Alex Dupont (footballer)
French football player and manager (1954–2020)
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Alex Jacques René Dupont (30 June 1954 – 1 August 2020) was a French professional football player and manager.
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Dupont (right) in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alex Jacques René Dupont[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1954[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dunkirk,[1] France | ||
| Date of death | 1 August 2020 (aged 66)[1] | ||
| Place of death | La Turbie,[1] France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[citation needed] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1964–1972 | Dunkerque | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1975 | Dunkerque | 1 | (0) |
| 1975–1978 | Hazebrouck | 67+[a] | (0+) |
| 1978–1983 | Dunkerque | 72 | (0) |
| Total | 140+ | (0+) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1984–1985 | Dunkerque | ||
| 1990–1996 | Dunkerque | ||
| 1997 | Charleville | ||
| 1997–1998 | Boulogne | ||
| 1998–2000 | Gueugnon | ||
| 2000–2001 | Sedan | ||
| 2001–2002 | Qatar (assistant) | ||
| 2004 | Laval | ||
| 2004–2006 | Amiens | ||
| 2006–2007 | United Arab Emirates U21 | ||
| 2007–2008 | Gueugnon | ||
| 2009–2012 | Brest | ||
| 2012 | Ajaccio | ||
| 2013–2016 | Brest | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Dupont played as a midfielder for Dunkerque and Hazebrouck.[2][3]
Managerial career
He managed Dunkerque, Charleville, Boulogne, Gueugnon, with whom he won the Coupe de la Ligue in 2000,[4] Sedan, Laval and Amiens.[5] He replaced Gérald Baticle as manager of Brest in 2009.[6][7]
On 26 April 2012, he was sacked as Brest manager after just five games before the end of the season, bringing in Corentin Martins as interim manager.[8]
On 22 June 2012, Dupont was named as head coach of Ligue 1 side Ajaccio.[9] He was sacked on 17 December 2012.[10]
He returned to manage Brest in 2013. At the end of the 2015–16 Ligue 2 season, the club did not renew his contract.[2]
Death
Dupont died from cardiac arrest on 1 August 2020.[11]
Honours
Manager
Gueugnon
- Coupe de la Ligue: 1999–2000
Individual
Notes
- Statistics unknown for the 1977–78 season.