Alex Dupont | |
Fullname: | Alex Jacques René Dupont[1] |
Birth Date: | 30 June 1954 |
Birth Place: | Dunkirk, France |
Death Place: | La Turbie, France |
Height: | 1.75 m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Youthyears1: | 1964–1972 |
Youthclubs1: | Dunkerque |
Years1: | 1972–1975 |
Clubs1: | Dunkerque |
Caps1: | 1 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1975–1978 |
Clubs2: | Hazebrouck |
Caps2: | 67+[2] |
Goals2: | 0+ |
Years3: | 1978–1983 |
Clubs3: | Dunkerque |
Caps3: | 72 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Manageryears1: | 1984–1985 |
Managerclubs1: | Dunkerque |
Manageryears2: | 1990–1996 |
Managerclubs2: | Dunkerque |
Manageryears3: | 1997 |
Managerclubs3: | Charleville |
Manageryears4: | 1997–1998 |
Managerclubs4: | Boulogne |
Manageryears5: | 1998–2000 |
Managerclubs5: | Gueugnon |
Manageryears6: | 2000–2001 |
Managerclubs6: | Sedan |
Manageryears7: | 2001–2002 |
Managerclubs7: | Qatar (assistant) |
Manageryears8: | 2004 |
Managerclubs8: | Laval |
Manageryears9: | 2004–2006 |
Managerclubs9: | Amiens |
Manageryears10: | 2006–2007 |
Managerclubs10: | United Arab Emirates U21 |
Manageryears11: | 2007–2008 |
Managerclubs11: | Gueugnon |
Manageryears12: | 2009–2012 |
Managerclubs12: | Brest |
Manageryears13: | 2012 |
Managerclubs13: | Ajaccio |
Manageryears14: | 2013–2016 |
Managerclubs14: | Brest |
Totalcaps: | 140+ |
Totalgoals: | 0+ |
Alex Jacques René Dupont (30 June 1954 – 1 August 2020) was a French professional football player and manager.
Dupont played as a midfielder for Dunkerque and Hazebrouck.[3] [4]
He managed Dunkerque, Charleville, Boulogne, Gueugnon, with whom he won the Coupe de la Ligue in 2000,[5] Sedan, Laval and Amiens.[6] He replaced Gérald Baticle as manager of Brest in 2009.[7] [8]
On 26 April 2012, he was sacked as Brest manager after just five games before the end of the season, bringing in Corentin Martins as interim manager.[9]
On 22 June 2012, Dupont was named as head coach of Ligue 1 side Ajaccio.[10] He was sacked on 17 December 2012.[11]
He returned to manage Brest in 2013. At the end of the 2015–16 Ligue 2 season, the club did not renew his contract.
Dupont died from cardiac arrest on 1 August 2020.[12]
Gueugnon
1999–2000
Individual