Alain André Christian Perrin (born 7 October 1956) is a French professional football manager and former

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. Perrin made his managerial breakthrough at

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, whom he took from the fourth tier to

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and

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qualification by winning the

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. He won the

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with Sochaux in

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, and the league and cup double for

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a year later. Abroad, Perrin worked for several years in Qatar and had brief spells in the United Arab Emirates and with

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in the

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. Internationally, he led

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at the

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Early life

Alain André Christian Perrin was born on 7 October 1956 in Lure, Haute-Saône.

Managerial career

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Troyes

Perrin began his coaching career at Nancy in 1983, as junior coach to

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. He built up a reputation as a talented young coach whilst at the club, and was appointed to run the club's academy. In 1993, Perrin had his first chance at management, taking over as manager of French National 2 (fourth division) club

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, quickly taking the club to

after three promotions in six seasons, and qualifying for the

. His side won the

on the

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after a 4–4 draw at

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Marseille

In May 2002, Perrin signed a three-year deal to succeed

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as manager of

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. He was dismissed in January 2004 with the team in sixth, having lost 9 of their last 15 games. Days after leaving the

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, Perrin was linked to a number of managerial positions around Europe, including at

club

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. However, in July 2004 he was named manager of Al-Ain in the

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, and remained there for three months.

Portsmouth

On 7 April 2005, Perrin did move to the Premier League when he took over at

; the club were in 16th place and four points above relegation with seven games to go. On 24 April his side beat rivals Southampton 4–1 in the South Coast derby, a result that contributed to Pompey staying up and Saints being relegated. On 24 November 2005 Perrin was sacked by Portsmouth, having won only twice all season.

Return to France

Perrin returned to Ligue 1 in May 2006, taking over a Sochaux side that had just finished 15th under Dominique Bijotat. On 12 May 2007 he won the

against former team Marseille, on penalties after a 2–2 draw; it was the team's first win in the tournament since 1937. Perrin took over as manager of

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on 30 May 2007, after

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resigned earlier that month. In his only season, he led the club to a seventh consecutive Ligue 1 championship title, and retained the cup for the team's first

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. He stepped down in June 2008 due to differences with the club's backroom staff. He was rumoured to take over the position of French national manager, but it was confirmed on 3 July 2008 that Raymond Domenech would remain in the position. On 11 November 2008, he became the new manager of

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, and was fired on 15 December 2009.

Qatar

On 1 June 2012, Perrin decided to leave

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to take up the vacant Qatar U23 position. His first assignment was to lead the team at the AFC Under-22 qualifiers, however the team were unable to make the tournament after they were knocked out in the group stages of the qualification process. Despite this disappointment Perrin continued to lead them into the

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where the team fared considerably better reaching the semi-finals of the tournament and eventually coming fourth overall in the competition. On 20 December 2012, Perrin joined

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and left just about two months after. In March 2013, he was appointed new head coach of

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to replace

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. He resigned from his post on 30 September 2013 after losing twice in the first three games of the season.

China

On 28 February 2014, Perrin was named as new

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manager, replacing Antonio Camacho. He made his debut five days later in a 3–1 loss to

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in the last game of

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, but still made it through as the best third-placed team. At the finals in Australia, the team won all three group games before a 2–0 last 16 loss to the hosts. In August, China finished second to

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on home soil at the

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. The following 8 January, he left his job as the team sat in third in

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qualification following a loss at

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and two draws with

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Nantes

In April 2018 Perrin was one of 77 applicants for the vacant Cameroon national team job. On 27 October that year, he replaced

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as manager of

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club Nancy. On 28 May 2019, it was confirmed that Jean-Louis Garcia would be the new manager of the club from the upcoming season.Officiel : Jean-Louis Garcia succède à Alain Perrin à Nancy
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Managerial statistics

Honours

Troyes *

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Sochaux *

: 2006–07 Lyon *

: 2007–08 *Coupe de France: 2007–08 *

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References

External links

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Alain Perrin – Association of Football Statistics
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