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Patrice Garande

Patrice Garande

French footballer

Patrice Garande (born 27 November 1960) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker, currently a manager.

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Playing career

Club

Born in Oullins, Rhône, Garande finished his development at AS Saint-Étienne, but appeared rarely for the first team during his tenure. In 1981, following a spell in the Swiss Super League with CS Chênois, he signed with AJ Auxerre, scoring a career-best 21 goals in the 1983–84 season to help them finish in third place in Ligue 1 and becoming top scorer in the process.[2]

After leaving the Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps in the summer of 1986, Garande went on to represent, in the French top division, FC Nantes, Saint-Étienne, Montpellier HSC, Le Havre AC and FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, eventually amassing competition totals of 314 matches and 97 goals. He retired at the age of 34, after a stint with amateurs US Orléans for which he had already played in Ligue 2.[3]

International

Garande was part of the French Olympic team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[4] He won his only cap for the full side on 27 April 1988, in a 0–0 friendly away draw in Northern Ireland.[5]

Style of play

Garande was known for his intelligent movement as a forward, which made him difficult for opposing defenders to mark, with French former defender Lilian Thuram labelling him as one of his most difficult opponents throughout his career.[6]

Coaching career

In 1995, Garande joined Stade Malherbe Caen as assistant to Pierre Mankowski.[7] He moved to AS Cherbourg Football in directorial capacities in January 1999, being named head coach the following year and achieving promotion to the Championnat National.[8]

In June 2012, following Caen's relegation to the second division, Garande replaced fired Franck Dumas as manager.[9] After a third place in the 2013–14 campaign and the subsequent promotion, the side managed to avoid relegation after a spectacular comeback, and his contract was renewed until 2017.[10]

After again leading the club to top-flight survival, Garande left the Stade Michel d'Ornano in May 2018.[11] Two years later, he was appointed at Toulouse FC who had just finished last in the abridged 2019–20 Ligue 1.[12]

On 23 August 2021, Garande was hired by second-tier Dijon FCO.[13]

References

  1. [1]
    Patrice Garande at WorldFootball.net
  2. [2]
    "Histoire de l'Association AJA Football" [History of Association AJA Football] (in French). AJ Auxerre. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  3. [3]
    Paumier, Patrick (6 December 2013). "Ancien attaquant de l'USO, Patrice Garande sera sur le banc de Caen, demain [Entretien]" [Former USO forward, Patrice Garande will sit on Caen bench, tomorrow [Interview]]. La République du Centre (in French). Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  4. [4]
    Hébert, Clément (14 August 2008). "Football: Patrice Garande, récit d'un champion olympique" [Football: Patrice Garande, tale of an olympic champion] (in French). Maville. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Portrait de malherbiste: Le parcours de Patrice Garande" [Portrait of a malherbiste: The career of Patrice Garande] (in French). SM Caen. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  6. [6]
    Roche, Calum (12 December 2021). "Barcelona, Zidane, Ronaldo... Thuram reveals player anecdotes". Diario AS. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  7. [7]
    "SM Caen: Patrice Garande nouvel entraîneur?" [SM Caen: Patrice Garande new coach?]. La Manche Libre (in French). 13 June 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  8. [8]
    "Portrait de Patrice Garande, entraîneur du SMC" [Portrait of Patrice Garande, SMC coach] (in French). France 3. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  9. [9]
    "Patrice Garande souhaite "recréer une dynamique"" [Patrice Garande wants to "recreate the dynamics"] (in French). SM Caen. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  10. [10]
    "Patrice Garande prolonge à Caen jusqu'en 2017" [Patrice Garande extended at Caen until 2017]. L'Équipe (in French). 3 June 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  11. [11]
    "Caen: Patrice Garande vers la sortie" [Caen: Patrice Garande is shown the door] (in French). Foot National. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  12. [12]
    "Patrice Garande takes over at relegation-threatened Toulouse". Yahoo!. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  13. [13]
    "Patrice Garande nouvel entraîneur du DFCO" [Patrice Garande new DFCO manager] (in French). Dijon FCO. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
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