Roger Lemerre is a French football player and manager born in 1941.
He played for clubs like CS Sedan Ardennes, FC Nantes, A.S. Nancy-Lorraine, and R.C. Lens during his 15-season playing career.
Lemerre was an assistant coach during France's 1998 World Cup victory before becoming the head coach and winning Euro 2000.
Биография
Early Life and Playing Career
Roger Léon Maurice Lemerre-Desprez, born in 1941, is a former professional football player and manager from France. His playing career spanned 15 seasons from 1961 to 1975, during which he played as a defender for several clubs, including CS Sedan Ardennes, FC Nantes, A.S. Nancy-Lorraine, and R.C. Lens. Lemerre earned six caps for the French national team between 1968 and 1971, showcasing his skills on the international stage.
Managerial Career
Transitioning from player to coach, Lemerre began his managerial career in 1975 with Red Star. He later returned to Lens and managed various clubs in France, Tunisia, Turkey, and Algeria. Notably, he served as an assistant coach to Aimé Jacquet during France's victorious 1998 World Cup campaign. Lemerre took over as the head coach of the French national team, leading them to triumph in the UEFA Euro 2000 and the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2001. However, after a disappointing performance in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, he was dismissed from his position.
Lemerre then took the helm of the Tunisian national team, where he made history by winning the African Cup of Nations in 2004, becoming the first coach to win both the UEFA Euro and AFCON. He also guided Tunisia to the 2006 FIFA World Cup. His later career included a brief stint with the Moroccan national team, which ended in 2009 due to unsatisfactory results.
Legacy and Honors
Roger Lemerre's contributions to football have been recognized with several prestigious awards, including being named a Knight of the National Order of Merit and a Knight of the Legion of Honour. His legacy is marked by his unique achievement of winning two different continental tournaments as a manager, solidifying his place in football history.
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Карьера и клубы
His professional playing career spanned 15 seasons, from 1961 to 1975: between 1961 and 1969 he played for Sedan and lost the Cup in 1965, before moving to Nantes (1968–1971), Nancy (1971–1973) and Lens (1973–1975). He won six caps for France between 1968 and 1971.
Between 1975 and 1978, he was the coach of Red Star from Saint-Ouen, and then went back to Lens for a season as coach, before moving to Paris for two seasons. In the 1983–1984 season, he ran Espérance Tunis in Tunisia. On his return to France, he again took up his post as Red Star manager. For ten seasons, he coached the French national military team, with whom he won the 1995 World Military Cup. In 1997, he finished the season with Lens and saved it from relegation. He assisted Aimé Jacquet in the French team's 1998 World Cup victory. This paved the way for him to take over as the national coach, winning Euro 2000 in Netherlands and Belgium and FIFA Confederations Cup next year. However, after the team suffered a stunning first-round exit in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, he was sacked by the French Football Federation. Undeterred, the Tunisian Football Federation soon hired Lemerre to be the manager of their national side. There, he guided them to victory in the African Nations Cup in 2004 making him first coach in football history to win two different continental tournaments i.e. Euro 2000 and AFCON 2004, and led them to qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. He was sacked in February 2008 following the team's exit from the 2008 African Cup of Nations in the quarter-finals. Lemerre was named the new head coach of Morocco national team in May 2008 and took charge on 1 July. He was fired on 9 July 2009, for disappointing results. On 18 December 2009, he accepted a…
- Club
- CS Sedan Ardennes (1961–1969)
- Club
- R.C. Lens (1973–1975)
- Club
- A.S. Nancy-Lorraine (1971–1973)
- Club
- FC Nantes (1969–1971)
- Club
- France men's national association football team (1968–1971)
- National team
- France
Трофеи и награды
- Award
- Knight of the National Order of Merit
- Award
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
Наследие
As manager
France
UEFA European Championship: 2000 FIFA Confederations Cup: 2001 Tunisia
African Cup of Nations: 2004 Étoile du Sahel
Tunisian Cup: 2013–14 Arab Club Champions Cup: 2018–19 Orders
Knight of the National Order of Merit: 1998 Knight of the Legion of Honour: 2001 Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit of Tunisia: 2004
Клубы
Играл вместе с
Aatif ChahechouheA.S. Nancy-Lorraine · 2009–2011- Aatif ChahechouheCS Sedan Ardennes · 2007–2008
Abdelaziz Ben TifourFrance men's national association football team · 1952–1957
Abdelaziz BennijA.S. Nancy-Lorraine · 1987–1992- Abdelhakim OmraniCS Sedan Ardennes · 2016–2017
- Abdelhakim OmraniR.C. Lens · 2008–2012
- Abdelkader Ben BoualiFrance men's national association football team · 1937–1937
Abdellah ZoubirR.C. Lens · 2016–2018
Abdelmajid OulmersR.C. Lens · 1999–2003- Abdelnasser OuadahA.S. Nancy-Lorraine · 1993–2000
- Abdelnasser OuadahCS Sedan Ardennes · 2006–2007
- Abdelnasser OuadahCS Sedan Ardennes · 2006–2006
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Паспорт
Идентификаторы и алиасы
Roger Léon Maurice Lemerre-Desprez is a French former professional football manager and former player. During his managerial career, he was in charge of the French, Tunisian and Moroccan national teams. He also managed numerous clubs in France, Tunisia, Turkey and Algeria.
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