| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 July 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Béziers, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[ citation needed ] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1982 | Le Havre B | ||
| 1982–1983 | Rouen B | ||
| 1983–1984 | Béziers | ||
| 1984–1985 | Alès | ||
| 1985–1987 | Orange | ||
| 1987–1989 | Alès B | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Béziers Deveze | ||
| 1999–2003 | Sedan B | ||
| 2007–2008 | Coton Sport | ||
| 2009–2011 | Coton Sport | ||
| 2011–2012 | Cameroon | ||
| 2013 | Étoile du Sahel | ||
| 2013–2014 | Al Ittihad Alexandria | ||
| 2014 | Najran | ||
| 2014–2015 | Smouha | ||
| 2015–2016 | MAS Fez | ||
| 2016 | Free State Stars | ||
| 2016–2017 | Al-Hilal | ||
| 2018–2019 | CS Constantine | ||
| 2021 | JS Kabylie | ||
| 2021 | USM Alger | ||
| 2022 | Azam | ||
| 2023–2024 | Al-Jabalain | ||
| 2024 | Al-Bukiryah | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Denis Lavagne (born 9 July 1964) is a French football coach and former player.
Born in Béziers, Lavagne played for Le Havre B, Rouen B, Béziers, Alès, Orange and Alès B.[ citation needed ]
After retiring from playing in 1989, Lavagne worked as an assistant manager with Alès, Nîmes, Bastia and ASOA Valence.[ citation needed ] He then worked as manager of Béziers Deveze between 1998 and 1999, before becoming a coach at Sedan and manager of Sedan B.[ citation needed ] He left Sedan in 2003, and spent time coaching in Qatar (with Qatar SC) and in China (with Chengdu Blades).[ citation needed ] He had two spells as manager of Coton Sport, separated by coaching with Moroccan club Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi.[ citation needed ]
Lavagne left his job as manager of Coton Sport to become manager of the Cameroon national team in October 2011. [1] [2] He was dismissed from this position in September 2012 following poor results. [3] He then became manager of Tunisian club Étoile du Sahel in March 2013, [4] and also later managed Egyptian club Al Ittihad and Saudi club Najran.[ citation needed ] He took over as manager of Egyptian club Smouha in October 2014, [5] before being sacked in January 2015. [6] After managing Moroccan club MAS Fez,[ citation needed ] he took over as manager of South African club Free State Stars in June 2016. [7] He was sacked by the club in September 2016. [8]
After managing Sudanese club Al-Hilal and a spell as a coach at French club Le Havre,[ citation needed ] in December 2018 he became manager of Algerian club CS Constantine. [9]
In January 2021 he became manager of Algerian club JS Kabylie. [10] [11] He left the club in August 2021, [12] and later that month became manager of USM Alger. [13] In December 2021, he was sacked from USM Alger. [14]
In September 2022 he became manager of Tanzanian club Azam. [15]
On 18 January 2023, Lavagne was appointed as manager of Saudi Arabian club Al-Jabalain. [16]
On 11 July 2024, Lavagne was appointed as manager of Al-Bukiryah. [17]
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