Jean-Marc Guillou (born 20 December 1945) is a French football coach and former player, who played at the 1978 World Cup.[2]
 Guillou playing for France in 1978 World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 December 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Bouaye, France | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1958–1965 | Sporting Club Nazairien | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1975 | Angers | 243 | (18) |
| 1975–1979 | Nice | 136 | (12) |
| 1979–1981 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 49 | (1) |
| 1981–1983 | Mulhouse | 62 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Cannes | 11 | (0) |
| Total | 501 | (31) | |
| International career | |||
| 1974–1978 | France | 19 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1976–1977 | Nice | ||
| 1980–1981 | Neuchâtel Xamax | ||
| 1981–1983 | Mulhouse | ||
| 1983–1985 | Cannes[1] | ||
| 1985–1986 | Servette[1] | ||
| 1993–2000 | ASEC Mimosas[1] | ||
| 1999–2000 | Ivory Coast[1] | ||
| 2001–2002 | Beveren[1] | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editGuillou was born in Bouaye, Loire-Atlantique. He played for Angers SCO, OGC Nice, Neuchâtel Xamax, FC Mulhouse, and AS Cannes.
International career
editGuillou made his debut for the France national team in March 1974 in a match against Romania, which France won 1–0. Between 1974 and 1978 he played 19 times for the French national side, including at the 1978 World Cup in Argentina.
He played his last match for France at the 1978 World Cup losing to Italy 2–1 on 2 June in Mar del Plata.
Post-playing career
editGuillou gave former Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger his first break in coaching by appointing him as his assistant at AS Cannes in 1983.
Guillou was the founder of the Abidjan football school Académie de Sol Beni, eventually becoming the manager, technical director and coach at ASEC Abidjan. He currently runs a number of football schools in Africa and Thailand under the name Académie Jean-Marc Guillou (Academy J.M.G.) seeking to develop young footballers who are often transferred to European clubs,[3] the football talent academies are based in Abidjan, Antsika, Algiers and Bangkok.[4]
Honours
editAngers
References
edit- ^ a b c d e France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs Archived 18 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ JEAN-MARC GUILLOU: «ON VA RÉVOLUTIONNER LE FOOTBALL EN CÔTE D’IVOIRE» sofoot.com
- ^ Academy JMG Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Académie JMG Archived 19 July 2006 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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- Profile (in French)