 Guillou playing forFrance in1978 World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1945-12-20)20 December 1945 (age 79) | ||
| Place of birth | Bouaye, France | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1958–1965 | Sporting Club Nazairien | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1975 | Angers | 243 | (18) |
| 1975–1979 | Nice | 136 | (12) |
| 1979–1981 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 49 | (1) |
| 1981–1983 | Mulhouse | 62 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Cannes | 11 | (0) |
| Total | 501 | (31) | |
| International career | |||
| 1974–1978 | France | 19 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1976–1977 | Nice | ||
| 1980–1981 | Neuchâtel Xamax | ||
| 1981–1983 | Mulhouse | ||
| 1983–1985 | Cannes[1] | ||
| 1985–1986 | Servette[1] | ||
| 1993–2000 | ASEC Mimosas[1] | ||
| 1999–2000 | Ivory Coast[1] | ||
| 2001–2002 | Beveren[1] | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jean-Marc Guillou (born 20 December 1945) is a Frenchfootball coach and former player, who played at the1978 World Cup.[2]
Guillou was born inBouaye,Loire-Atlantique. He played forAngers SCO,OGC Nice,Neuchâtel Xamax,FC Mulhouse, andAS Cannes.
Guillou made his debut for theFrance national team in March 1974 in a match againstRomania, which France won 1–0. Between 1974 and 1978 he played 19 times for the French national side, including at the 1978 World Cup in Argentina.
He played his last match for France at the1978 World Cup losing toItaly 2–1 on 2 June inMar del Plata.
Guillou gave formerArsenal managerArsène Wenger his first break in coaching by appointing him as his assistant atAS Cannes in 1983.
Guillou was the founder of the Abidjan football schoolAcadémie de Sol Beni, eventually becoming the manager, technical director and coach atASEC Abidjan. He currently runs a number of football schools in Africa and Thailand under the name Académie Jean-Marc Guillou (Academy J.M.G.) seeking to develop young footballers who are often transferred to European clubs,[3] the football talent academies are based inAbidjan,Antsika,Algiers andBangkok.[4]
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