Nicolas Dupuis
File:Photo wiki nicolas dupuis.jpg | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 January 1968 | ||
Place of birth | Moulins, France | ||
Position(s) | Full-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Madagascar (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
FC Souvigny | |||
1982–1986 | AS Yzeure | ||
Cournon-d'Auvergne | |||
US Beaumont | |||
1992–1994 | SA Thiers | ||
Managerial career | |||
1996–2011 | AS Yzeure | ||
2012–2017 | AS Yzeure | ||
2017– | Madagascar | ||
2019– | Fleury | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Nicolas Dupuis (born 6 January 1968) is a French football manager and former player who manages Madagascar and Fleury.
Club career
Dupuis played amateur football in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes for FC Souvigny, AS Yzeure, Cournon-d'Auvergne, US Beaumont and SA Thiers. At AS Yzeure, Dupuis played, and managed, 682 games in all competitions.[1]
Managerial career
In August 1996, Dupuis was appointed manager of AS Yzeure. During Dupuis' time at the club, Yzeure reached the Championnat National in 2006 as well as beating Ligue 1 club Lorient 1–0 in the 2013–14 Coupe de France on 4 January 2014, before losing to Lyon 3–1 on 22 January 2014 in the round of 32.[2]
In March 2017, Dupuis was appointed manager of Madagascar.[3] On 16 October 2018, Madagascar qualified for 2019 Africa Cup of Nations after beating Equatorial Guinea 1–0 in Antananarivo, marking Madagascar's first ever Africa Cup of Nations appearance.[4]
In January 2019 it was announced that he would combine his role as Madagascar manager with that as technical director of French club FC Fleury 91.[5] In March 2019 Madagascar extended his contract until after the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations tournament.[6] His contract expired in July 2019,[7] but in September 2019 he extended his contract for four years.[8]
References
- ^ "Interview avec Nicolas Dupuis, entraîneur de l'AS Yzeure.Interview avec Nicolas Dupuis, entraîneur de l'AS Yzeure" (in French). Aile de Pigeon. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Nicolas Dupuis". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Nicolas Dupuis, officiellement sélectionneur de l'équipe de Madagascar" (in French). AS Yzeure. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Madagascar secure first ever AFCON appearance". ESPN. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Madagascar coach Nicolas Dupuis to work at French club". BBC Sport. 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Madagascar extend contract of coach Nicolas Depuis". BBC Sport. 6 March 2019.
- ^ "Nicolas Dupuis' future as Madagascar coach unclear". BBC Sport. 8 August 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Frenchman Nicolas Dupuis signs new deal as Madagascar coach". BBC Sport. 19 September 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
External links
- 1968 births
- Living people
- People from Moulins, Allier
- Sportspeople from Allier
- French footballers
- Association football defenders
- AS Yzeure players
- Madagascar national football team managers
- Expatriate football managers in Madagascar
- French expatriate sportspeople in Madagascar
- French football managers
- French expatriate football managers
- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations managers
- French football defender, 1960s birth stubs