Laurent Fournier (born 14 September 1964) is a French former professional footballer and current manager of AS Poissy.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1964-09-14) 14 September 1964 (age 58) | ||
Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | AS Poissy (Manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1980–1988 | Lyon | 255 | (27) |
1988–1990 | Saint-Étienne | 76 | (8) |
1990–1991 | Marseille | 28 | (4) |
1991–1994 | Paris Saint-Germain | 119 | (13) |
1994–1995 | Bordeaux | 41 | (5) |
1995–1998 | Paris Saint-Germain | 133 | (5) |
1998 | Bastia | 5 | (0) |
National team | |||
1992 | France | 3 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1998–1999 | Bastia | ||
1999–2002 | Feucherolles U-13 | ||
2003 | Pacy Vallée-d'Eure | ||
2003–2005 | Paris Saint-Germain (Reserves) | ||
2005 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
2007 | Nîmes | ||
2009–2010 | Créteil | ||
2010–2011 | Strasbourg | ||
2011–2012 | Auxerre | ||
2013 | Red Star | ||
2016 | Créteil | ||
2019– | Poissy | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Fournier retired in 1998, immediately becoming manager of his final club SC Bastia in Ligue 1. He was fired in April 1999, and his next jobs were with the under-13 team in the village of Feucherolles, then for amateur team Pacy Vallée-d'Eure. In February 2003 he became reserve team manager of his former club Paris Saint-Germain. Two years later, he became first-team manager upon the dismissal of Vahid Halilhodžić, on a deal to last until the end of the season.[1]
On 26 May 2005, with PSG in 10th place with one game left to play, Fournier was given a new two-year contract.[2] He was axed on 27 December that year, the first managerial casualty of the season, despite being in sixth place and two points off second; he was replaced by Guy Lacombe.[3]
Fournier returned to football on 5 October 2007, taking over Nîmes Olympique until the end of the Championnat National season with a two-year extension if they achieved promotion to Ligue 2.[4] On 4 December, he left by mutual consent.[5]
In June 2009, Fournier was back in the third tier with Créteil.[6] A year later, he signed for two years at Strasbourg who had just fallen into the same league.[7]
Fournier returned to Ligue 1 in June 2011, taking over at Auxerre after Jean Fernandez headed to Nancy.[8] Having won four of 28 games for the bottom-placed team, he was dismissed the following 18 March and replaced by Jean-Guy Wallemme.[9]
In June 2013, Fournier was back in Paris on a two-year deal with the aim of getting Red Star into Ligue 2.[10] He was dismissed on 6 October after five losses from nine games.[11]
Fournier rejoined Créteil in June 2016, again tasked with taking the relegated Béliers back to the second tier.[12] He lasted only until 23 December, when he was ousted from the 14th-placed club.[13]
In June 2019, Fournier was hired by Poissy of the fourth-tier Championnat National 2. Among his players was his eldest son Anthony.[14]
Marseille
Paris Saint-Germain
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