- Alain Perrin
Infobox Football biography
playername = Alain Perrin
Alain Perrin (centre)
fullname =
nickname = Reggie
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1956|10|7
cityofbirth = Lure
countryofbirth =France
currentclub =
manageryears = 1993–2002
2002–2004
2004
2005
2006–2007
2007–2008
managerclubs =Troyes AC Olympique de Marseille
Al-Ain
PortsmouthFC Sochaux Olympique Lyonnais Alain Perrin, (born October 7, 1956 in
Lure, Haute-Saône ), is a French association football coach who is without a club after leavingOlympique Lyonnais .Perrin began his coaching career at
AS Nancy in 1983, as junior coach toArsène Wenger . Perrin built up a reputation as a talented young coach whilst at the club, and was appointed to run the club's academy.In 1993 Perrin had his first chance at management, taking over as manager of non-league club
Troyes AC , quickly taking the club toLigue 1 after three promotions in six seasons, and qualifying for theUEFA Cup . This success led to his being offered the position as manager ofOlympique de Marseille in 2002.During his time at the club Perrin paid a French domestic transfer record for
Didier Drogba . However, Perrin was sacked by Marseille after a poor run of league form in January 2004.Perrin was linked to a number of positions around Europe, including the position of manager at
Southampton F.C. However, in July 2004 he was named manager of Al-Ain in theUnited Arab Emirates . Perrin had little luck with his new club however and was sacked after a disappointing run in October 2004.In April 2005 he was appointed manager of
Portsmouth F.C. , replacing caretakerVelimir Zajec , who had been in charge since previous managerHarry Redknapp left in November 2004. Immediately he was nicknamed 'Reggie' by the British press and the Pompey fans after the character Reginald Perrin from "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin ". He succeeded in keeping the club in the top flight, but the next season, just 8 months into the job and after achieving only 4 wins from 20 games, Perrin was sacked.He remained out of football management for 6 months, before returning on 19 May 2006 to the familiar territory of the French league at
Ligue 1 sideFC Sochaux . In 2007, he won theFrench Cup with his new club overOlympique de Marseille .Perrin took over as manager of French champions Lyon on 30 May 2007, after
Gérard Houllier resigned earlier that month.cite news
title = Perrin replaces Houllier at Lyon
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6703715.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date =2007-05-30
accessdate = 2007-05-30] In his first season, he led the club to a seventh consecutive Ligue 1 championship title. He also managed to retain theFrench Cup which he had won with Sochaux the previous year. He left the club in June 2008.cite news
title = Ex-Pompey boss Perrin leaves Lyon
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7457790.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date =2008-06-16
accessdate = 2008-06-16] He was rumoured to take over the position of French national coach, but it was confirmed on 3 July, 2008 that Raymond Domenech will remain in the position.Managerial stats
References
External links
*soccerbase (manager)|id=2003|name=Alain Perrin
* [http://www.11v11.co.uk/news/index.php?serendipity%5Baction%5D=search&serendipity%5BsearchTerm%5D=Olympique%20Marseille Alain Perrin - Association of Football Statistics]
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