David Linarès | |
Birth Date: | 5 October 1975 |
Birth Place: | Lons-le-Saunier, France |
Height: | 1.81 m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 1996–2002 |
Years2: | 2002–2004 |
Years3: | 2004 |
Years4: | 2005–2010 |
Clubs4: | Dijon |
Caps1: | 149 |
Caps2: | 56 |
Caps3: | 1 |
Caps4: | 158 |
Goals1: | 3 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Goals4: | 6 |
Totalcaps: | 364 |
Totalgoals: | 9 |
Manageryears1: | 2020–2021 |
Managerclubs1: | Dijon |
David Linarès (born 5 October 1975) is a French football coach and a former midfielder.
Linarès made his professional debut on 17 November 1996 against Lille. He won the French championship during the 2001–02 season while playing for Lyon.[1]
Dijon hired him as manager in November 2020, with the club in last place in Ligue 1. Despite being unable to avoid relegation or even improve the table position, he remained the manager for the 2021–22 season. After only gaining 1 point in the first 5 games of the 2021–22 Ligue 2 season, he was dismissed by the club on 23 August 2021.[2]
Born in France, Linarès is of Spanish descent.[3]