Alain Giresse

Alain Giresse

Alain Giresse in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Alain Jean Giresse
Date of birth	2 August 1952 (aged 74)
Place of birth	Langoiran, France
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1986	Bordeaux	519	(158)
1986–1988	Marseille	67	(5)
Total		586	(163)
National team
1974–1986	France	47	(6)
Teams managed
1995–1998	Toulouse
1998	Paris Saint-Germain
1999–2000	Toulouse
2001–2003	FAR Rabat
2004–2005	Georgia
2006–2010	Gabon
2010–2012	Mali
2013–2015	Senegal
2015–2017	Mali
2018–2019	Tunisia
2022–2023	Kosovo
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Alain Giresse (born 2 August 1952) is a former French football player. He has played for France national team.

Career statistics

Giresse in 1971

Club

Source:

Club	Season	League			Coupe de France		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bordeaux	1970–71	Division 1	24	3	5	0	-	-	29	3
	1971–72		27	4	0	0	-	-	27	4
	1972–73		22	3	0	0	-	-	22	3
	1973–74		31	12	0	0	-	-	31	12
	1974–75		36	11	4	1	-	-	40	12
	1975–76		30	13	1	0	-	-	31	13
	1976–77		37	16	4	0	-	-	41	16
	1977–78		35	11	5	4	-	-	40	15
	1978–79		38	6	3	1	-	-	41	7
	1979–80		37	12	1	0	-	-	38	12
	1980–81		34	6	6	2	-	-	40	8
	1981–82		34	14	7	4	3	0	44	18
	1982–83		35	12	5	1	6	6	46	19
	1983–84		34	16	5	1	2	1	41	18
	1984–85		36	11	1	0	8	0	45	11
	1985–86		29	9	5	1	2	0	36	10
	Total		519	158	52	15	21	7	592	180
Marseille	1986–87	Division 1	34	4	8	2	-	-	42	6
	1987–88		33	1	1	0	7	1	41	2
	Total		67	5	9	2	7	1	83	8
Career total			586	163	61	17	28	8	675	188

International

Source:

France
Year	Apps	Goals
1974	1	0
1975	0	0
1976	0	0
1977	2	0
1978	2	0
1979	0	0
1980	0	0
1981	5	0
1982	11	3
1983	4	0
1984	10	2
1985	5	1
1986	7	0
Total	47	6

Managerial statistics

Alain Giresse managing Gabon in 2009.

As of 19 June 2023

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Toulouse	1 November 1995	30 June 1998	109	44	25	40	40.37
Paris Saint-Germain	1 July 1998	23 October 1998	12	4	3	5	33.33
Toulouse	26 January 1999	9 October 2000	67	26	14	27	38.81
FAR Rabat	1 July 2001	30 June 2003	59	17	23	19	28.81
Georgia	12 March 2004	30 June 2005	10	2	2	6	20.00
Gabon	3 March 2006	13 February 2010	31	16	7	8	51.61
Mali	21 April 2010	30 May 2012	16	8	2	6	50.00
Senegal	9 January 2013	29 January 2015	18	7	8	3	38.89
Mali	17 March 2015	7 September 2017	16	8	4	4	50.00
Tunisia	14 December 2018	21 August 2019	12	5	4	3	41.67
Kosovo	23 February 2022	20 June 2023	15	4	7	4	26.67
Total			365	141	99	125	38.63

Player

Bordeaux

• French Division 1: 1983–84, 1984–85
• Coupe de France: 1985–86

France

• UEFA European Championship: 1984
• Artemio Franchi Trophy: 1985
• FIFA World Cup Third place: 1986

Individual

• UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1984
• Onze d'Argent: 1982
• Ballon d'Or – Runner-up: 1982
• French Player of the Year: 1982, 1983, 1987
• World XI: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986
• 7th French Player of the Century

Manager

Paris Saint-Germain

• Trophée des Champions: 1998

FAR Rabat

• Coupe du Trône: 2003

Mali

• Africa Cup of Nations Third place: 2012

Orders

• Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur: 2006

Alain Giresse Media

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  Alain Giresse managing Mali in 2015.