Bernard Casoni
Bernard René Michel Casoni (born 4 September 1961) is a French football manager and former player, who played as a defender. In his playing career he played for Olympique Marseille and France at Euro 1992.
Casoni with Évian in July 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bernard René Michel Casoni[1] | ||
Date of birth | 4 September 1961 | ||
Place of birth | Cannes, France | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Centre back, left back | ||
Youth career | |||
1970–1980 | Cannes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1978–1984 | Cannes | 126 | (8) |
1984–1988 | Sporting Toulon Var | 130 | (1) |
1988–1989 | Matra Racing | 27 | (1) |
1989–1990 | Sporting Toulon Var | 36 | (0) |
1990–1996 | Marseille | 169 | (3) |
Total | 488 | (13) | |
National team | |||
1988–1992 | France | 30 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1999–2000 | Marseille | ||
2001 | Cannes | ||
2002 | Etoile du Sahel | ||
2003 | Stade Tunisien | ||
2004–2005 | Armenia | ||
2005–2009 | Bastia | ||
2010–2012 | Évian | ||
2012 | Club Africain | ||
2012–2014 | Auxerre | ||
2014–2015 | Valenciennes | ||
2015 | Videoton FC | ||
2016–2017 | Lorient | ||
2017–2018 | MC Alger | ||
2018–2019 | Al-Khor | ||
2019 | MC Alger | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
Managerial career
Évian
In January 2010, Casoni was named manager of Évian Thonon Gaillard FC whom he guided two successive promotions.[2] In his first year, Championnat National side Évian reached the top of the league and then promoted to the Ligue 2 in the next season. In the 2010–11 Ligue 2, Évian won the Champion titles for the second straight year and secured promotion to the Ligue 1 for the first time since established in 2003. He voluntarily resigned from his position on 2 January 2012 in the winter break of the season.
Auxerre
On 17 March 2014, Casoni was sacked as coach of AJ Auxerre with the club just one point above the second tier's relegation zone. [3]
Videoton
On 10 June 2015, Casoni was appointed as the coach of the Hungarian League club Videoton FC of Székesfehérvár.[4] On 19 August 2015, Casoni was sacked from Videoton after 4 defeats in 5 Nemzeti Bajnokság I matches in the 2015–16 season and after 1 victory and 2 draws and 1 defeat in the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League. Casoni's early farewell was hugely affected by the resignation of the club director of Videoton, Győző Burcsa.[5]
In an interview with the Hungarian sport magazine, Nemzeti Sport, Casoni said that he was disappointed by Videoton since the club let their key players (Nikolić, Calatayud, and Sándor) to be signed by other clubs and no new quality players were signed to replace them. In the interview, he also said that players like Ádám Gyurcsó and István Kovács were of mediocre quality.[6]
Al-Khor SC
On 25 September 2018, Casoni was appointed as the new head coach of Al-Khor SC.[7]
Managerial statistics
- As of 17 August 2015
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
Valenciennes FC | France | 3 December 2012 | 24 February 2015 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 29.6 |
Videoton 1 | Hungary | 10 Juin 2015 | 19 August 2015 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 20.0 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
- Note 1: Including 2015 Hungarian Super Cup, 2015–16 UEFA Champions League, and 2015–16 UEFA Europa League matches
Honours
Player
Marseille
- Division 1: 1990–91, 1991–92
- UEFA Champions League: 1992–93; runner-up: 1990–91
- Division 2: 1994–95
Manager
Videoton
- Hungarian Super Cup runner-up: 2015
References
- "Entreprise Hidalgo à Ville-di-Pietrabugno (20200)" [Company Hidalgo in Ville-di-Pietrabugno (20200)]. Figaro Entreprises (in French). Société du Figaro. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
"Bernard Casoni". BFM Business (in French). Retrieved 1 February 2019. - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.worldfootball.net/news/_n1037962_/football-struggling-auxerre-sack-coach-casoni/
- "Bernard Casoni à Videoton, c'est officiel". Lequipe.fr. 10 June 2015.
- "Videoton: rövid és sikertelen időszak után Casoni is távozott – hivatalos". Nemzeti Sport. 19 August 2015.
- "Casoni: Ki az a Pető Tamás?!; Gyurcsó és Kovács középszerű". Nemzeti Sport. 29 August 2015.
- "Al Khor sign French coach Bernard Casoni". qatar-tribune.com. 27 September 2018.
External links
- Player biography (Sport24.com). (in French)
- Bernard Casoni: Player stats. (Om-passion.com) (in French)