Guy Lacombe
French football manager (born 1955)
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Guy Hubert Georges Lacombe (born 13 June 1955) is a French football manager and former professional player.
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Lacombe with Nantes in 1979 | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Guy Hubert Georges Lacombe[1] | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1955[2] | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Villefranche-de-Rouergue,[2] Aveyron, France | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||||||||||
| Position | Striker | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 1970–1975 | Villefranche-de-Rouergue | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 1975–1976 | Albi | ||||||||||
| 1976–1979 | Nantes | ||||||||||
| 1979–1981 | Lens | 72 | (13) | ||||||||
| 1981–1983 | Tours | ||||||||||
| 1983–1985 | Toulouse | ||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Rennes | ||||||||||
| 1986–1987 | Lille | ||||||||||
| 1987–1989 | Cannes | ||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||
| 1984 | France (Olympic team) | ||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||
| 1990–1995 | Cannes (Youth academy) | ||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Cannes | ||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Toulouse | ||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Guingamp | ||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Sochaux | ||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Rennes | ||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Monaco | ||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Al Wasl | ||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||
Playing career
Coaching career
As manager of Sochaux, Lacombe led the club to two UEFA Cup qualifications before leaving in July 2005.[5] On 27 December that year, he was appointed by Paris Saint-Germain, who had dismissed Laurent Fournier while in sixth place.[5] In his first match on 4 January 2006, he won 3–1 at the Parc des Princes against his former employers.[6] Despite falling to 9th by the end of the season, PSG won the Coupe de France final 2–1 against Le Classique rivals Marseille to clinch a UEFA Cup place.[7]
At the start of the 2006–07, season Lacombe dropped France international midfielder Vikash Dhorasoo – one of the goalscorers in the cup final win – who reacted by publicly criticising him in an interview for L'Équipe. PSG chairman Alain Cayzac sacked Dhorasoo in October 2006.[8] It was the first case of a Ligue 1 player being dismissed by his employer.[9] On 15 January 2007, with PSG only one place above the relegation zone, Lacombe was shown the door and replaced by Paul Le Guen.[9]
On 17 December 2007, Lacombe returned to Ligue 1, taking over from Pierre Dréossi at a Rennes team that had fallen from 3rd to 13th after six straight defeats.[10] Having come 6th and 7th respectively in his two seasons, and lost the 2009 Coupe de France Final 2–1 to Derby Breton rivals Guingamp.[11]
Lacombe signed a two-year deal with AS Monaco on 2 June 2009, replacing the Brazilian Ricardo Gomes.[12] In his first season with the team from the principality, he led them to the 2010 Coupe de France Final, lost to his former team PSG via a single Guillaume Hoarau goal in extra time.[13] He was sacked on 10 January 2011 after the team were eliminated from the last 64 of the season's cup on penalties to fifth-tier Chambéry.[14]
On 7 November 2012, Lacombe moved abroad for the first time in his football career, joining Al-Wasl F.C. in the United Arab Emirates. He was recommended by their previous coach, compatriot Bruno Metsu, who took leave due to his stomach cancer diagnosis.[15] The following 18 February he was sacked off the back of a 4–0 loss to Al-Ahli with the team in 9th; he won two of his nine fixtures.[16]
Lacombe became a director for the French Football Federation on 1 October 2013.[17] He retired on 3 October 2017.[18]
Honours
Player
Nantes
- Ligue 1: 1977
France
- Olympic gold medal: 1984
Coach
Cannes
- Coupe Gambardella: 1995
Sochaux
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2004
- Coupe de la Ligue finalist: 2003
Paris Saint-Germain
- Coupe de France: 2006
Rennes
- Coupe de France finalist: 2009
Monaco
- Coupe de France finalist: 2010
