Aimé Jacquet
French football player and manager (born 1941)
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Key Takeaways
- Aimé Étienne Jacquet ( French pronunciation: [eme ʒakɛ] ; born 27 November 1941) is a French former professional football player and manager.
- Biography Jacquet was born in Sail-sous-Couzan, Loire.
- Scouted by Saint-Étienne, he joined Les Verts in 1960.
- He also played for the national side, but his international career failed to take off because Les Bleus performed poorly during his years on the team.
- Football management Jacquet worked as a manager for clubs around France and gained an impressive list of accolades for Bordeaux during the 1980s, leading them to three league titles, two French Cups, two European semi-finals and one-quarter-final.
Aimé Étienne Jacquet (French pronunciation: [eme ʒakɛ]; born 27 November 1941) is a French former professional football player and manager. He coached the France national team that won the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, the country's first title.
Biography
Jacquet was born in Sail-sous-Couzan, Loire. He began his career as an amateur player for his local club, US Couzan, while working in a factory. Scouted by Saint-Étienne, he joined Les Verts in 1960. One of the most successful clubs of the time, Saint-Étienne, won an impressive five league titles and three French Cups in his 11 years with the club. He also played for the national side, but his international career failed to take off because Les Bleus performed poorly during his years on the team. In 1973, he left Saint-Étienne for regional rivals Olympique Lyonnais, where he ended his career as a player.
Football management
Jacquet worked as a manager for clubs around France and gained an impressive list of accolades for Bordeaux during the 1980s, leading them to three league titles, two French Cups, two European semi-finals and one-quarter-final. Dismissed by President Claude Bez in 1989, he left Bordeaux to hone his managerial skills with more modest teams like Montpellier, and Nancy.
In 1991, he accepted a position with the National Technical Department (DTN, Direction Technique Nationale).
In 1992, he was appointed the assistant to then national team manager Gérard Houllier.
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