Yvon Pouliquen(born 17 October 1962) is a Frenchfootballmanager and former player. He played as adefensive midfielderfor 14 seasons (all but one inLigue 1) and made 455 appearances in the French league. He then spent several years as a manager, and won back-to-backCoupes de France,in 2001 withStrasbourgand in 2002 withLorient,as well as a takingMetzto the quarter finals in 2008.

Yvon Pouliquen
Personal information
Date of birth (1962-10-17)17 October 1962(age 61)
Place of birth Morlaix,France
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1977–1982 Brest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1987 Brest 146 (4)
1987–1989 Laval 76 (2)
1989–1991 Saint-Étienne 75 (1)
1991–1996 Strasbourg 158 (3)
Total 455 (10)
International career
1988 Brittany indoor 1
Managerial career
2000–2001 Strasbourg
2002–2004 Lorient
2004–2005 Guingamp
2006–2007 Grenoble
2007–2010 Metz
2010–2011 Grenoble
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Born inMorlaix,Finistère,France, Pouliquen started his playing career aged 15 atBrest.He made his first team debut aged 19, as a half-timesubstituteagainstToursinLigue 1,and scored within ten minutes of entering the field of play.[1]He spent a further five seasons with Brest, two withLaval,and another two withSaint-Étiennebefore joiningStrasbourg,then inLigue 2.He helped them to promotion to Ligue 1 via the playoffs in his first season at the club,[2]scored the goal against local rivalsMetzwhich put the club into the1995 Coupe de France Final,[3]and in his final year as a player helped them qualify via theIntertoto Cupfor theUEFA Cupand reach the last 16.[4]He alsocaptainedthe club.[5]

Managerial career

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At the end of his first team playing career, Pouliquen joined the coaching staff under managerJacky DuguépérouxatStrasbourg,though he continued to play occasionally for thereserve team.In December 1997 he took over as reserve team coach, a post he held until his appointment as first team manager in November 2000. His tenure lasted only until the end of the2000–01 season,in which Strasbourg won theCoupe de Francebut were relegated to Ligue 2.[6]

Pouliquen took over as manager ofLorientin January 2002, leading them to their first final of theCoupe de la Ligueas well as their first major trophy in the2002 Coupe de France.[7]When he joined, the club were in the relegation positions, and he was unable at any stage to lift them out of the bottom three places,[8]so for thesecond consecutive seasonhe combined the cup win with relegation from the top flight.[6]The following season Lorient made their first ever appearance in European competition, entering at the first round stage of the2002–03 UEFA Cup,only to lose on theaway goals ruletoDenizlispor.[9]At the end of the 2002–03 season Lorient narrowly failed to win promotion back to Ligue 1, and Pouliquen was replaced byChristian Gourcuff.[7]

In June 2004 Pouliquen took over as manager ofGuingamp,newly relegated to Ligue 2.[10]Though the club had expected immediate promotion, and were disappointed with seventh place in the2004–05 season,an excellent home record gave the manager a period of grace, but a poor start to the2005–06 seasonprovoked his dismissal in September 2005.[11]

He then had a spell as manager ofGrenoble Foot 38in the2006–07 seasonbefore joiningFC Metzin December 2007 with the club bottom of Ligue 1.[12]He was replaced byJoël Müllerat the end of the 2009–10 season.[13]In September 2010, he returned to Grenoble.[14]Against a background of financial difficulty and a transfer embargo,[15]Pouliquen was unable to prevent relegation to the third tier. He left at the end of the season, and Grenoble were administratively relegated a further two divisions because of its insolvency.[16][17]

Pouliquen went on to become aplayers' agent.[18]

References

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  1. ^Daniellou, Eric."Yvon Pouliquen: Dix années brestoises"[Ten years with Brest].bretagne.com(in French). Archived fromthe originalon 9 March 2008.
  2. ^"Saison 1991–1992".racingstub.com (an RC Strasbourg fansite)(in French). 20 July 1991.Retrieved13 January2008.
  3. ^"RCS – Metz 1–0".racingstub.com(in French). 12 April 1995.Retrieved13 January2008.
  4. ^"Saison 1995–1996".racingstub.com(in French). 19 July 1995.Retrieved13 January2008.
  5. ^"Yvon Pouliquen fiche joueur".racingstub.com(in French). 17 October 1962.Retrieved13 January2008.
  6. ^ab"Yvon Pouliquen fiche dirigeant".racingstub.com(in French). 17 October 1962.Retrieved16 January2008.
  7. ^ab"Les entraîneurs"[Managers] (in French). FC Lorient.Retrieved2 January2014.
  8. ^"Lorient 2001–2002: Results".Statto Organisation. Archived fromthe originalon 3 January 2014.Retrieved2 January2014.
  9. ^"Histoire: 2001–2002: Premier titre majeur"[History: 2001–2002: First major title] (in French). FC Lorient.Retrieved2 January2014.
  10. ^"Yvon Pouliquen nommé entraîneur de Guingamp"[Yvon Pouliquen named manager of Guingamp].sport.fr(in French). 2 June 2004. Archived fromthe originalon 3 January 2014.Retrieved2 January2014.
  11. ^"Guingamp – Pouliquen démis"[Guingamp – Pouliquen dismissed].L'Équipe(in French). 17 September 2005. Archived fromthe originalon 16 June 2011.
  12. ^"Pouliquen takes on Metz challenge".UEFA. 25 December 2007.Retrieved2 January2014.
  13. ^"Metz: Joël Muller ne veut faire qu'un" intérim de cinq matches ""[Metz: Joël Muller only wants to do "five matches as caretaker" ].Le Parisien(in French). Agence France-Presse. 19 April 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 3 January 2014.Retrieved2 January2014.
  14. ^"Grenoble: Pouliquen remplace Bazdarevic au poste d'entraîneur"[Grenoble: Pouliquen replaces Bazdarevic as manager].Le Parisien(in French). Agence France-Presse. 9 June 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 9 September 2010.Retrieved2 January2014.
  15. ^"Sanctions confirmées"[Sanctions confirmed].L'Équipe(in French). 21 January 2014.Retrieved5 January2015.
  16. ^Versace, Emmanuel (8 July 2011)."La tragique déroute du Grenoble Foot 38"[The tragic ruin of Grenoble Foot 38] (in French). France24.Retrieved5 January2015.
  17. ^"Grenoble reste en CFA2"[Grenoble stay in CFA2].L'Équipe(in French). 28 July 2014.Retrieved5 January2015.
  18. ^"Yvon Pouliquen inquiet pour Rennes"[Yvon Pouliquen concerned for Rennes].Ouest-France(in French). 6 May 2014.Retrieved5 January2015.