Arnauld Mercier

Arnauld Mercier (born 4 June 1972) is a French former footballer player and current manager, who is unemployed after last managing Waasland-Beveren.

Arnauld Mercier
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-06-04) 4 June 1972
Place of birth Bayeux, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1993 Rouen
1993–1996 Fécamp
1996–1998 Valenciennes 60 (9)
1998–2001 Reggina 0 (0)
1998–1999 → Andria (loan) 33 (2)
2000 → Savoia (loan) 7 (0)
2000–2001 → Cosenza (loan) 11 (0)
2002–2004 Valenciennes 43 (2)
Teams managed
2011–2014 Boussu-Dour
2014–2015 Seraing United
2016–2017 Roeselare
2019–2020 Waasland-Beveren
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He spent most of his career playing in the French Ligue 2 and Championnat National, but had a spell in Italy where he played three seasons in Serie B. After his playing career, he became a coach, and managed RBDB and Seraing United.

Career

Born in Bayeux, Mercier began playing football for Ligue 2 side Rouen in 1990. After three seasons the club were relegated to the Championnat National, and he left for another third-tier club, Fécamp. Mercier spent three seasons with Fécamp and the following two with Valenciennes, continuing to play in the Championnat National.[1]

In 1998, Mercier moved to Italy, joining Serie A side Reggina. He was unable to work his way into the first team and went on loan to Serie B sides Andria, Savoia and Cosenza. Disappointed, he returned to France and played two more seasons for Valenciennes.[2]

Coaching career

After he retired from playing, Mercier began coaching the youth side of Valenciennes. He was appointed manager of Belgian side Royal Boussu Dour Borinage in April 2011.[3]

On 2 January 2019, Mercier returned to Seraing United, this time as a sporting director.[4]

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References
  1. Rota, Davide (6 May 1999). "French Players in Italy". RSSSF.
  2. "Arnauld Mercier : "Valenciennes a retrouvé de l'ambition"" (in French). FFF. 27 March 2003. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012.
  3. "Arnauld Mercier quitte Saint-Amand pour le Royal Boussu Dour Borinage" (in French). La Voix des Sports. 23 April 2011.
  4. Arnauld Mercier de retour au club !, rfc-seraing.be, 2 January 2019
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