Robert Buigues is a French

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...

 former professional football player and manager.

Whilst playing for 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...

, Buigues started in the 1976 French Cup final

Coupe de France Final 1976

The Coupe de France Final 1976 was a football match held at Parc des Princes, Paris on June 12, 1976, that saw Olympique de Marseille defeat Olympique Lyonnais 2-0 thanks to goals by Raoul Noguès and Saar Boubacar.-Match details:...

 and collected a winner's medal when Marseille defeated Olympique Lyonnais

Olympique Lyonnais

Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The...

 2–0.

Buigues' long career both as a player and a manager was mostly spent in France

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...

, although he did have a short spell as manager of Tunisia

Tunisia

Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...

n Ligue Professionnelle 3

Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 3

It is the 3rd tier of football in Tunisia. 16 teams compete at this level for the top 2 spots of promotion to the Ligue Professionelle 2, which is Ligue2, LP2, this league is semi-professional.-Current season 2008/2009 clubs:...

 side Medenine in 1998. He retired from management in 2006 after leaving FC Sète

FC Sète

FC Sète 34 is a French football club based in Sète and founded in 1900. The club won the French league twice and the French cup also twice . In 1934 they became the first club to win the French league and cup double....

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External links

• Robert Buigues profile at chamoisfc79.fr