David Guion (born 30 September 1967) is a French professional

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and former

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who played as a defender. He is the manager of Ligue 2 club

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Early life

Guion was born in Le Mans, Sarthe.

Club career

Guion began his playing career in the B team at

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in 1983. He went on to represent the Lille first team, making 51 appearances between 1988 and 1991. Guion then spent three seasons with

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, where he played 88 league matches and scored once. He was also a part of the team that won promotion to Ligue 1 in 1993. He returned to Ligue 2 in 1994 with Sedan and went on to play for

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and Red Star 93, before ending his career with

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in 2001.

Managerial career

Guion was appointed manager of

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in the summer of 2010, and led the team to promotion to the Championnat de France amateur in his first season in charge. He was subsequently hired by

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in June 2011, but left the club in January 2012 after winning only 5 of his first 13 games as manager. Guion was appointed as assistant manager under Pascal Plancque at Boulogne the following month.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Angers * Division 2 Group B:

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Manager

Chambéry * Championnat de France Amateur 2 Group D:

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Reims *Ligue Champagne-Ardenne: 2012–13 *Championnat de France Amateur 2: 2015–16 * Ligue 2: 2017–18 Individual *Ligue 2

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: 2017–18

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guion, David 1967 births Living people Footballers from Le Mans French footballers Association football defenders Lille OSC players Angers SCO players CS Sedan Ardennes players FC Mulhouse players Red Star F.C. players FC Istres players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players French football managers AS Cannes managers Stade de Reims managers FC Girondins de Bordeaux managers Ligue 1 managers Ligue 2 managers