Jocelyn Merlen

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Jocelyn Merlen
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-11-08) 8 November 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth Calais, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–2003 Calais
2003–2006 Dunkerque
2006–2012 Gravelines
Managerial career
Marck [1]
0000–2023 Grand Calais Pascal FC [2]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jocelyn Merlen (born 24 November 1972) is a French former footballer who played as a right-back. [3] [4]

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Playing career

Merlen never played in a professional division during his career, but participated in the 2000 Coupe de France final with Calais.[ citation needed ] The final score eventually turned out to be a 2–1 victory in the favor of Nantes. Earlier in the tournament, he scored the game-winning goal off a free-kick in their 2–1 win over top-flight Strasbourg in the quarter-finals. [5]

Merlen participated in a commemorative rematch against Nantes 20 years later at the Stade de l'Épopée in Calais. [6]

Managerial career

In April 2023, Merlen was sacked as the manager of Régional 1 club Grand Calais Pascal FC. [7]

Honours

Calais

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References

  1. ↑ "Une nouvelle aventure débute à l'AS Marck avec Jocelyn Merlen". Nord Littoral (in French). 21 July 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  2. ↑ Barras, Thomas (7 February 2020). "Football (R2): Jocelyn Merlen veut "aller chercher le maintien et non la montée" avec Grand Calais Pascal". La Voix des Sports (in French). Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Jocelyn Merlen at BeSoccer
  4. ↑ "Jocelyn Merlen". foot national.
  5. ↑ "France enchanted by the cup exploits of Calais". The Guardian . 26 March 2000. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "20 ans après, le CRUFC Calais et le FC Nantes vont jouer un remake de la finale de la Coupe de France 2000". France Info (in French). 26 September 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  7. ↑ Carmina, Kevin (5 April 2023). "Football (R1): à Calais, Jocelyn Merlen viré, les joueurs refusent de s'entraîner". La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 20 November 2023.
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