David Linarès Explained

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.

Playing career

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]

Coaching career

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]

Personal life

Born in France, Linarès is of Spanish descent.[3]

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fiche de David Linarès, l'actu le palmares et les stats de David Linarès. L'Équipe.
  2. Web site: Dijon. LE DFCO SE SÉPARE DE DAVID LINARÈS. 23 August 2021. fr.
  3. Web site: Linarès : "Trois semaines après, je courais seul à la Tête d'or". June 12, 2013.
  4. Web site: Lyon 3-2 Montpellier (Aggregate: 4 - 2). https://web.archive.org/web/20040801002918/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/IntertotoCup/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1997/Round%3D728/match%3D54204/index.html. dead. 2004-08-01. uefa.com . 11 October 2020.