Alain Boghossian

Alain Boghossian
Personal information
Full name	Alain Boghossian
Date of birth	27 October 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth	Digne, France
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	France (Asst. Coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1988–1992	Marseille (reserves)
1992–1993	Istres
1993–1994	Marseille
1994–1997	Napoli
1997–1998	Sampdoria
1998–2002	Parma
2002–2003	Espanyol
International career
1997–2002	France
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alain Boghossian (born 27 October 1970 in Digne-les-Bains, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) is a retired French-Armenian football player and now assistant coach for the French national team.

Club career

After a sole season in the French league with Olympique de Marseille, Boghossian moved to Italy, and played with S.S.C. Napoli, U.C. Sampdoria and Parma A.C., where he had his most successful years, alongside compatriot Lilian Thuram.

Dogged with injury several times, Boghossian's career ended in June 2003, after just five La Liga appearances with RCD Espanyol.

International career

Boghossian turned down offers to play for the Armenia national football team.^[1]

He became an international player for France in 1997, and won the 1998 World Cup with France. He replaced Christian Karembeu in the final against Brazil during the second half. The day before the Euro 2000 started, Boghossian was injured and was forced to miss it. He also appeared at the 2002 World Cup, and in total made 26 international appearances, scoring 2 goals.

Honours

World Cup: 1998
Hassan II Tournament: 1998
Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur 1998^[2]^[3]
UEFA Cup: 1999
Italian Supercup : 1999
Italian Cup: 1999, 2002

Notes

^ "Alain Boghossian, ambition ambiance". FIFA.com. Retrieved 15 May 2013. Template:Fr icon
^ "France honors World Cup winners – Government gives Legion of Honor to players, coaches". CNN/SI. 1 September 1998. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
^ "Décret du 24 juillet 1998 portant nomination à titre exceptionnel". JORF. 1998 (170): 11376. 25 July 1998. PREX9801916D. Retrieved 10 March 2009.

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[1] "Alain Boghossian, ambition ambiance". FIFA.com. Retrieved 15 May 2013. Template:Fr icon

[2] "France honors World Cup winners – Government gives Legion of Honor to players, coaches". CNN/SI. 1 September 1998. Retrieved 20 July 2006.

[jofr19980725-3] "Décret du 24 juillet 1998 portant nomination à titre exceptionnel". JORF. 1998 (170): 11376. 25 July 1998. PREX9801916D. Retrieved 10 March 2009.

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