En Avant Guingamp
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En Avant de Guingamp is a French association football
club based in the commune
of Guingamp
. The club was founded in 1912 and currently play in Ligue 2
, the second level of French football
, having won promotion from the Championnat National
following the 2010–11 season. Guingamp plays its home matches at the Stade du Roudourou
located within the city. The club's status as a professional club is atypical with the club playing in a commune of about 8,000 inhabitants, with a stadium of more than 18,000 seats.
Guingamp was founded in 1912 and have a solid foundation despite having a bleak history in the first division of French football. The club's highest honor to date was winning the Coupe de France in 2009; in the process becoming the second team to win the competition from outside Ligue 1
. The team defeated Derby Breton
rivals Rennes 2–1 in the final. Aside from the Coupe de France triumph, the club's only other success was winning the 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup.
Guingamp has only spent seven seasons in Ligue 1 and, aside from winning the Coupe de France, is known for having served as a springboard for prominent players such as Didier Drogba
, Florent Malouda
, Fabrice Abriel
, and Vincent Candela. Managers such as Guy Lacombe
, Francis Smerecki, and Erick Mombaerts
also used the club as springboards during the infancy of their coaching careers. Guingamp is currently presided over by Noël Le Graët. Le Graët also serves as vice-president of the French Football Federation
. The team is managed by Brittany native
Jocelyn Gourvennec
and captained by midfielder
Lionel Mathis
.
and international competition since the club's foundation in 1912. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 80 official matches for the club.
For a complete list of Guingamp players, see :Category:EA Guingamp players
Fabrice Abriel
Yannick Baret Stéphane Carnot
Charles-Édouard Coridon
Fabrice Fiorèse
Hubert Fournier
Auriol Guillaume
Stéphane Guivarc'h
Angelo Hugues
Raymond Keruzoré
Ronan Le Crom
Christophe Le Roux
Florent Malouda
Claude Michel Abdelhafid Tasfaout
Eduardo Moumouni Dagano
Blaise Kouassi
Marek Jozwiak
Andrzej Szarmach
Gheorghe Mihali
Milovan Sikimić
Harlington Shereni
Felipe
(1978–81) Raymond Kéruzoré
(1981–86) Jean-Noël Huck
(1986) Yvan Le Quéré (1987–88) Jean-Paul Rabier
(1988–89) Erick Mombaerts
(1989–90) Alain De Martigny
(1990–93) Yvon Schmitt (1993) Francis Smerecki (1994–99) Guy Lacombe
(1999–02) Bertrand Marchand
(2002–04) Yvon Pouliquen (2004–05) Alain Ravera (September 2005–06) Patrick Remy
(2006–07) Victor Zvunka
(2007–10) Jocelyn Gourvennec
(2010–)
Football in France
Football is the most popular sport in France. The Fédération Française de Football is the national governing bodyand is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the game of association football in the country, both professional and amateur...
club based in the commune
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
of Guingamp
Guingamp
Guingamp is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Guingamp are called guingampais.-Breton language:...
. The club was founded in 1912 and currently play in Ligue 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
Football in France
Football is the most popular sport in France. The Fédération Française de Football is the national governing bodyand is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the game of association football in the country, both professional and amateur...
, having won promotion from the Championnat National
Championnat National
The Championnat de France National, commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2...
following the 2010–11 season. Guingamp plays its home matches at the Stade du Roudourou
Stade du Roudourou
Stade du Roudourou is a stadium in Guingamp, France that is the home ground of French League 2 side En Avant Guingamp. The stadium is able to hold 18,040 people....
located within the city. The club's status as a professional club is atypical with the club playing in a commune of about 8,000 inhabitants, with a stadium of more than 18,000 seats.
Guingamp was founded in 1912 and have a solid foundation despite having a bleak history in the first division of French football. The club's highest honor to date was winning the Coupe de France in 2009; in the process becoming the second team to win the competition from outside 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....
. The team defeated Derby Breton
Derby Breton
The Derby de la Bretagne is a football match. The match can potentially designate any match-up between two sporting football associations based in the historic province of Brittany, however, most of the time, it is employed by each club's supporters to mention a football match contested between...
rivals Rennes 2–1 in the final. Aside from the Coupe de France triumph, the club's only other success was winning the 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup.
Guingamp has only spent seven seasons in Ligue 1 and, aside from winning the Coupe de France, is known for having served as a springboard for prominent players such as Didier Drogba
Didier Drogba
Didier Yves Drogba Tébily is an Ivorian footballer who plays in the centre forward position. He currently plays for Chelsea in the Premier League, where he is deputy vice-captain, and is the captain and all-time top scorer of the Côte d'Ivoire national football team...
, Florent Malouda
Florent Malouda
Florent Johan Malouda is a French footballer who plays as a left winger for Chelsea and the French national team.-Châteauroux:A street footballer in his teen years, Malouda gradually developed into an interesting, new football talent, able to penetrate defenses with his technical skills and...
, Fabrice Abriel
Fabrice Abriel
Fabrice Abriel in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine is a French footballer currently playing for OGC Nice.- External links :...
, and Vincent Candela. Managers such as Guy Lacombe
Guy Lacombe
Guy Lacombe is a French former professional football player and manager.- International :Lacombe was a member of the French squad that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California...
, Francis Smerecki, and Erick Mombaerts
Erick Mombaerts
Erick Mombaerts is a French football coach and retired player. He is currently involved with the youth sections of the French national side.-Playing career:...
also used the club as springboards during the infancy of their coaching careers. Guingamp is currently presided over by Noël Le Graët. Le Graët also serves as vice-president of the French Football Federation
French Football Federation
The French Football Federation is the governing body of association football in France, as well as the overseas departments and territories . It was formed in 1919 and is based in the capital Paris...
. The team is managed by Brittany native
Native
The term "native" can have many different social and political connotations in different contexts. In some cases it is a neutral, descriptive term, for example, when stating that one is a native of a particular city or that a certain language is one's native language...
Jocelyn Gourvennec
Jocelyn Gourvennec
Jocelyn Gourvennec is a French football player in midfield role. During his time at Marseille he played in the 1999 UEFA Cup Final.He was named EA Guingamp manager on May 2010.-External links:...
and captained by midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
Lionel Mathis
Lionel Mathis
Lionel Mathis is a French footballer. He currently plays for French third division club En Avant de Guingamp.-External links:...
.
Current squad
As of 9 July 2011Notable players
Below are the notable former players who have represented Guingamp in leagueLigue 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....
and international competition since the club's foundation in 1912. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 80 official matches for the club.
For a complete list of Guingamp players, see :Category:EA Guingamp players
Fabrice Abriel
Fabrice Abriel
Fabrice Abriel in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine is a French footballer currently playing for OGC Nice.- External links :...
Yannick Baret Stéphane Carnot
Stéphane Carnot
Stéphane Carnot is a former French football player.-References:*...
Charles-Édouard Coridon
Charles-Édouard Coridon
Charles-Édouard Coridon is a French-Martiniquais football midfielder. He represented the Martinique national football team at the 1993 and 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup....
Fabrice Fiorèse
Fabrice Fiorèse
Fabrice Fiorèse is a retired French footballer.-Paris Saint-Germain:*Coupe de France**Champions : 2003-04-External links:...
Hubert Fournier
Hubert Fournier
Hubert Fournier is a French retired footballer. He is currently managing Stade de Reims. He formerly managed FC Gueugnon in 2008 and was an assistant coach at Stade de Reims from 2009 to 2010.-External links:...
Auriol Guillaume
Auriol Guillaume
Auriol Guillaume is a French professional football defender, currently a free agent.-External links:...
Stéphane Guivarc'h
Stéphane Guivarc'h
Stéphane Guivarc'h is a retired French footballer that played as striker. He featured in the France squad that won the 1998 FIFA World Cup on home soil....
Angelo Hugues
Angelo Hugues
Angelo Hugues is a French football goalkeeper. Former player AS Monaco, Olympique Lyonnais and Wisła Kraków.-External links:**...
Raymond Keruzoré
Raymond Kéruzoré
Raymond Keruzoré is a former Breton and French football player and manager, regarded as one the greatest players to have played for Stade Rennais, as well as one of the greatest ever Breton players....
Ronan Le Crom
Ronan Le Crom
Ronan Le Crom is a French professional football goalkeeper, currently with Paris Saint-Germain.Le Crom began his career at AJ Auxerre, joining the senior squad in 1991. He played only three matches for the club, one in each of his final three seasons, before leaving in 2002...
Christophe Le Roux
Christophe Le Roux
Christophe Le Roux is a French retired footballer.He played his whole career in Brittany, with FC Lorient, En Avant Guingamp, FC Nantes Atlantique, Stade Rennais FC and Vannes OC.-External links:*...
Florent Malouda
Florent Malouda
Florent Johan Malouda is a French footballer who plays as a left winger for Chelsea and the French national team.-Châteauroux:A street footballer in his teen years, Malouda gradually developed into an interesting, new football talent, able to penetrate defenses with his technical skills and...
Claude Michel Abdelhafid Tasfaout
Abdelhafid Tasfaout
Abdelhafid Tasfaout is a retired Algerian footballer. A midfielder, he was the captain of the Algerian national football team for five years.-Career:...
Eduardo Moumouni Dagano
Moumouni Dagano
Beli Moumouni Dagano is a Burkinabé footballer. He currently plays for Al-Khor in Qatar.-Career:Dagano began his career at Ivorian side Stella Club d'Adjamé, based in Abidjan. In 1999 he moved back to his homeland, with Etoile Filante, before making his move to Europe a year later, with Belgian...
Blaise Kouassi
Blaise Kouassi
Blaise Koffi Kouassi is a former Côte d'Ivoire football defender who currently works as Team chef of the Côte d'Ivoire national football team.-Career:...
Marek Jozwiak
Marek Józwiak
Marek Jóźwiak is a former Polish football player.-References:**...
Andrzej Szarmach
Andrzej Szarmach
Andrzej Szarmach is a former Polish football player.He played in the Polish national team during its "golden age" in the 1970s...
Gheorghe Mihali
Gheorghe Mihali
Gheorghe Mihali is a retired Romanian football defender and current manager.-Career:He debuted in Divizia A with FC Olt Scorniceşti in 1984. He went to Dinamo Bucureşti in 1991, and helped Dinamo win the title in his debut season. In 1995, he was bought by French club En Avant Guingamp where he...
Milovan Sikimić
Milovan Sikimic
Milovan Sikimić is a Serbian football defender who plays for Apollon Limassol FC.-Club career:...
Harlington Shereni
Harlington Shereni
Harlington Shereni is a Zimbabwean football midfielder currently playing for FC Nantes Atlantique in the French Ligue 2.- Career :...
Felipe
Felipe Saad
Felipe Patavino Saad, known as Felipe Saad or simply Felipe is a Brazilian professional football player. He currently plays in the Ligue 1 for Evian Thonon Gaillard FC. He also holds Italian citizenship....
Club hierarchy
- As of 23 December 2010
Position Name Nationality President Noël Le Graët Association President Jean-Paul Briand General Director Bertrand Desplats Administrative Director Laurent Defains Commercial Director Bernard Cartier Communications Director Christophe Gautier
Current coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager |  Jocelyn GourvennecJocelyn Gourvennec Jocelyn Gourvennec is a French football player in midfield role. During his time at Marseille he played in the 1999 UEFA Cup Final.He was named EA Guingamp manager on May 2010.-External links:... |
| Assistant First Team Coach | Eric Blahic |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Ronald Thomas |
| Kinesiotherapy | Julien Kupperschmitt |
| Kinesiotherapy | Stéphane Lépée |
| Physiotherapist | David Hily |
| Doctor | Didier Cazenave |
| Reserve Team Coach | Claude Michel |
Managerial history
Claude Pérard (1977–78) René CédolinRené Cédolin
René Cédolin is a retired French footballer and football manager.-Career:Cédolin played as a defender, for SM Caen and Stade Rennais F.C., where he spent most of his career, winning the Coupe de France twice in 1965 and 1971....
(1978–81) Raymond Kéruzoré
Raymond Kéruzoré
Raymond Keruzoré is a former Breton and French football player and manager, regarded as one the greatest players to have played for Stade Rennais, as well as one of the greatest ever Breton players....
(1981–86) Jean-Noël Huck
Jean-Noël Huck
Jean-Noël Huck is a French former professional football player and manager.He is the father of another footballer, William Huck.-External links:**...
(1986) Yvan Le Quéré (1987–88) Jean-Paul Rabier
Jean-Paul Rabier
Jean-Paul Rabier is a French football manager and former player.-Career:Rabier played for Rennes, Valenciennes, Laval and Lens....
(1988–89) Erick Mombaerts
Erick Mombaerts
Erick Mombaerts is a French football coach and retired player. He is currently involved with the youth sections of the French national side.-Playing career:...
(1989–90) Alain De Martigny
Alain de Martigny
Alain de Martigny is a French footballer and football manager.He played for Cambrai, Lille and Brest.He coached Brest, RC Paris, the Gabon national football team, AS Sogara, Guingamp, Angers and Meaux.-References:...
(1990–93) Yvon Schmitt (1993) Francis Smerecki (1994–99) Guy Lacombe
Guy Lacombe
Guy Lacombe is a French former professional football player and manager.- International :Lacombe was a member of the French squad that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California...
(1999–02) Bertrand Marchand
Bertrand Marchand
Bertrand Marchand is a French former football player who is the manager of RCA Raja Club Athletic.-Teams as a player:* 1972 - 1980 : Stade Rennais* 1980 - 1982 : Montmorillon* 1982 - 1985 : Thouars Foot 79-Teams as a coach:...
(2002–04) Yvon Pouliquen (2004–05) Alain Ravera (September 2005–06) Patrick Remy
Patrick Remy (footballer)
Patrick Remy is French former footballer and football manager.He played for Metz, Auxerre and Marseille.He coached Beauvais, Sedan, Gent, Caen and Guingamp....
(2006–07) Victor Zvunka
Victor Zvunka
Victor Zvunka is a French former football defender and football manager.-Honours:As a player*Coupe de France 1976 with Olympique de MarseilleAs a coach*Championnat National with LB Châteauroux in 1993–94...
(2007–10) Jocelyn Gourvennec
Jocelyn Gourvennec
Jocelyn Gourvennec is a French football player in midfield role. During his time at Marseille he played in the 1999 UEFA Cup Final.He was named EA Guingamp manager on May 2010.-External links:...
(2010–)
Domestic
- Championnat NationalChampionnat NationalThe Championnat de France National, commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2...
- Champions (1): 1994
- Coupe de France
- Champions (1): 2009Coupe de France Final 2009The 2009 Coupe de France Final was the 91st final of France's most prestigious cup competition, the Coupe de France. The final was played at the Stade de France in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis on 9 May 2009 and was contested between Stade Rennais F.C. of Ligue 1 and En Avant Guingamp of Ligue 2...
- Runners-Up (1): 1997Coupe de France Final 1997The Coupe de France Final 1997 was a football match held at Parc des Princes, Paris on May 10, 1997, that saw OGC Nice defeat EA Guingamp in a penalty shoot out. After normal time and extra-time could not separate the two sides, the match was to be decided on penalty kicks. Stéphane Carnot and...
- Champions (1): 2009
- Trophée des championsTrophée des championsThe Trophée des champions , is a French association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of Ligue 1 and the winners of the Coupe de France. It is equivalent to the Super Cups found in many countries...
- Runners-Up (1): 20092009 Trophée des ChampionsThe 2009 Trophée des Champions Final was a football match that was played on 25 July 2009. The match contested the winners of 2008–09 Coupe de France, En Avant Guingamp, and the 2008–09 Ligue 1 champions, FC Girondins de Bordeaux...
- Runners-Up (1): 2009
- Coupe de Bretagne
- Champions (2): 1975, 1979
- Runners-Up (2): 1947, 1952
- Championnat de l'Ouest
- Champions (2): 1976, 1984
Europe
- Intertoto CupUEFA Intertoto CupThe UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...
- Winners (1): 1996