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Alain Giresse

1952 - Today

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Alain Jean Giresse (French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ ʒiʁɛs]; 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alain Giresse is the 452nd most popular soccer player (down from 293rd in 2019), the 1,600th most popular biography from France (down from 1,457th in 2019) and the 15th most popular French Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Alain Giresse ranks 452 out of 21,273. Before him are Deco, Takashi Mizuno, Marco Materazzi, Uli Stielike, Yumi Umeoka, and Ally McCoist. After him are Sepp Piontek, Santillana, Wim Jansen, Dettmar Cramer, Leonel Sánchez, and Nobuyuki Oishi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Alain Giresse ranks 94. Before him are Bülent Ersoy, Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem, Terry O'Quinn, Haider al-Abadi, Diana Gabaldon, and Álvaro Uribe. After him are Santillana, László Tőkés, Mahmoud Jibril, Gus Van Sant, John Lone, and Atsuyoshi Furuta.

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In France

Among people born in France, Alain Giresse ranks 1,600 out of 6,770. Before him are André Lhote (1885), Louis II, Duke of Bourbon (1337), Laurent Fabius (1946), Michel Serrault (1928), Odo de St Amand (1110), and Vanessa Paradis (1972). After him are Pierre Mendès France (1907), Honoré V, Prince of Monaco (1778), Jean-Baptiste Regnault (1754), Jacques Becker (1906), Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie (1929), and Bernard Lyot (1897).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In France

Among soccer players born in France, Alain Giresse ranks 15. Before him are Kylian Mbappé (1998), Franck Ribéry (1983), Karim Benzema (1987), Antoine Griezmann (1991), Fabien Barthez (1971), and Aimé Jacquet (1941). After him are David Trezeguet (1977), Raymond Domenech (1952), Henri Michel (1947), Nicolas Anelka (1979), Youri Djorkaeff (1968), and Bixente Lizarazu (1969).

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