 Caveglia in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alain Caveglia | ||
| Date of birth | (1968-03-28)28 March 1968 (age 57) | ||
| Place of birth | Vénissieux, France | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | ASVH (sporting director) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981–1986 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1990 | Gueugnon | 50 | (29) |
| 1990–1994 | Sochaux | 129 | (45) |
| 1994–1996 | Le Havre | 72 | (31) |
| 1996–1999 | Lyon | 112 | (47) |
| 2000 | Nantes | 10 | (1) |
| 2000–2002 | Le Havre | 72 | (30) |
| Total | 445 | (183) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alain Caveglia (born 28 March 1968) is a French former professionalfootballer who played as astriker.
Caveglia was born inVénissieux,Rhône. A prolific goalscorer, he started atFC Gueugnon, making hisLigue 1 debuts on 21 August 1990 withFC Sochaux-Montbéliard, againstStade Brestois 29. After two more top division seasons atLe Havre AC he moved toOlympique Lyonnais, being eventually namedcaptain on both teams and being affectionately nicknamedCavégol in the latter.[1]
In January 2000, Caveglia joinedFC Nantes, going on to win his only professional silverware in his six-month stint,the season'sCoupe de France, gaining apenalty in thelast minute of a 2–1final win over amateursCalais RUFC which was converted byAntoine Sibierski.[2] In July of that year he returned to Le Havre, going on to amass a further 30Ligue 2 goals (in2001–02, his 14 helped the side return to the top flight) and subsequently retiring in June 2002, aged 34.[1]
On 19 August 2011, Caveglia was appointeddirector of football atStade Malherbe Caen.[3] He left the club at the end of April 2019, and one month later, he was appointed, still as sporting director, at AS Villers Houlgate Côte Fleurie (ASVH).[4]
Lyon
Nantes