Corinne Diacre

Corinne Diacre
Personal information
Full name Corinne Diacre
Date of birth (1974-08-04) 4 August 1974
Place of birth Croix, France
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Clermont Foot (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–2007 Soyaux
National team
1993–2005 France 121 (14)
Teams managed
2007– France women (assistant)
2010–2014 Soyaux
2014– Clermont Foot

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Corinne Diacre (born 4 August 1974) is a French professional football coach and former football defender. She played throughout her career for ASJ Soyaux in Division 1 as well as the French national team from 1993 to 2005. In August 2014, she became the first woman to coach a men's professional football team (Clermont Foot) in a competitive match in France.[1]

Playing career

International

Diacre began her French national team career at the age of 18 and represented her country in the 2003 World Cup and the 1997, 2001 and 2005 European Championships, serving as the team's captain.[2] She is the third most capped French player with 121 games.[3]

Coaching career

Diacre previously served as ASJ Soyaux's manager[4] and the French national team's assistant manager.[5]

In 2014, French men's professional club, Clermont Foot, appointed her as the replacement for head coach Helena Costa.[6]

See also

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