William Ayache ( ar, ويليام عياش, born 10 January 1961) is a French former professional

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who played as a side back, both left and right, and then

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International career

At international level, Ayache participated at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

with the France national team, winning the gold medal, and was also a member of the team that finished third at the

1986 FIFA World Cup The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia ha ...

. All together, he was capped 20 times for his country.

Honours

Player

Nantes * Division 1: 1979–80, 1982–83 Montpellier *

Coupe de France The Coupe de France, formerly known as the Coupe Charles Simon, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation (FFF). It was first held in 1917 and is open to all amateur and profession ...

: 1989–90 France *

Summer Olympic Games The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

Gold Medal:

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

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third place:

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

Artemio Franchi Cup Artemio is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Artemio Franchi (1922–1983), Italian football administrator *Artemio Lomboy Rillera (1947–2011), the Roman Catholic bishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines *Artemio Pangan ...

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ayache, William 1961 births Living people Footballers from Algiers French footballers France men's international footballers Men's association football defenders FC Nantes players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players Olympique de Marseille players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players Montpellier HSC players OGC Nice players Nîmes Olympique players AS Cannes players Ligue 1 players 1986 FIFA World Cup players Olympic footballers for France Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics French football managers AS Cannes managers Ligue 1 managers French sportspeople of Algerian descent