Franck Dumas

Franck Dumas
Personal information
Full nameFranck Dumas
Date of birth9 January 1968
Place of birthBayeux, France
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
MAS Fez (manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987–1992Caen180(11)
1992–1999Monaco222(2)
1999–2000Newcastle United6(0)
2000Marseille12(0)
2000–2001Lens25(0)
2001–2004Caen66(0)
Total511(13)
Teams managed
2005–2012Caen
2013–2014Arles-Avignon
2014–MAS Fez
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Franck Dumas (born 9 January 1968 in Bayeux, Calvados) is a former French professional football player. Since February 2013, he has been the manager of Arles-Avignon in the Ligue 2.

Career

Club

Dumas started his career at Caen and played there for five seasons before moving to AS Monaco. Dumas played in Jean Tigana's talented Monaco side which famously put Manchester United out of the Champions League in 1998 on away goals after a 1–1 draw at Old Trafford.[1] He joined Newcastle United in England in July 1999 before moving back to France to join Olympique de Marseille in January 2000.

Managerial

He would later return to Caen where he continued playing until his retirement in 2004, and where he would later manage.

In August 2014, Dumas was appointed as manager of Moroccan Botola side MAS Fez, on a one-year contract.[2]

References

  1. "Monaco and bust for sorry United". The Independent. 19 March 1998. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  2. "MAS Fès : Franck Dumas nommé entraîneur". http://www.afrik.com/'' (in French). www.afrik.com/. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.

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