 Perrin as manager ofAl-Khor in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alain André Christian Perrin | ||
| Date of birth | (1956-10-07)7 October 1956 (age 68) | ||
| Place of birth | Lure, Haute-Saône, France | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1966–1970 | SR Haguenau | ||
| 1970–1971 | Tomblaine | ||
| 1971 | Nancy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1975 | Nancy | ||
| 1976–1981 | Varangéville | ||
| 1983–1987 | Nancy | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1993–2002 | Troyes | ||
| 2002–2004 | Marseille | ||
| 2004 | Al-Ain | ||
| 2005 | Portsmouth | ||
| 2006–2007 | Sochaux | ||
| 2007–2008 | Lyon | ||
| 2008–2009 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| 2010–2012 | Al-Khor | ||
| 2012–2013 | Qatar (Olympic) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Al Gharafa | ||
| 2013 | Umm Salal | ||
| 2014–2016 | China | ||
| 2018–2019 | Nancy | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alain André Christian Perrin (French pronunciation:[alɛ̃ɑ̃dʁekʁistjɑ̃pɛʁɛ̃]; born 7 October 1956) is a French professionalfootball manager and formerplayer.
Perrin made his managerial breakthrough atTroyes, whom he took from the fourth tier toLigue 1 andUEFA Cup qualification by winning the2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup. He won theCoupe de France withSochaux in2007, and the league and cup double forLyon a year later.
Abroad, Perrin worked for several years in Qatar and had brief spells in the United Arab Emirates and withPortsmouth in thePremier League. Internationally, he ledChina at the2015 AFC Asian Cup.
Alain André Christian Perrin[1] was born on 7 October 1956[2] inLure, Haute-Saône.[3]
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Perrin began his coaching career atNancy in 1983, as junior coach toArsène Wenger. He built up a reputation as a talented young coach whilst at the club, and was appointed to run the club's academy.[citation needed]
In 1993, Perrin had his first chance at management, taking over as manager of FrenchNational 2 (fourth division) clubTroyes AC, quickly taking the club toLigue 1 after three promotions in six seasons, and qualifying for theUEFA Cup. His side won the2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup on theaway goals rule after a 4–4 draw atNewcastle United.[4]
In May 2002, Perrin signed a three-year deal to succeedBernard Tapie as manager ofOlympique de Marseille.[5] He was dismissed in January 2004 with the team in sixth, having lost 9 of their last 15 games.[6]
Days after leaving theStade Vélodrome, Perrin was linked to a number of managerial positions around Europe, including atPremier League clubSouthampton.[7] However, in July 2004 he was named manager ofAl-Ain in theUAE Pro League, and remained there for three months.[8]
On 7 April 2005, Perrin did move to the Premier League when he took over atPortsmouth; the club were in 16th place and four points above relegation with seven games to go.[9] On 24 April his side beat rivals Southampton 4–1 in theSouth Coast derby, a result that contributed to Pompey staying up and Saints being relegated.[10]
On 24 November 2005 Perrin was sacked by Portsmouth, having won only twice all season.[11]
Perrin returned to Ligue 1 in May 2006, taking over aSochaux side that had just finished 15th underDominique Bijotat.[12] On 12 May 2007 he won theCoupe de France against former team Marseille, on penalties after a 2–2 draw; it was the team's first win in the tournament since 1937.[13]
Perrin took over as manager ofOlympique Lyonnais on 30 May 2007, afterGérard Houllier resigned earlier that month.[14] In hisonly season, he led the club to a seventh consecutive Ligue 1 championship title, and retained the cup for the team's firstdouble. He stepped down in June 2008 due to differences with the club's backroom staff.[15]
He was rumoured to take over the position of French national manager, but it was confirmed on 3 July 2008 thatRaymond Domenech would remain in the position. On 11 November 2008, he became the new manager ofSaint-Étienne,[16] and was fired on 15 December 2009.[17]
On 1 June 2012, Perrin decided to leaveAl-Khor Sports Club to take up the vacantQatar U23 position.[18] His first assignment was to lead the team at theAFC Under-22 qualifiers, however the team were unable to make the tournament after they were knocked out in the group stages of the qualification process. Despite this disappointment Perrin continued to lead them into the2012 GCC U-23 Championship where the team fared considerably better reaching the semi-finals of the tournament and eventually coming fourth overall in the competition.[citation needed]
On 20 December 2012, Perrin joinedAl Gharafa and left just about two months after.[19] In March 2013, he was appointed new head coach ofUmm Salal to replaceBertrand Marchand. He resigned from his post on 30 September 2013 after losing twice in the first three games of the season.[20]
On 28 February 2014, Perrin was named as newChina national football team manager, replacingAntonio Camacho.[21] He made his debut five days later in a 3–1 loss toIraq in the last game of2015 AFC Asian Cupqualification, but still made it through as the best third-placed team.[22] At the finals in Australia, the team won all three group games before a 2–0 last 16 loss tothe hosts.[23]
In August, China finished second toSouth Korea on home soil at the2015 EAFF East Asian Cup.[24] The following 8 January, he left his job as the team sat in third in2018 FIFA World Cup qualification following a loss atQatar and two draws withHong Kong.[25]
In April 2018 Perrin was one of 77 applicants for the vacantCameroon national team job.[26] On 27 October that year, he replacedDidier Tholot as manager ofLigue 2 clubNancy.[27] On 28 May 2019, it was confirmed thatJean-Louis Garcia would be the new manager of the club from the upcoming season.[28]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Troyes |  | 1 July 1993 | 30 June 2002 | 324 | 133 | 105 | 86 | 41.05 |
| Marseille | | 1 July 2002 | 14 January 2004 | 60 | 31 | 9 | 20 | 51.67 |
| Al-Ain |  | 13 July 2004 | 24 October 2004 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
| Portsmouth |  | 7 April 2005 | 24 November 2005 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19.05 |
| Sochaux | | 1 August 2006 | 30 June 2007 | 47 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 46.81 |
| Lyon | | 1 July 2007 | 16 June 2008 | 59 | 39 | 11 | 9 | 66.10 |
| Saint-Étienne | | 12 November 2008 | 15 December 2009 | 58 | 20 | 13 | 25 | 34.48 |
| Al-Khor |  | 14 June 2010 | 31 May 2012 | 65 | 24 | 13 | 28 | 36.92 |
| Qatar U23 | — | 1 June 2012 | 19 December 2012 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 33.33 |
| Al Gharafa | | 20 December 2012 | 21 February 2013 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 42.86 |
| Umm Salal | | 13 March 2013 | 30 September 2013 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 36.36 |
| China | — | 28 February 2014 | 8 January 2016 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 53.57 |
| Nancy | | 27 October 2018 | 30 June 2019 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 46.67 |
| Total | 707 | 300 | 188 | 219 | 42.43 | |||
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