Michel Dussuyer

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Michel Dussuyer
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-05-28) 28 May 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Cannes, France
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978–1981 Cannes 66 (0)
1981–1983 Nice 17 (0)
1983–1984 Alès 34 (0)
1984–1986 Cannes 31 (0)
1986 Montceau 1 (0)
1986–1996 Cannes 128 (0)
Total277(0)
Managerial career
2002–2004 Guinea
2006–2007 Cannes
2008–2010 Benin
2010–2013 Guinea
2014–2015 Guinea
2015–2017 Ivory Coast
2018–2021 Benin
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michel Dussuyer (born 28 May 1959) is a French football coach and former professional player.

Contents

Playing career

Dussuyer played club football as a goalkeeper for Cannes, Nice and Alès. [1]

Coaching career

Dussuyer was an assistant coach at Cannes between 1996 and 2002. [1]

He was appointed as manager of the Guinea national team in September 2002. [2] He led them to the 2004 African Cup of Nations, their first appearance in the competition since 1998. [3] The country reached the quarter-finals of the competition - their best result in 30 years - but he resigned in March 2004, citing family reasons. [4] [5]

In 2006, he was an assistant coach to Henri Michel for the Ivory Coast national team, for the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations. [1] He returned to Cannes as manager, from 2006 to 2007. [6]

He was appointed as manager of the Benin national team in June 2008. [7] He was sacked in February 2010, along with the rest of the coaching staff. [8] He claimed he was not informed of his sacking by the Benin Football Federation. [9]

In May 2010 he returned as manager of Guinea. [10] After leaving in late 2013, he was re-appointed in February 2014. [11] After taking Guinea to the quarter-finals of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, he became manager of the Ivory Coast national team in July 2015. [12]

Dussuyer resigned from his role as Ivory Coast manager after the team failed to reach the quarter-finals of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. [13]

In December 2017 he was linked with the vacant Benin national team manager's job. [14] He was appointed to the role in August 2018 [15] and was in charge of Benin at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. [16] [17] He was sacked by Benin in June 2021. [18]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Michel Dussuyer : " Une belle expérience en Afrique "" (in French). L'amicale des éducateurs de football. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Guinea get new coach". BBC Sport. 8 September 2002. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  3. ↑ James Copnall (3 October 2003). "Dussuyer: Man on a mission". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Mohamed Fajah Barrie (24 February 2004). "Dussuyer may stay on". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Guinea lose coach". BBC Sport. 30 March 2004. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  7. ↑ James Copnall (11 June 2008). "Dussuyer signs for Benin". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Bénin: Les Ecureuils et Michel DUSSUYER sanctionnés" (in French). Fédération Béninoise de Football. Archived from the original on 11 February 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "Benin coach Michel Dussuyer 'unaware' of sacking". BBC Sport. 9 February 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Dussuyer reappointed Guinea coach". BBC Sport. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "Guinea reappoint Michel Dussuyer as coach". BBC Sport. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "Frenchman Michel Dussuyer named as new Ivory Coast coach". BBC Sport. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  13. ↑ "Ivory Coast boss Michel Dussuyer resigns after African Nations Cup elimination". Eurosport. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  14. ↑ "Benin begin search for new national team coach". BBC Sport. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  15. ↑ "Bénin : Michel Dussuyer officialisé comme sélectionneur des Ecureuils". Publié par Franck OROCOTI pour Africa Top Sports Journaliste à Africa Top Sports Premier portail sportif Africain. 10 August 2018.
  16. ↑ "2019 Africa Cup of Nations: Benin turn to uncapped quartet for qualifier". BBC Sport. 13 March 2019.
  17. ↑ "CAN 2019-Bénin: Les objectifs de Michel Dussuyer". Publié par Rodolph TOMEGAH pour Africa Top Sports Journaliste à Africa Top Sports Premier portail sportif Africain. 17 May 2019.
  18. ↑ "Benin Republic Sack Coach Michel Dussuyer After AFCON Debacle - The Heritage Times". 19 June 2021.
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