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Michel Der Zakarian (Armenian: Միշել Տեր-Զաքարյան, born on 18 February 1963) is an Armenian football manager and former professional player who played as a defender.

Michel Der Zakarian

Der Zakarian as Nantes manager in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Michel Der Zakarian
Date of birth	(1963-02-18) 18 February 1963 (age 59)
Place of birth	Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1969–1974	Vivaux Maronniers
1974–1979	Mazargues
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1979–1988	Nantes	140	(1)
1988–1998	Montpellier	233	(15)
Total		373	(16)
National team
1996–1997	Armenia	5	(0)
Teams managed
1998–1999	Montpellier C
1999–2006	Montpellier (assistant)
2006	Nantes B
2006–2007	Nantes (assistant)
2007–2008	Nantes
2009–2012	Clermont
2012–2016	Nantes
2016–2017	Reims
2017–2021	Montpellier
2021–2022	Brest
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Raised in France, he played for Nantes and Montpellier, and earned five caps for the Armenia national team in the mid-1990s. As a manager, he led Nantes (two spells), Montpellier and Brest in Ligue 1, and Clermont and Reims in Ligue 2.

Playing career

Der Zakarian lived in France from a young age (he was raised in Marseille)[1] and spent his entire professional career in the country with Nantes and Montpellier, winning the league with the former in 1983.[2] He was a member of the Armenia national team, participating in five international matches after his debut in a home 1998 World Cup qualifying match against Portugal.

Managerial career

Nantes and Clermont

Der Zakarian was assistant to Georges Eo at Nantes, and succeeded him on 12 February 2007 when the team was 19th in Ligue 1; this was their fifth change of the position since winning the league title in 2001.[3] The Canaris were relegated, and he brought them back immediately from Ligue 2 as runners up to Le Havre, but was sacked on 26 August 2008 after gaining one point from the first three games of the season, and was replaced by Alain Perrin.[4]

On 1 June 2009, Der Zakarian succeeded Didier Ollé-Nicolle at Ligue 2 club Clermont.[5] Despite the club having one of the lowest budgets in the league, he led them to respective finishes of 6th, 7th and 5th in his three seasons before returning to Nantes.[6]

In 2012–13, his first season back at the Stade de la Beaujoire, Der Zakarian again won Nantes promotion to Ligue 1, in third place.[7] He kept them in the top flight in each of the following three seasons, though goals were hard to come by; they netted 38, 29 and 33 respectively over the 38-game campaigns.[2] Club owner Waldemar Kita disliked Der Zakarian and his management, but allowed him to see out his contract instead of paying for a dismissal.[2]

Reims and Montpellier

Der Zakarian left Nantes in May 2016 to sign for two years at Reims, newly relegated to Ligue 2.[8] A year later, he was back in the top flight after leaving by mutual accord to join Montpellier.[9]

In April 2019, Der Zakarian signed a new contract to stay at Montpellier until 2021.[10] The club ended that season in 6th, missing out on UEFA Europa League qualification only due to the results of the domestic cup finals.[2]

Der Zakarian announced in May 2021 that he was leaving Montpellier at the end of the season.[11] He won 2–1 against former club Nantes on his final day, securing 8th place.[12]

Brest

On 22 June 2021, Der Zakarian signed with fellow Ligue 1 side Brest.[13] The team did not win any of their first 11 games, followed by six successive victories including over Monaco and Marseille.[14] Having stayed up in his first season, his contract was automatically extended to 2024.[15]

Der Zakarian was fired on 11 October 2022 with the club in last place, having won once in ten games. Results that season included a 7–0 home loss to Montpellier on 28 August.[15][16]

Personal life

Der Zakarian and his wife Véronique married in 1983.[2]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 9 October 2022

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record					Ref.
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Nantes B		30 June 2006	20 September 2006	7	1	3	3	014.29
Nantes		12 February 2007	26 August 2008	63	26	21	16	041.27
Clermont		1 July 2009	30 May 2012	130	50	41	39	038.46
Nantes		31 May 2012	15 May 2016	173	67	47	59	038.73
Reims		23 May 2016	23 May 2017	42	16	13	13	038.10
Montpellier		23 May 2017	30 June 2021	161	62	54	45	038.51
Brest		1 July 2021	11 October 2022	51	15	13	23	029.41
Total				627	237	192	198	037.80	—

Honours

Nantes

• Ligue 1: 1982–83
• Coupe de France runners-up: 1982–83

Montpellier

• Coupe de France: 1989–90; runners-up: 1993–94
• Coupe de la Ligue: 1991–92; runners-up: 1993–94

References

External links

• Michel Der Zakarian at National-Football-Teams.com

На других языках

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[de] Michel Der Zakarian

Michel Der Zakarian (armenisch Միշել Տեր-Զաքարյան; * 18. Februar 1963 in Jerewan) ist ein ehemaliger armenischer Fußballspieler und heutiger -trainer, der auch die französische Staatsbürgerschaft besitzt. In seiner aktiven Zeit war er Verteidiger.

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- [en] Michel Der Zakarian

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[es] Michel Der Zakarian

Michel Der Zakarian (en armenio: Միքայել Տեր–Զաքարյան), nacido el 18 de febrero de 1963 en Ereván (antigua URSS, actual Armenia), es un exfutbolista y actual entrenador de fútbol franco-armenio. Jugaba como defensa. Actualmente sin club.

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[fr] Michel Der Zakarian

Michel Der Zakarian (en arménien : Միքայել Տեր–Զաքարյան), né le 18 février 1963 à Erevan en Arménie, est un footballeur puis entraîneur franco-arménien. Il effectue sa carrière de joueur au poste de défenseur central au sein du club du FC Nantes, avec lequel il remporte le championnat de France en 1983, puis du Montpellier HSC. International junior français, il choisit en 1996 de défendre les couleurs de l'Arménie. Il dispute cinq rencontres avec la sélection.

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[it] Michel Der Zakarian

Michel Der Zakarian, in armeno: Միքայել Տեր–Զաքարյան? (Erevan, 18 febbraio 1963), è un allenatore di calcio ed ex calciatore armeno con cittadinanza francese, di ruolo difensore, tecnico del Brest.

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[ru] Тер-Закарян, Мишель

Мишель Тер-Закарян (фр. Michel Der Zakarian, арм. Միքայել Տեր–Զաքարյան; род. 18 февраля 1963[1][2], Ереван) — франко-армянский футболист и тренер.

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