Alain Jean Giresse (; born 2 August 1952) is a French football coach and former player who last managed Kosovo.
Giresse was French Player of the Year in 1982, 1983 and 1987. Nominally an attacking or central midfielder, he was an intelligent playmaker who possessed fine agility and acceleration due to his short frame. He is the father of Thibault Giresse, also a football coach and former player.
International career Giresse played for the France national team in the 1982 FIFA World Cup (fourth place) and the 1986 FIFA World Cup (third place). He was a member of the Euro 84 winning team, and alongside Michel Platini, Luis Fernández and Jean Tigana, forming the team's legendary "Carré Magique" (Magic Square) in midfield.
Coaching career Other national teams
He has been in charge of Toulouse and the Georgian national team, among others. Giresse worked as the head coach of Gabon, and was named a few months after the 2010 African Cup of Nations the Mali manager. He was the coach of Senegal national football team from 2013 to January 2015.
On 7 September 2017, Giresse resigned as manager of the Mali national team.
In December 2017, he was linked with the vacant Benin manager's job. In April 2018 he was one of 77 applicants for the vacant Cameroon national job.
On 13 December 2018, Giresse became the manager of Tunisia. He left the role in August 2019.
On 23 February 2022, Kosovo appointed Giresse after agreeing to a contract until November 2023, this happened after the former coach Bernard Challandes decided to resign after weak results in October 2021. On 18 March 2022, Giresse made his first squad announcement with Kosovo for the friendly matches against Burkina Faso and Switzerland. He called-up Emir Sahiti for the first time in the squad.
Career statistics
Club Source:
ClubSeasonLeagueCoupe de FranceEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBordeaux1970–71Division 124350--2931971–7227400--2741972–7322300--2231973–74311200--31121974–75361141--40121975–76301310--31131976–77371640--41161977–78351154--40151978–7938631--4171979–80371210--38121980–8134662--4081981–823414743044181982–833512516646191983–843416512141181984–853611108045111985–8629951203610Total5191585215217592180Marseille1986–87Division 134482--4261987–883311071412Total6759271838Career total5861636117288675188
International Source:
FranceYearAppsGoals19741019750019760019772019782019790019800019815019821131983401984102198551198670Total476
Managerial statistics
TeamFromToRecordGWDLWin %Toulouse1 November 199530 June 1998Paris Saint-Germain1 July 199823 October 1998Toulouse26 January 19999 October 2000FAR Rabat1 July 200130 June 2003Georgia12 March 200430 June 2005Gabon3 March 200613 February 2010Mali21 April 201030 May 2012Senegal9 January 201329 January 2015Mali17 March 20157 September 2017Tunisia14 December 201821 August 2019Kosovo23 February 2022 20 June 2023 Total
Honours 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 Onze Mondial: 1982, 1983, 1984 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 Knight of the Legion of Honour: 2006
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