French footballer (born 1960)
Patrice Garande (born 27 November 1960) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker , currently a manager .
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] 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] 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] 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] 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
^ a b c Patrice Garande at WorldFootball.net^ "Histoire de l'Association AJA Football" [History of Association AJA Football] (in French). AJ Auxerre. Retrieved 12 February 2018 .^ 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 . ^ 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 . ^ "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 .^ Roche, Calum (12 December 2021). "Barcelona, Zidane, Ronaldo... Thuram reveals player anecdotes" . Diario AS . Retrieved 3 January 2024 . ^ "SM Caen: Patrice Garande nouvel entraîneur?" [SM Caen: Patrice Garande new coach?]. La Manche Libre (in French). 13 June 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2018 .^ "Portrait de Patrice Garande, entraîneur du SMC" [Portrait of Patrice Garande, SMC coach] (in French). France 3 . 19 June 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2022 .^ "Patrice Garande souhaite "recréer une dynamique" [Patrice Garande wants to "recreate the dynamics"] (in French). SM Caen. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2018 .^ "Patrice Garande prolonge à Caen jusqu'en 2017" [Patrice Garande extended at Caen until 2017]. L'Équipe . Retrieved 12 February 2018 .^ "Caen: Patrice Garande vers la sortie" [Caen: Patrice Garande is shown the door] (in French). Foot National. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018 .^ "Patrice Garande takes over at relegation-threatened Toulouse" . Yahoo! . 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020 .^ "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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