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Footballer
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Male
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Birth:
18 September 1961(Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Alain Casanova (born 18 September 1961 in Clermont-Ferrand) is a football former goalkeeper and manager. He currently coaches Ligue 2 club Lens.
Career
He played for Cournon, INF Vichy, Le Havre AC, Olympique de Marseille and Toulouse FC. At Marseille, he made no professional appearances, but was on the bench at the 1991 European Cup Final.
On 30 May 2008, he was named Toulouse FC manager, thus replacing Élie Baup. On 13 June 2016, he was named as the new manager of RC Lens, replacing Antoine Kombouaré.
Managerial statistics
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||||
| Toulouse | 30 May 2008 | 16 March 2015 | 7002290000000000000♠290 | 7002104000000000000♠104 | 7001770000000000000♠77 | 7002109000000000000♠109 | 7001358600000000000♠35.86 | |||
| Lens | 13 June 2016 | present | 7001380000000000000♠38 | 7001190000000000000♠19 | 7001100000000000000♠10 | 7000900000000000000♠9 | 7001500000000000000♠50.00 | |||
| Total | 7002328000000000000♠328 | 7002123000000000000♠123 | 7001870000000000000♠87 | 7002118000000000000♠118 | 7001375000000000000♠37.50 | |||||
Honours
- French Division 2 (1): 1984–85