Lilian Martin

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Lilian Martin
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-05-28) 28 May 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Valréas, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1988–1990 ASOA Valence
1990–1992 Nancy 44 (10)
1992–1993 Dijon 23 (4)
1993–1996 USL Dunkerque 108 (9)
1996–1999 Monaco 43 (0)
1999–2000 Marseille 2 (0)
2000–2001 Derby County 9 (0)
2002 Hibernian 1 (0)
2002 JS Saint Jean Beaulieu 1 (0)
Managerial career
2007–2008 Imperia
2008–2010 Monaco (youth coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lilian Martin (born 28 May 1971) is a French former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He was a regular set-piece taker.

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Playing career

Martin was born in Valréas. He started his career at ASOA Valence. After two seasons in the Championnat National club, he joined AS Nancy. After scoring nine goals in his first season with the club, his second year had less success after the team was relegated to the French Division 2. He moved to Dijon FCO in the following season and was transferred to USL Dunkerque in 1993.

After three season with the French Division 2 club, he joined AS Monaco. He played 26 league matches in his first season of the match, mostly as a starter, and won the 1996–97 French Division 1 as well as reaching the 1996–97 UEFA Cup semifinals in which he played the second leg against Internazionale. [1] Martin had his opportunities limited in the next season due to a groin injury, [2] but started in both 1997–98 UEFA Champions League semifinal matches against Juventus [3] [4] when the club was knocked out of the competition. He had only ten league appearances in the 1998–99 season and joined Marseille after the season.

Martin started a single league match for OM in December 1999, also featuring a substitute later in the season. After no appearances in the beginning of the 2000–01 season, he moved to Derby County on a free transfer until the end of the season. [5] He played nine league matches and was released after the season. [6]

He joined Hibernian early in 2002 in a two-year contract after an invite from Franck Sauzée, recently appointed as player-manager. However, Sauzée was fired less than three months after in charge and Martin could not communicate with new manager Bobby Williamson, which led him to leave the club and return to France. After six months, he played for amateur club JS Saint Jean Beaulieu before ending his career.

Managerial career

Martin was appointed manager of Imperia, a club in the Italian Serie D. He was sacked after the club suffered financial problems and had to be sold. He also worked with AS Monaco youth sides.

Honours

Monaco

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