Alain Giresse


Alain Jean Giresse is a French football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He was French footballer of the year in 1982, 1983 and 1987. Nominally an attacking midfielder or central midfielder, Giresse was an intelligent playmaker who possessed fine agility and acceleration due to his short frame. He was most recently head coach of Tunisia.

International career

Giresse played for the France national football team in the 1982 FIFA World Cup and the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He was a member of the Euro 84 winning team, and alongside Michel Platini, Luis Fernández and Jean Tigana, forming the team's legendary "Carré Magique" in midfield.

Coaching career

He has been in charge of Toulouse and the Georgian national team, among others. Giresse worked as the head coach of the Gabon national football team, and was named a few months after the 2010 African Cup of Nations the Mali national football team manager. He was the coach of Senegal national football team from 2013 to January 2015.
On 7 September 2017, Giresse resigned as manager of the Mali national football team.
In December 2017 he was linked with the vacant Benin national team manager's job. In April 2018 he was one of 77 applicants for the vacant Cameroon national team job.
On 13 December 2018, Giresse became the manager of the Tunisia. He left the role in August 2019.

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Player

Bordeaux
France
Individual
Paris Saint-Germain
FAR Rabat
Mali