Alex Dupont
Alex Dupont (30 June 1954 – 1 August 2020) was a French football manager and player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alex Dupont | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1954[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dunkirk, France | ||
| Date of death | 1 August 2020 (aged 66) | ||
| Place of death | La Turbie, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1964–1972 | Dunkerque | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1975 | Dunkerque | ||
| 1975–1979 | Hazebrouck | ||
| 1979–1983 | Dunkerque | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1984–1985 | Dunkerque | ||
| 1990–1996 | Dunkerque | ||
| 1997 | Charleville | ||
| 1997–1998 | Boulogne | ||
| 1998–2000 | Gueugnon | ||
| 2000–2001 | Sedan | ||
| 2004 | Laval | ||
| 2004–2006 | Amiens | ||
| 2007–2008 | Gueugnon | ||
| 2009–2012 | Brest | ||
| 2012 | Ajaccio | ||
| 2013–2016 | Brest | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Dupont played as a midfielder for Dunkerque and Hazebrouck.[3][4]
Coaching career
He coached Dunkerque, Charleville, Boulogne, Gueugnon, with whom he won the Coupe de la Ligue in 2000,[5] Sedan, Laval, Amiens.[6] He managed Brest since 2009, when he took over from Gérald Baticle.[7][8]
On 26 April 2012, French top-flight strugglers Brest sacked him, just five games before the end of the season..[9]
On 22 June 2012, Dupont was named as head coach of Ligue 1 side AC Ajaccio.[10] He was sacked by Ajaccio on 17 December 2012.[11]
He returned to manage Brest in 2013. At the end of the 2015–16 season, his expiring contract with the Ligue 2 side was not renewed.[3]
He died on 1 August 2020.[12]
References
- https://books.google.com/books?id=uFYmAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA87#v=onepage&q&f=false
- Alex Dupont at FootballDatabase.eu
- "Football: le Dunkerquois Alex Dupont finit l'aventure brestoise et se projette vers une sélection africaine (1/2)" (in French). La Voix du Nord. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- http://www.footmercato.net/Alex-Dupont-7227_j.html
- "FC Gueugnon - Paris Saint-Germain (2-0) - Saison 1999/2000 - Coupe de la Ligue BKT". LFP (in French). Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 May 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/brest-alex-dupont-remplace-gerald-baticle-comme-entraineur-06-05-2009-504137.php
- Struggling Brest sack coach Dupont Fifa.com
- Dupont appointed Ajaccio coach Fifa.com
- Ajaccio sack Dupont Fifa.com
- "Ancien entraîneur emblématique de Dunkerque, Alex Dupont est décédé". LA VDN (in French). 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.