Raymond Domenech

Raymond Domenech
Domenech in 2007
Personal information
Full name Raymond Manuel Albert Domenech[1]
Date of birth (1952-01-24) 24 January 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1977 Lyon 246 (7)
1977–1981 Strasbourg 128 (4)
1981–1982 Paris Saint-Germain 19 (1)
1982–1984 Bordeaux 40 (3)
1984–1985 Mulhouse 13 (0)
Total 433 (15)
International career
1973–1979 France 8 (0)
Managerial career
1984–1988 Mulhouse
1988–1993 Lyon
1993–2004 France U21
1996 France Olympic
2004–2010 France
2020–2021 Nantes
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France (as manager)
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 2006
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2002
Third place 1996
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Domenech in 1976

Raymond Manuel Albert Domenech (born 24 January 1952) is a French football manager and former player. He managed the France national team from 2004 to 2010, reaching the 2006 FIFA World Cup final.[2] He was dismissed after their elimination from the 2010 FIFA World Cup, for serious misconduct.[3]

  1. ^ "Décret du 7 mai 2007 portant promotion et nomination" [Decree of 7 May 2007 on promotion and appointment]. Official Journal of the French Republic (in French). 2007 (107). 8 May 2007. PREX0710152D. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Domenech pegs Le Guen, Giresse as contenders for his replacement". CBC News. 3 February 2010.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference reuters was invoked but never defined (see the help page).