valenciennes were relegated. After suffering relegation, the club brought in a new president known by the surname of Turbot. Soon after arriving, Turbot released several of the club's international players and brought in the likes of
Ernest Libérati
Ernest Liberati (22 March 1906 – 2 June 1983) was a French footballer (of Italian ancestry). He played as a forward. He was part of the France national football team
The France national football team (french: Équipe de France de footba ...
to replace them. The transition was a success with the club earning promotion back to Division 1 in 1937. However, Valenciennes stint back in Division 1 was the equivalent of its first. The club finished in last place in the
1937–38 season and relegated back to Division 2. Due to
World War II
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, Valenciennes reverted to amateur status and spent three of the six seasons in wartime playing amateur league football.
After the war, Valenciennes turned professional again and were back in the second division. The club spent a decade in Division 2 before earning promotion the top-flight ahead of the
1956–57 season. Under manager Charles Demeillez, in 1951, Valenciennes reached the final of the
Coupe de France. In the final, the club faced
Strasbourg
Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label= Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label= Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the ...
and were humbled 3–0 at the
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
The Stade Yves-du-Manoir (officially Stade olympique Yves-du-Manoir, also known as the Stade olympique de Colombes, or simply Colombes to the locals) is a rugby, track and association football stadium in Colombes, near Paris, France.
History ...
in the
Colombes
Colombes () is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. In 2019, Colombes was the 53rd largest city in France.
Name
The name Colombes comes from Latin ''columna'' (Old French ''colombe'' ...
. In the club's return to Division 1, Valenciennes finished in the latter part of the table for three consecutive seasons. In 1959, Valenciennes reached the final of the Coupe Drago, but were defeated 3–2 in
extra time
Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played only ...
by
Lens at the
Parc des Princes
Parc des Princes () is an all-seater football stadium in Paris, France, in the south-west of the French capital, inside the 16th arrondissement, near the Stade Jean-Bouin and Stade Roland Garros.
The stadium, with a seating capacity of 47 ...
. In the 1959–60 season, Valenciennes achieved its best finish in Division 1 after finishing 8th in the table. However, manager
Robert Domergue was unable to keep the consistency as Valenciennes finished 19th in the following season. Valenciennes, now being led by youngsters Bolec Kocik and
Serge Masnaghetti
Serge Masnaghetti (born 15 April 1934 in Mancieulles, Meurthe-et-Moselle) is a French former professional football (soccer) player.
He spent his whole professional career at Valenciennes FC
Valenciennes Football Club (; commonly known as V ...
, achieved promotion back to Division 1 after one season and spent the next nine years playing in Division 1. During the stint, Domergue led to club to its highest finish ever in the first division when the club finished 3rd in back-to-back seasons in 1965 and 1966. After the 1966 season, Domergue departed the club and he was replaced by Gaby Robert. Neither Robert or his successor Louis Provelli could match the consistency of Domergue and he returned to the club in 1970. In the club's first season back, Domergue led the club to relegation in 1971, got the club promoted back to the first division in 1972, and coached the club to relegation again in 1973. He departed after the season and was replaced by
Jean-Pierre Destrumelle.
After spending the early 1970s hovering between top flight and the second division, Destrumelle led the club back to Division 1 for the
1975–76 season. The manager had vast majority of talent in the club, most notably
Bruno Metsu
Bruno Jean Cornil Metsu (28 January 1954 – 15 October 2013) was a French footballer and football manager. During his senior playing career from 1973 to 1987, he played for seven different clubs in his native France. From 1988 until his death, ...
,
Bruno Zaremba
Bruno Zaremba (7 April 1955 – 5 November 2018) was a French professional footballer who played as a striker for Valenciennes, Metz, Dunkerque and Arras.
Personal life
His younger brother Pascal
Pascal, Pascal's or PASCAL may refer to:
P ...
,
Dominique Dropsy, and
Didier Six and kept the club in the first division for his entire campaign, however, after finishing in 18th place in 1979, Dustremelle was fired and replaced by the combination of
Erwin Wilczek and Bolek Tomowski. Under the duo, Valenciennes lasted in Division 1 until the 1983 season. The club, subsequently, spent the next decade playing in Division 2 under five different managers, which led supporters to slowly become disassociated with the club.
From 1988 to 1991, Valenciennes improved significantly under manager
Georges Peyroche
Georges Peyroche (born 27 January 1937) is a French football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football th ...
. Peyroche left the club in 1991 and
Francis Smerecki was named as his replacement. In Smerecki's first season, he led the club back to Division 1. In the club's
first season back, Valenciennes were involved in a bribing scandal that effectively dismantled the club for the next decade. The scandal, which involved Marseille
midfielder
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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 ...
Jean-Jacques Eydelie and the club's general manager under the advisement of club chairman
Bernard Tapie
Bernard Roger Tapie (; 26 January 1943 – 3 October 2021) was a French businessman, politician and occasional actor, singer, and TV host. He was Minister of City Affairs in the government of Pierre Bérégovoy.
Life and career
Tapie was bor ...
bribing Valenciennes players
Christophe Robert,
Jacques Glassmann
Jacques Glassmann (born 22 July 1962) is a French former footballer who played as a defender.
He is famous for having revealed the bribery scandal involving Olympique de Marseille and his team US Valenciennes. He and teammates Jorge Burrucha ...
, and
Jorge Burruchaga, became headline news mainly due to Marseille being the most popular club in the country. It was asserted that the bribe was made in order for Valenciennes players to "take it easy" on Marseille players with the latter club having to play in the
1993 UEFA Champions League Final
The 1993 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match between French club Marseille and Italian club Milan, played on 26 May 1993 at the Olympiastadion in Munich.
The final, which followed the second-ever UEFA Champions League group sta ...
against Italian club
Milan
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just days later. Marseille beat Valenciennes 1–0 and went on to defeat Milan to become the first French club to win the European competition. After the plot was discovered, Robert admitted to accepting the bribe, Burruchaga admitted to initially agreeing to it, but later changing his mind, while Glassmann said he never agreed to the deal.
The subsequent reports of the scandal completely tarnished the Valenciennes's image and several players departed the club amid embarrassment and speculation that they were also involved in the plot. With the club now playing in
Ligue 2
Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship by Balkrishna Industries, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue ...
, Valenciennes was unable to cope with the damage instilled on it due to the scandal and finished dead last in the league, thus falling to the third division for the first time in the club's lifetime. Two seasons later, the club was relegated to the fourth division due to financial problems. Ahead of the 1996–97 season, the club dropped to amateur status after filing for bankruptcy.
On 1 April 1996, the club was renamed Valenciennes Football Club and finished in fifth place in its inaugural campaign under the name. In the following season, the fourth division was renamed to the
Championnat de France amateur
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and Valenciennes became inaugural champions of the league. Over the next seven seasons, Valenciennes played in the
Championnat National
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, excluding one season back in the CFA. In the 2004–05 season, the club won National and returned to the second division, now called Ligue 2. Surprisingly, after one season, Valenciennes earned promotion back to the first division, now called Ligue 1, under the leadership of
Antoine Kombouaré
Antoine Krilone Kombouaré (; born 16 November 1963) is a French professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Ligue 1 club Nantes.
Playing career
Born in the French overseas territory of New Caledonia, Kombouaré be ...
. After eight years in Ligue 1, the club was relegated to the second division in 2014. Because of this relegation, VAFC experienced financial problems and saw the return to the business of the former minister
Jean-Louis Borloo. He saved the club from demotion to the fourth division.
Players
Current squad
Reserve squad
Notable players
Below are the notable former players who have represented Valenciennes in
league
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Sports
* Sports league
* Rugby league, full contact footba ...
and international competition since the club's foundation in 1913.
''For a complete list of Valenciennes players, see
:Valenciennes FC players''.
*
Noel King
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*
Nourredine Kourichi
Noureddine Abdallah Kourichi (born 12 April 1954) is a former footballer who played as a defender for several different French and Swiss clubs. Born in France, he represented Algeria at international level and was later the assistant manager o ...
*
Jorge Burruchaga
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Wolfgang Matzky
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*
Ivica Osim
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*
Eugène Ekéké
*
Roger Milla
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Joseph Yegba Maya
Joseph Yegba Maya (born 8 April, 1944 in Otele, Cameroon) is a former Cameroonian footballer
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*
Carlos Sanchez
*
Arthur Masuaku
*
Johan Audel
Johan Audel (born 12 December 1983) is a footballer who played as a winger. Born in metropolitan France, he played for the Martinique national team. He is the brother of French player Thierry Audel.
Career
Audel began his career in the yout ...
*
Joseph Bonnel
Joseph Bonnel (4 January 1939 – 13 February 2018) was a French football midfielder who represented France in the FIFA World Cup 1966. He scored three goals during the 1966 season.
Bonnel injured the English goalscorer Jimmy Greaves in the gr ...
*
Jean-Claude Bras
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After football
In 1978, Bras reti ...
*
Bernard Chiarelli
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Renaud Cohade
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Dominique Corroyer
*
Gaël Danic
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Léon Desmenez
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Jean-Claude Darcheville
Jean-Claude Jacques Ducan Darcheville (; born 25 July 1975) is a French Guianese former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played for various clubs in France, England, Scotland, and Greece. He represented French Guiana at the ...
*
David Ducourtioux
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Laurent Dufresne
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Jacky Duguépéroux
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Dominique Dropsy
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Jean-Luc Fugaldi
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Jérôme Foulon
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Francis Gillot
Francis Gillot (; born 9 February 1960) is a football manager and former player who most recently managed Ligue 2 team AJ Auxerre.
As a player, he was a defender and predominantly associated with his time at Valenciennes and Lens while having ...
*
Jacques Glassmann
Jacques Glassmann (born 22 July 1962) is a French former footballer who played as a defender.
He is famous for having revealed the bribery scandal involving Olympique de Marseille and his team US Valenciennes. He and teammates Jorge Burrucha ...
*
Wilfried Gohel
*
Jean-Pierre Guinot
Jean-Pierre or Jean Pierre may refer to:
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* Karine Jean-Pierre b.1977, White House Deputy Press Secretary for President Joe Biden 2021-
* Jean-Pierre, Count of Montalivet (1766–1823), French statesman and Peer of France
* Eugenia Pierre ( ...
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Bolec Kocik
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Hocine Lachaab
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Thierry Laurey
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Daniel Leclercq
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Joseph Magiera
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Serge Masnaghetti
Serge Masnaghetti (born 15 April 1934 in Mancieulles, Meurthe-et-Moselle) is a French former professional football (soccer) player.
He spent his whole professional career at Valenciennes FC
Valenciennes Football Club (; commonly known as V ...
*
Rudy Mater
*
Bruno Metsu
Bruno Jean Cornil Metsu (28 January 1954 – 15 October 2013) was a French footballer and football manager. During his senior playing career from 1973 to 1987, he played for seven different clubs in his native France. From 1988 until his death, ...
*
Daniel Moreira
*
Jean-Pierre Papin
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*
Nicolas Penneteau
Nicolas Penneteau (born 20 February 1981) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Career
Penneteau was born in Marseille. By March 2014, he had made over 400 Ligue 1 appearances in a career with Bastia and Valenc ...
*
Jean-Claude Piumi
Jean-Claude Piumi (27 May 1940 – 24 March 1996) was a French former football
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*
Louis Provelli
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Grégory Pujol
*
José Saez
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Steve Savidan
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Orlando Silvestri
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Didier Six
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Bruno Zaremba
Bruno Zaremba (7 April 1955 – 5 November 2018) was a French professional footballer who played as a striker for Valenciennes, Metz, Dunkerque and Arras.
Personal life
His younger brother Pascal
Pascal, Pascal's or PASCAL may refer to:
P ...
*
Pascal Zaremba
Pascal Zaremba (born 2 September 1959) is a French former professional football player and manager.
Club career
A youth graduate of Valenciennes, Zaremba was a versatile centre-back and defensive midfielder in his playing days. He notably scor ...
*
Siaka Tiéné
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Éric Chelle
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Playing career ...
*
Petrus Van Rhijn
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Włodzimierz Lubański
Włodzimierz 'Włodek' Leonard Lubański (Polish pronunciation: ; born 28 February 1947 in Gliwice-Sośnica) is a former Polish football striker, the second all-time highest goal scorer for the Polish national team. For his national team, L ...
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Erwin Wilczek
*
Milan Biševac
*
David Régis
Management and staff
Club officials
;Valenciennes Football Club (SASP)
*President: Eddy Zdziech
*Association president: Jean-Claude Brienne
*General director: Alain Dhee
;Coaching and medical staff
*Head coach:
Christophe Delmotte
*Assistant coach:
Rudy Mater
;Youth coaching staff
*Youth academy director: Gabriel Desmenez
Coaching history
*
Charles Griffiths (1933 - 1935)
*
Peter Fabian (1935 - 1938)
*
Charles Demeillez (1938)
*
Pierre Parmentier (1938 - 1946)
*
Arthur Plummer (1946 - 1947)
*
Pierre Parmentier (1947 - 1948)
*
André Tison
André Tison (26 February 1885 – 25 December 1963) was a French Track and field, track and field athlete who competed at the 1906 Summer Olympics, 1906, 1908 Summer Olympics, 1908, 1912 Summer Olympics, 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics.
In 1906 h ...
(1948 - November 1950)
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Henri Pérus (November 1950 – 1953)
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Charles Demeillez (1951 – 1953)
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Robert Domergue (1953 – 1966)
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Gaby Robert (1966 – 1970)
*
Louis Provelli (1970)
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Robert Domergue (1970 – 1972)
*
Jean-Pierre Destrumelle (1972 – 1979)
*
Wilczek and
Tempowski (1979 – 1982)
*
Erwin Wilczek (1982)
*
Léon Desmenez (1982 – 1986)
*
Daniel Leclercq (1986 – 1987)
*
Victor Zvunka
Victor Zvunka ( ro, Victor Zvuncă; born 15 November 1951 in Le Ban-Saint-Martin) is a French former football defender and football manager most recently in charge of Sporting Club Toulon.
Honours As a player
Marseille
*Coupe de France: 1976
...
(1987 – 1988)
*
Georges Peyroche
Georges Peyroche (born 27 January 1937) is a French football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football th ...
(1988 – 1991)
*
Francis Smerecki (1991 – 1992)
*
Boro Primorac
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Playing career Club
Primorac featured as a centre half with Yugoslavian ...
(1992 – 1993)
*
Bruno Metsu
Bruno Jean Cornil Metsu (28 January 1954 – 15 October 2013) was a French footballer and football manager. During his senior playing career from 1973 to 1987, he played for seven different clubs in his native France. From 1988 until his death, ...
(1993 – 1994)
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Robert Dewilder (1994 – April 1996)
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Dominique Corroyer (April 1996 – June 1996)
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Ludovic Batelli (1996 – 2000)
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Didier Ollé-Nicolle (2000 – June 2003)
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Daniel Leclercq (June 2003 – July 2005)
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Antoine Kombouaré
Antoine Krilone Kombouaré (; born 16 November 1963) is a French professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Ligue 1 club Nantes.
Playing career
Born in the French overseas territory of New Caledonia, Kombouaré be ...
(July 2005 – June 2009)
*
Philippe Montanier (June 2009 – June 2011)
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Daniel Sanchez (June 2011 – October 2013)
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Ariël Jacobs (October 2013 – July 2014)
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Bernard Casoni
Bernard René Michel Casoni (born 4 September 1961) is a French football manager and former professional player who played as a defender. In his playing career he played for Olympique Marseille and France at Euro 1992.
Career Managerial career ...
(July 2014 – February 2015)
*
David Le Frapper (Feb. 2015 – Dec. 2015)
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Nicolas Rabuel (January 2016)
*
Faruk Hadzibegic (Jan. 2016 – Sep. 2017)
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Nicolas Rabuel (Oct. 2017 – Nov. 2017)
*
Réginald Ray
Réginald Ray (born 31 October 1968) is a French football manager and former player. He has served as assistant manager of both Aston Villa in the Premier League and Bastia. He is currently the manager of French club Le Mans.
Club career
Ray s ...
(Nov. 2017 – June 2019)
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Olivier Guégan (June 2019 – Nov. 2021)
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Christophe Delmotte (Nov.2021 - )
Honours
*
Ligue 2
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**''Champions'' (2):
1972, 2006
*
Championnat National
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**''Champions'' (1): 2005
*
Championnat de France amateur
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**''Champions'' (1): 1998
*
Coupe de France
**''Runners-up'' (1):
1951
Events
January
* January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950).
* January 9 – The Government of the United ...
*
Coupe Charles Drago
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The Coupe de France, formerly known as the Coupe ...
**''Runners-up'' (1): 1959
References
External links
Valenciennes FCat Flashscore
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