Corinne Diacre

Corinne Diacre
Personal information
Full nameCorinne Diacre
Date of birth4 August 1974
Place of birthCroix, France
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Clermont Foot (manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1988–2007Soyaux
National team
1993–2005France121(14)
Teams managed
2007–France women (assistant)
2010–2014Soyaux
2014–Clermont Foot
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Corinne Diacre (born 4 August 1974) is a French professional football coach and former football defender. She played throughout her career for ASJ Soyaux in Division 1 as well as the French national team from 1993 to 2005. In August 2014, she became the first woman to coach a men's professional football team (Clermont Foot) in a competitive match in France.[1]

Playing career

International

Diacre began her French national team career at the age of 18 and represented her country in the 2003 World Cup and the 1997, 2001 and 2005 European Championships, serving as the team's captain.[2] She is the third most capped French player with 121 games.[3]

Coaching career

Diacre previously served as ASJ Soyaux's manager[4] and the French national team's assistant manager.[5]

In 2014, French men's professional club, Clermont Foot, appointed her as the replacement for head coach Helena Costa.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Clermont lose first match as Corinne Diacre makes history in France". The Guardian. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Diacre targets team triumph UEFA
  3. ↑ Statistics in Footofeminin
  4. ↑ Corinne Diacre à la réunion des entraîneurs de D1-D2 Féminines. ASJ Soyaux's website
  5. ↑ Mondial-2011 dames: Corinne Diacre joueuse devenue sélectionneuse L'Express.
  6. ↑ "Clermont Foot appoint second female manager in Corinne Diacre". The Guardian. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.

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