En Avant Guingamp

Football club infobox
clubname = Guingamp


fullname = En Avant de Guingamp
nickname =
founded = 1912
ground = Stade du Roudourou
capacity = 18,126
chairman = Noël Le Graët
manager = Victor Zvunka
league = Ligue 2
season = 2007-2008
position = Ligue 2, 12th
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En Avant de Guingamp is a French football club founded in 1912 and based in Guingamp that plays in Ligue 2. This professional team is atypical, playing in a "commune" of about 8,000 inhabitants, with a stadium of more than 18,000 seats.

A number of high profile players have played for Guingamp including Jean-Pierre Papin (who went on to become the manager of Strasbourg), Vincent Candela, Florent Malouda and Didier Drogba. Guingamp play their home matches at Stade du Roudourou which can hold up to 18,040 spectators. They finished the 2005-06 season in 9th place despite having been close to relegation for much of the season.

Current squad

"As of October 06, 2008" [ [http://www.eaguingamp.com/v2_finale.php?rub=effectif Effectif Pro] ]

Staff
* Victor Zvunka "Head Coach"
* Jacques Cadran "Assistant Coach"
* Ronald Thomas "Goalkeeper Coach"

Notable former players

For a complete list of En Avant Guingamp players, see

Managerial history

* Claude Pérard 1977-1978
* René Cédolin 1978-1981
* Raymond Kéruzoré 1981-1986
* Jean-Noël Huck 1986
* Yvan Le Quéré 1987-1988
* Jean-Paul Rabier 1988-1989
* Erick Mombaerts 1989-1990
* Alain De Martigny 1990-1993
* Yvon Schmitt 1993
* Francis Smerecki 1994-1999
* Guy Lacombe 1999-2002
* Bertrand Marchand 2002-2004
* Yvon Pouliquen 2004-September 2005
* Alain Ravera September 2005-May 2006
* Patrick Rémy 2006-2007
* Victor Zvunka 2007-

References

External links

* [http://www.eaguingamp.com/ Official website]