AS Nancy
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Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine (a.sɔ.sja.sjɔ̃ spɔrtɪv nɑ̃si-lɔʁɛn, commonly known as AS Nancy-Lorraine, AS Nancy, ASNL, or simply Nancy) is a French association football
club based in Nancy. The club was founded in 1967 and currently play in Ligue 1
, the top level of French football
. Nancy plays its home matches at the Stade Marcel Picot
in Tomblaine
, a commune
located in the Arrondissement of Nancy
. The team is coached by Jean Fernandez
and captained by goalkeeper Gennaro Bracigliano
.
Nancy was founded as the successor to FC Nancy
, which collapsed in 1965. The club has spent its entire life playing in either Ligue 1
or Ligue 2
. Nancy has never won the first division, but has won the second division on four occasions. Nancy biggest achievement came in 1978 when the club won the Coupe de France
defeating Nice
in the final. The club has also won the Coupe de la Ligue
in 2006. Nancy is presided over by Jacques Rousselot
. Rousselot serves as a vice-president of the French Football Federation
and is also a member of the federation's Federal Council.
One of the club's most notable players is Michel Platini
. Platini began his career at the club in 1972 and playing eight seasons with Nancy. He scored the only goal in the aforementioned Coupe de France final and won two French Player of the Year
awards in while playing with the club. Platini also established himself as a French international
while at the club and went on to achieved numerous team and individual accolades after his departure from Nancy. He is considered to be, arguably, the club's greatest player ever and, upon entering the section of the club's official website which shows Nancy's greatest players, a picture of a young Platini is displayed.
and US Frontière. FC Nancy was formed in 1901, while Frontière was founded in 1910. Both clubs were a part of the Ligue de Lorraine. Frontière dissolved in 1935, while FC Nancy continued to play football through the professional transition. The club achieved very little during its 64 years of existence only winning the second division twice in 1946 and 1958. FC Nancy did reached the final of the Coupe de France
in 1953 and 1962, however, on both appearances, the club lost to Lille
and Saint-Étienne
, respectively. In 1965, with the club enduring financial difficulties during the 1963–64 season, mainly due to the club being abandoned by the city's municipality and its supporters according to its president, Nancy folded shortly before of the new season.
The idea of a new club in the city was thought of by Claude Cuny in the spring of 1964. Cuny had previously worked with FC Nancy, but left the club prior to its destruction. Cuny is considered one of the leaders of French football mainly because of his innovative ideas and strategies. After forming Nancy, he created the first youth academy of French football. Prior to the club beginning its life as a football club, Cuny devised a strategy to immerse the club into the city's public. First, he sent out over 18,000 letters and petitions to draw interest to the team. Once the public gained notice, Cuny organized friendly matches in order to raise funds for the club. After accruing enough money, Cuny sought to turned the club professional, and, despite several setbacks, on 16 June 1967, Nancy were granted professional status and inserted into Division 2
, the second level of French football. The club's first manager was Rene Pleimelding
, a former French international who played for FC Nancy. Nancy, subsequently, recruited several former FC Nancy players such as Antoine Redin
, as well as players from the region
such as Michel Lanini, Gérard Braun, and Roger Formica.
In Nancy's inaugural season of football, the club finished 10th in the league table and reached the Round of 16 in the Coupe de France
. Two seasons later, the club earned promotion to Division 1 and finished in 13th place in its first season in the league. In 1972, a player named Michel Platini
arrived at the club and, initially, started out on the club's reserve team. Platini's first full season as a player came in the 1974–75 season while the club were playing in the second division having suffered relegation from Division the previous season. The season was a success for both club and player. Nancy achieved its first major honour winning Division 2, while Platini appeared in 32 league matches and scored 17 goals. In the ensuing three seasons in Division 1, Nancy, who were led by Platini, Jean-Michel Moutier
, Carlos Curbelo
, Paco Rubio
, and Philippe Jeannol
, finished in the top ten. Platini won the French Player of the Year
award in two of those seasons. In 1978, Nancy achieved its highest honour to date after winning the Coupe de France
. In the final, the club faced Nice
and defeated its southern foes 1–0 with Platini scoring the lone goal. President
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
presented Platini with the trophy to capped off the victory. Nancy's Coupe de France triumph saw the club qualify for European competition
for the first time in its short history. The club participated in the 1978–79 edition of the European Cup Winners' Cup and were eliminated in the second round after losing 4–3 on aggregate to Swiss
club Servette
. The club played most of the season without Platini who was injured.
Platini left the club after the season, however most of the club's nucleus remained. In the team's first season without Platini, Nancy finished in 11th place. In the next three seasons, Nancy finished in the top ten. After the 1984 season, Moutier and Rubio became the last of the club's influential players to depart and Nancy suffered a free-fall finishing in the next three seasons. The implosion concluded after the 1986–87 season when Nancy finished in 19th place, thus falling back to Division 2. The only ray of sunshine for the club during this declining stint was the testimonial match
held for Platini on 23 May 1988 following the players' club and international retirement. That evening, fans were treated to an exhibition that featured not only Platini, but also Pelé
and Diego Maradona
.
In the 1988–89 season, Nancy earned promotion back to the first division. However, the club spent the entire decade rotating between Division 1 and Division 2. The club won two second division title during this stint and finally earned promotion back to the first division, now called Ligue 1
, for the 2005–06 season after winning Ligue 2. In Nancy's first season back in Ligue 1, the club won the Coupe de la Ligue
defeated Nice 2–1 in the final. Nancy supporters arrived at the Stade de France
courtesy of 11 special trains, while more than 300 buses and thousands of cars from the city also arrived in Paris. The cup victory allowed Nancy to participate in the UEFA Cup
with the club eventually making it to the Round of 32 before losing to Ukrainian
Shakhtar Donetsk. The first half of the 2007–08 season
for Nancy was the club's best ever start to a season in the top division with 35 points after 19 games and sitting in 2nd place position. On 4 November 2007, in a match against Bordeaux
, the club celebrated its 40th anniversary of existence with a special event involving many of the club's former players, club officials, presidents, and coaches. After a good second half start, Nancy sat in 3rd place on the final match day of the season. However, the club finished one spot short of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League
losing 3–2 to Rennes, while 4th place Marseille
defeated Strasbourg
4–3 to claim the spot. Nancy still managed to claim the league's best defense, alongside OGC Nice. The 30 goals conceded equaled the club's record achieved in the 1976–77 season.
In 2011, an attempt was made to swindle the club, involving leaders of Stabæk Fotball as part of the football transfer of Veigar Páll Gunnarsson. After the swindle was uncovered, Stabæk and Nantes agreed upon a compensation of 200 000 Euros — which is over 500 000 Norwegian kroner more than the wrongful football transfer was contracted at.
and international competition since the club's foundation in 1967. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 100 official matches for the club.
For a complete list of Nancy players, see :Category:AS Nancy players
Éric Bertrand
Frédéric Biancalani
Stéphane Capiaux
Bernard Caron Albert Cartier
Didier Casini Jean-Claude Cloët Carlos Curbelo
Gaston Curbelo
Paul Fischer
Roger Formica Charles Gasperini Franck Gava
Bruno Germain
Vincent Hognon
Philippe Jeannol
Cédric Lécluse
Éric Martin Sylvain Matrisciano Laurent Moracchini Youssef Moustaid
Jean-Michel Moutier
Pierre Neubert Jean Palka Jacky Perdrieau Didier Philippe Michel Platini
Sébastien Puygrenier
Éric Rabésandratana
Jean-Pierre Raczinski Olivier Rambo
Olivier Rouyer
Paco Rubio
Tony Vairelles
Mustapha Hadji
Monsef Zerka
Tony Cascarino
Issiar Dia
Pape Diakhaté
Oleksandr Zavarov Pablo Correa
Rubén Umpiérrez
Coaching and medical staff
Football in France
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club based in Nancy. The club was founded in 1967 and currently play in Ligue 1
Ligue 1
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, the top level of French football
Football in France
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. Nancy plays its home matches at the Stade Marcel Picot
Stade Marcel Picot
Stade Marcel Picot is a football stadium located in Tomblaine, France, near the city of Nancy. Built in 1926, it is used by Ligue 1 soccer team AS Nancy.The stadium was completely rebuilt and inaugurated in its new configuration in 2003...
in Tomblaine
Tomblaine
Tomblaine is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department*Parc naturel régional de Lorraine...
, a commune
Communes of France
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located in the Arrondissement of Nancy
Arrondissement of Nancy
The arrondissement of Nancy is an arrondissement of France, located in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département, in the Lorraine région. It has 20 cantons and 188 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Nancy are:# Dieulouard# Haroué...
. The team is coached by Jean Fernandez
Jean Fernandez
Jean Fernandez is a football manager, currently manages AS Nancy. He has previously managed FC Metz and Olympique Marseille, where French national team star Franck Ribéry saw him as a mentor...
and captained by goalkeeper Gennaro Bracigliano
Gennaro Bracigliano
Gennaro Bracigliano is a French goalkeeper, currently with Olympique de Marseille.- Personal:His uncle Vincent Bracigliano is an ex international footballer. He played for FC Metz and FC Nantes.-External links:...
.
Nancy was founded as the successor to FC Nancy
FC Nancy
Football club de Nancy was a French association football team playing in the city of Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle.The team was founded in 1901 and disappeared in 1965, due to financial problems.Two years after the demise of this team, Nancy's current top team, AS Nancy were founded.-Honours:* Coupe de...
, which collapsed in 1965. The club has spent its entire life playing in either Ligue 1
Ligue 1
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or Ligue 2
Ligue 2
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. Nancy has never won the first division, but has won the second division on four occasions. Nancy biggest achievement came in 1978 when the club won the Coupe de France
Coupe de France
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defeating Nice
OGC Nice
Olympique Gymnaste Club Nice Côte d'Azur is a French association football club based in Nice. The club was founded in 1904 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top-tier of French football. Nice plays its home matches at the Stade Municipal du Ray located within the city. In 2013, the club is...
in the final. The club has also won the Coupe de la Ligue
Coupe de la Ligue
The Coupe de la Ligue , known outside of France as the French League Cup, is a knockout cup competition in French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel...
in 2006. Nancy is presided over by Jacques Rousselot
Jacques Rousselot
Jacques Rousselot is a French businessman and the president of French football club AS Nancy having served in this role since 1994. He was the chief executive officer of E. Leclerc Voyages an online travel agency, before leaving the position to devote his time more to football...
. Rousselot serves as a vice-president of the French Football Federation
French Football Federation
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and is also a member of the federation's Federal Council.
One of the club's most notable players is Michel Platini
Michel Platini
Michel François Platini is a former French football player, manager and current president of UEFA. Platini was a member of the French national team that won the 1984 European Championship, a tournament in which he was the top goalscorer and voted the best player. He participated in the 1978, 1982...
. Platini began his career at the club in 1972 and playing eight seasons with Nancy. He scored the only goal in the aforementioned Coupe de France final and won two French Player of the Year
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awards in while playing with the club. Platini also established himself as a French international
France national football team
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while at the club and went on to achieved numerous team and individual accolades after his departure from Nancy. He is considered to be, arguably, the club's greatest player ever and, upon entering the section of the club's official website which shows Nancy's greatest players, a picture of a young Platini is displayed.
History
Prior to the creation of AS Nancy, the city of Nancy was given host to football by FC NancyFC Nancy
Football club de Nancy was a French association football team playing in the city of Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle.The team was founded in 1901 and disappeared in 1965, due to financial problems.Two years after the demise of this team, Nancy's current top team, AS Nancy were founded.-Honours:* Coupe de...
and US Frontière. FC Nancy was formed in 1901, while Frontière was founded in 1910. Both clubs were a part of the Ligue de Lorraine. Frontière dissolved in 1935, while FC Nancy continued to play football through the professional transition. The club achieved very little during its 64 years of existence only winning the second division twice in 1946 and 1958. FC Nancy did reached the final of the Coupe de France
Coupe de France
The Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation...
in 1953 and 1962, however, on both appearances, the club lost to Lille
Lille OSC
LOSC Lille Métropole is a French association football club based in Lille. The club was founded in 1944 as a result of a merger and currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football. Lille plays its home matches at the Stade Lille-Metropole in nearby Villeneuve-d'Ascq. In 2012, the...
and Saint-Étienne
AS Saint-Étienne
Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire is a French association football club based in Saint-Étienne. The club was founded in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Saint-Étienne plays its home matches at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard located within the city...
, respectively. In 1965, with the club enduring financial difficulties during the 1963–64 season, mainly due to the club being abandoned by the city's municipality and its supporters according to its president, Nancy folded shortly before of the new season.
The idea of a new club in the city was thought of by Claude Cuny in the spring of 1964. Cuny had previously worked with FC Nancy, but left the club prior to its destruction. Cuny is considered one of the leaders of French football mainly because of his innovative ideas and strategies. After forming Nancy, he created the first youth academy of French football. Prior to the club beginning its life as a football club, Cuny devised a strategy to immerse the club into the city's public. First, he sent out over 18,000 letters and petitions to draw interest to the team. Once the public gained notice, Cuny organized friendly matches in order to raise funds for the club. After accruing enough money, Cuny sought to turned the club professional, and, despite several setbacks, on 16 June 1967, Nancy were granted professional status and inserted into Division 2
Ligue 2
Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...
, the second level of French football. The club's first manager was Rene Pleimelding
René Pleimelding
René Pleimelding , was a French football defender and manager who obtained a cap for France. He was the father of two professional football players, Pierre Pleimelding and Gérard Pleimelding.-External links:*...
, a former French international who played for FC Nancy. Nancy, subsequently, recruited several former FC Nancy players such as Antoine Redin
Antoine Redin
Antoine Redin is French former footballer and football manager.He played for FC Nancy, Toulouse and AS Nancy.He coached AS Nancy and Bastia.-External links:*...
, as well as players from the region
Lorraine (région)
Lorraine is one of the 27 régions of France. The administrative region has two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy. Metz is considered to be the official capital since that is where the regional parliament is situated...
such as Michel Lanini, Gérard Braun, and Roger Formica.
In Nancy's inaugural season of football, the club finished 10th in the league table and reached the Round of 16 in the Coupe de France
Coupe de France
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. Two seasons later, the club earned promotion to Division 1 and finished in 13th place in its first season in the league. In 1972, a player named Michel Platini
Michel Platini
Michel François Platini is a former French football player, manager and current president of UEFA. Platini was a member of the French national team that won the 1984 European Championship, a tournament in which he was the top goalscorer and voted the best player. He participated in the 1978, 1982...
arrived at the club and, initially, started out on the club's reserve team. Platini's first full season as a player came in the 1974–75 season while the club were playing in the second division having suffered relegation from Division the previous season. The season was a success for both club and player. Nancy achieved its first major honour winning Division 2, while Platini appeared in 32 league matches and scored 17 goals. In the ensuing three seasons in Division 1, Nancy, who were led by Platini, Jean-Michel Moutier
Jean-Michel Moutier
Jean-Michel Moutier is a retired French footballer. He played for AS Nancy and Paris Saint-Germain.-References:*...
, Carlos Curbelo
Carlos Curbelo
Carlos Curbelo is a former naturalized French footballer who played defender.He is the father of AS Nancy's Gaston Curbelo.-External links:*...
, Paco Rubio
Francisco Rubio
Francisco "Paco" Rubio is a French retired professional football midfielder.-External links:*...
, and Philippe Jeannol
Philippe Jeannol
Philippe Jeannol is a French former professional football player.Jeannol was a member of the French squad that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.-External links:...
, finished in the top ten. Platini won the French Player of the Year
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award in two of those seasons. In 1978, Nancy achieved its highest honour to date after winning the Coupe de France
Coupe de France
The Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation...
. In the final, the club faced Nice
OGC Nice
Olympique Gymnaste Club Nice Côte d'Azur is a French association football club based in Nice. The club was founded in 1904 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top-tier of French football. Nice plays its home matches at the Stade Municipal du Ray located within the city. In 2013, the club is...
and defeated its southern foes 1–0 with Platini scoring the lone goal. President
President of the French Republic
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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Valéry Marie René Georges Giscard d'Estaing is a French centre-right politician who was President of the French Republic from 1974 until 1981...
presented Platini with the trophy to capped off the victory. Nancy's Coupe de France triumph saw the club qualify for European competition
UEFA
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for the first time in its short history. The club participated in the 1978–79 edition of the European Cup Winners' Cup and were eliminated in the second round after losing 4–3 on aggregate to Swiss
Switzerland
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club Servette
Servette FC
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. The club played most of the season without Platini who was injured.
Platini left the club after the season, however most of the club's nucleus remained. In the team's first season without Platini, Nancy finished in 11th place. In the next three seasons, Nancy finished in the top ten. After the 1984 season, Moutier and Rubio became the last of the club's influential players to depart and Nancy suffered a free-fall finishing in the next three seasons. The implosion concluded after the 1986–87 season when Nancy finished in 19th place, thus falling back to Division 2. The only ray of sunshine for the club during this declining stint was the testimonial match
Testimonial match
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held for Platini on 23 May 1988 following the players' club and international retirement. That evening, fans were treated to an exhibition that featured not only Platini, but also Pelé
Pelé
However, Pelé has always maintained that those are mistakes, that he was actually named Edson and that he was born on 23 October 1940.), best known by his nickname Pelé , is a retired Brazilian footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time...
and Diego Maradona
Diego Maradona
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.
In the 1988–89 season, Nancy earned promotion back to the first division. However, the club spent the entire decade rotating between Division 1 and Division 2. The club won two second division title during this stint and finally earned promotion back to the first division, now called Ligue 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
, for the 2005–06 season after winning Ligue 2. In Nancy's first season back in Ligue 1, the club won the Coupe de la Ligue
Coupe de la Ligue
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defeated Nice 2–1 in the final. Nancy supporters arrived at the Stade de France
Stade de France
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courtesy of 11 special trains, while more than 300 buses and thousands of cars from the city also arrived in Paris. The cup victory allowed Nancy to participate in the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
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with the club eventually making it to the Round of 32 before losing to Ukrainian
Ukraine
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Shakhtar Donetsk. The first half of the 2007–08 season
Ligue 1 2007-08
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for Nancy was the club's best ever start to a season in the top division with 35 points after 19 games and sitting in 2nd place position. On 4 November 2007, in a match against Bordeaux
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
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, the club celebrated its 40th anniversary of existence with a special event involving many of the club's former players, club officials, presidents, and coaches. After a good second half start, Nancy sat in 3rd place on the final match day of the season. However, the club finished one spot short of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
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losing 3–2 to Rennes, while 4th place Marseille
Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...
defeated Strasbourg
RC Strasbourg
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4–3 to claim the spot. Nancy still managed to claim the league's best defense, alongside OGC Nice. The 30 goals conceded equaled the club's record achieved in the 1976–77 season.
In 2011, an attempt was made to swindle the club, involving leaders of Stabæk Fotball as part of the football transfer of Veigar Páll Gunnarsson. After the swindle was uncovered, Stabæk and Nantes agreed upon a compensation of 200 000 Euros — which is over 500 000 Norwegian kroner more than the wrongful football transfer was contracted at.
Current squad
As of 16 September 2011Out on loan
Reserve squad
As of 14 January 2011Notable former players
Below are the notable former players who have represented Nancy in leagueLigue 1
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and international competition since the club's foundation in 1967. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 100 official matches for the club.
For a complete list of Nancy players, see :Category:AS Nancy players
Éric Bertrand
Eric Bertrand
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Frédéric Biancalani
Frédéric Biancalani
Frédéric Biancalani, is a French former professional footballer.-Career:He came from the youth academy at Nancy and played his first professional match in August 1996 against Paris Saint-Germain. The result was 0-0. In 2001, Biancalani moved to Walsall, when they were in the old First Division...
Stéphane Capiaux
Stéphane Capiaux
Stéphane Capiaux is a former professional footballer. He played as a midfielder.-External links:* at chamoisfc79.fr...
Bernard Caron Albert Cartier
Albert Cartier
Albert Cartier, born November 22, 1960, in Vagney, Vosges, is a former football player and manager.-Coaching career:He was fired from FC Brussels on January 2008 for bad results and did not reach a new agreement with RAEC Mons. On 12 January 2010 the French coach has left Panthrakikos, a...
Didier Casini Jean-Claude Cloët Carlos Curbelo
Carlos Curbelo
Carlos Curbelo is a former naturalized French footballer who played defender.He is the father of AS Nancy's Gaston Curbelo.-External links:*...
Gaston Curbelo
Gaston Curbelo
Gaston Curbelo is a French football striker, who plays for AS Nancy in the Ligue 1.Gaston Curbelo was born in Nancy and is the son of 1970s AS Nancy player Carlos Curbelo. His family relocated to Nice where Gaston signed for OGC Nice as a youngster...
Paul Fischer
Paul Fischer
Paul Fischer was a German athlete and gymnast. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.In the 100 metres, Fischer did not finish his first round heat....
Roger Formica Charles Gasperini Franck Gava
Franck Gava
Franck Gava is a former French footballer, who played as an attacking midfielder.-Club career:Gava emerged through AS Nancy-Lorraine's youth system, making his professional debuts at age 17...
Bruno Germain
Bruno Germain
Bruno Germain, is a former football player. In his playing career he played for seven French clubs, most notably Olympique Marseille and Paris SG, being capped once for France.-Titles:...
Vincent Hognon
Vincent Hognon
Vincent Hognon is a former French football defender.- Career :Hognon started his career at hometown club AS Nancy in Ligue 2, making his debut during the 1993-94 season...
Philippe Jeannol
Philippe Jeannol
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Cédric Lécluse
Cédric Lécluse
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Éric Martin Sylvain Matrisciano Laurent Moracchini Youssef Moustaid
Youssef Moustaïd
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Jean-Michel Moutier
Jean-Michel Moutier
Jean-Michel Moutier is a retired French footballer. He played for AS Nancy and Paris Saint-Germain.-References:*...
Pierre Neubert Jean Palka Jacky Perdrieau Didier Philippe Michel Platini
Michel Platini
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Sébastien Puygrenier
Sébastien Puygrenier
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Éric Rabésandratana
Eric Rabesandratana
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Jean-Pierre Raczinski Olivier Rambo
Olivier Rambo
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Olivier Rouyer
Olivier Rouyer
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Paco Rubio
Francisco Rubio
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Tony Vairelles
Tony Vairelles
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Mustapha Hadji
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Monsef Zerka
Monsef Zerka
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Tony Cascarino
Tony Cascarino
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Issiar Dia
Issiar Dia
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Pape Diakhaté
Pape Diakhaté
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Oleksandr Zavarov Pablo Correa
Pablo Correa
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Rubén Umpiérrez
Ruben Umpierrez
Rubén Umpiérrez is a retired Uruguayan football player who played for C.A. Cerro|CA Cerro in Uruguay, and AS Nancy, Racing Paris and US Créteil-Lusitanos in France. He won the Etoile d'Or award for most regular player of the season in 1984–85.Umpierrez also enjoyed a short spell as a manager...
Club officials
Senior club staff- President: Jacques RousselotJacques RousselotJacques Rousselot is a French businessman and the president of French football club AS Nancy having served in this role since 1994. He was the chief executive officer of E. Leclerc Voyages an online travel agency, before leaving the position to devote his time more to football...
- Board of Directors: Bernard Bastien, Albert Bensadoun, Christian Chiaravita, Jean-Louis Colle, Michel Wunderlich
- General Secretary: Pascal Rivière
- General Director: Nicolas Holveck
- Commercial Director: Romain Terrible
- Security Director: Louis Begey
Coaching and medical staff
- Manager: Jean FernandezJean FernandezJean Fernandez is a football manager, currently manages AS Nancy. He has previously managed FC Metz and Olympique Marseille, where French national team star Franck Ribéry saw him as a mentor...
- Assistant Manager: Paul FischerPaul FischerPaul Fischer was a German athlete and gymnast. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.In the 100 metres, Fischer did not finish his first round heat....
- First-team Coach: Lauren Moracchini
- Goalkeeper Coach: Christophe Miranda
- Fitness Coach: Arnaud Lesserteur
- Doctor: Frédéric Muel
- Kinesiotherapy: Philippe Saffroy & Pierre Vespginani
- Osteopath: Olivier Javelle
Managerial history
| Dates | Name | Notes |
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| 1967–1970 |  René PleimeldingRené Pleimelding René Pleimelding , was a French football defender and manager who obtained a cap for France. He was the father of two professional football players, Pierre Pleimelding and Gérard Pleimelding.-External links:*... |
Nancy's first official coach. |
| 1970–1979 | Antoine Redin Antoine Redin Antoine Redin is French former footballer and football manager.He played for FC Nancy, Toulouse and AS Nancy.He coached AS Nancy and Bastia.-External links:*... |
Led the club to the first division and won the Coupe de France Coupe de France The Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation... |
| 1979–1982 | Georges Huart |
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| 1982–1984 | Hervé Collot |
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| 1984–1987 | Arsène Wenger Arsène Wenger Arsène Wenger, OBE is a French association football manager and former player, who has managed English Premier League side Arsenal since 1996... |
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| 1987–1990 | Robert Dewilder Robert Dewilder Robert Dewilder is French former footballer and football manager.-Career:Dewilder played as a midfielder for Boulogne, Sochaux, Monaco, Toulon, Quimper and Blois.-Coaching career:... |
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| 1990–1991 | Aimé Jacquet Aimé Jacquet Aimé Étienne Jacquet is a French football coach and former player, and manager of the France national football team when they won the 1998 FIFA World Cup.-Biography:... |
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| 1991 | Marcel Husson |
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| 1991–1994 | Olivier Rouyer Olivier Rouyer Olivier Rouyer is a retired football striker from France. He earned seventeen international caps for the French national team during the late 1970s and early 1980s. A player of AS Nancy, he was a member of the French team in the 1978 FIFA World Cup... |
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| 1994–2000 |  László Bölöni |
First manager outside of France to coach the team. |
| 2000–2002 | Francis Smerecki |
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| 2002 | Moussa Bezaz Moussa Bezaz Moussa Bezaz is a French-Algerian former footballer and football manager. His nephew is the Algerian footballer Yacine Bezzaz.-Career:... |
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| 2002–2011 |  Pablo CorreaPablo Correa Pablo Correa is a Uruguayan former footballer and current manager.-Club career:Correa started his footballing career as a player in Uruguay, where he played for Nacional, Rentistas, Peñarol and Defensor Sporting.... |
Led the club back to Ligue 1 and won the Coupe de la Ligue Coupe de la Ligue The Coupe de la Ligue , known outside of France as the French League Cup, is a knockout cup competition in French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel... |
| 2011–present | Jean Fernandez Jean Fernandez Jean Fernandez is a football manager, currently manages AS Nancy. He has previously managed FC Metz and Olympique Marseille, where French national team star Franck Ribéry saw him as a mentor... |
Domestic
- Ligue 2Ligue 2Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...
- Champions (4): 1975, 1990, 1998, 2005
- Coupe de FranceCoupe de FranceThe Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation...
- Champions (1): 1978
- Coupe de la LigueCoupe de la LigueThe Coupe de la Ligue , known outside of France as the French League Cup, is a knockout cup competition in French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel...
- Champions (1): 2006
- Coupe GambardellaCoupe GambardellaThe Coupe Gambardella is a French football cup competition held between the under-19s of the French football clubs, organized by the French Football Federation ....
- Runners-Up (1): 1974