Alain Giresse

Alain Giresse is a French football manager, born on 2 August 1952 in Langoiran, Gironde, France. Giresse played as a midfielder for Bordeaux and Marseille. Giresse scored 194 goals in 722 games for club and country and won 5 trophies, including 2 league titles.

Giresse's career stats

GamesGoals
Clubs, all competitions675188
France476
Total722194

Goals per game: 0.27.

Giresse's trophies and awards

  • Trophies with club and country: 5
  • League titles: 2
  • Domestic cups: 1
  • Trophies with France: 2
  • Individual awards: 14

Bordeaux

  • French Division 1: 2 (1983–84, 1984–85)
  • Coupe de France: 1 (1985–86)

France

  • UEFA European Championship: 1 (1984)
  • Artemio Franchi Trophy: 1 (1985)

Individual

  • UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1 (1984)
  • Onze d'Argent: 1 (1982)
  • French Player of the Year: 3 (1982, 1983, 1987)
  • World XI: 5 (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986)
  • Onze Mondial: 3 (1982, 1983, 1984)
  • 7th French Player of the Century: 1

Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

  1. 1970–1986: Bordeaux, 519 games, 158 goals
  2. 1986–1988: Marseille, 67 games, 5 goals

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