Franck Dumas
Encyclopedia
Franck Dumas is a former French
professional football
player. He is currently the manager of SM Caen
.
Dumas started his career at Caen and played there for five seasons before moving to AS Monaco. He briefly played for Newcastle United
in England
in 1999 before moving back to France to join Olympique de Marseille
.
He would later return to Caen where he continued playing until his retirement in 2004, and where he would continue to manage after his retirement.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
professional football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player. He is currently the manager of SM Caen
SM Caen
Stade Malherbe Caen is a professional French football team, playing in the city of Caen, Normandy. The club was founded on 17 November 1913 following the merger of Club Malherbe Caennais and Club Sportif Caennais...
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Dumas started his career at Caen and played there for five seasons before moving to AS Monaco. He briefly played for Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in 1999 before moving back to France to join Olympique de 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...
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He would later return to Caen where he continued playing until his retirement in 2004, and where he would continue to manage after his retirement.