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. [5] 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. [6]

Merlen participated in a commemorative rematch against Nantes 20 years later at the Stade de l'Épopée in Calais. [7]

Managerial career

In April 2023, Merlen was sacked as the manager of Régional 1 club Grand Calais Pascal FC. [8]

Honours

Calais

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