Laurent Guyot (born 17 December 1969) is a French professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Ligue 2 club Annecy.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1969-12-17) 17 December 1969 (age 52) | ||
| Place of birth | Bourg-la-Reine, France | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Annecy (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1988 | Nantes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1998 | Nantes | 191 | (3) |
| 1998–1999 | Toulouse | 15 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | Guingamp | 81 | (2) |
| Total | 287 | (5) | |
| National team | |||
| 1990–1991 | France U21 | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005–2009 | Nantes (Youth academy) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Boulogne | ||
| 2011–2013 | Sedan | ||
| 2015–2018 | Toronto FC (Academy Director) | ||
| 2018 | Toronto FC II | ||
| 2018–2019 | Cercle Brugge | ||
| 2019–2021 | Boulogne | ||
| 2021– | Annecy | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Guyot played as a central defender, mainly for Nantes, where he won the Division 1 title in 1995. He also played for Toulouse and Guingamp.[citation needed]
He was the director of Nantes's youth academy from 2005[1] to 2009, but left after disagreements with president Waldemar Kita.[2] He was head coach of the U-16 and U-17 French national teams.[3] He signed until June 2011 for newly promoted Boulogne soon after, he chose former teammate Serge Le Dizet as his assistant coach.[4] On 25 May 2011, he was named as the manager of the CS Sedan, signing a two-year contract.[5]
On 29 June 2015, it was announced that Guyot would become the Academy Director at Toronto FC.[6] His term began on 1 August.
On 26 January 2018, Guyot was unveiled as the new Toronto FC II coach, succeeding Jason Bent.[7] On 1 June 2018, Toronto FC announced that he would be leaving the club for another coaching opportunity.[8] From June 2018 2018 until May 2, 2019, he coached Cercle Brugge and maintained that side against all odds in division 1A.[9]
Guyot returned to Boulogne for a second spell in June 2019.[10] He left at the end of the 2020–21 season, and five days later was announced as head coach of fellow National side Annecy.[11][12]
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