William Ayache (Arabic: ويليام عياش, born 10 January 1961) is a French former professional footballer who played as a side back, both left and right,[3] and then manager.
![]() Ayache with Nantes in 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1961-01-10) 10 January 1961 (age 61)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Algiers,[2] French Algeria | ||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | side back[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||
1979–1986 | Nantes | 188 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||
1986–1987 | Paris Saint-Germain | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
1987–1988 | Marseille | 25 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
1988–1989 | Nantes | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
1989 | Bordeaux | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||
1990 | Montpellier | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
1990 | Nice | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
1991 | Marseille | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
1991–1992 | Nîmes | 33 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||
1992–1995 | Cannes | 75 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||
Total | 378 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||
1983–1988 | France | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||||
1995 | Cannes (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||
1995 | Cannes (caretaker) | ||||||||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Cannes (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||
1996–2000 | Athletic Bilbao (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
At international level, Ayache participated at the 1984 Summer Olympics with the France national team, winning the gold medal, and was also a member of the team that finished third at the 1986 FIFA World Cup. All together, he was capped 20 times for his country.[citation needed]
Nantes
Montpellier
France
France squads | |||||||
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