Alain Giresse

Personal information
Alain Giresse

Full name	Alain Giresse
Date of birth	2 August 1952 (1952-08-02) (age 56)
Place of birth	Langoiran, France
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Gabon (Manager)
Senior career¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1970–1986 1986–1988	Bordeaux Marseille Total	519 (168) 067 00(5) 582 (164)
National team
1975–1986	France	047 00(6)
Teams managed
1995–1998 1998 1999–2000 2001–2003 2004–2005 2006–	Toulouse Paris SG Toulouse FAR Rabat Georgia Gabon
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Alain Giresse (born 2 August 1952 in Langoiran, Gironde) was a French professional football (soccer) midfielder. He played for the France national football team in the 1982 FIFA World Cup (fourth place) and the 1986 FIFA World Cup (third place). He was a member of the Euro 84 winning team, and alongside Michel Platini, Luis Fernández and Jean Tigana formed the legendary "Carré Magique" (Magic Square) in midfield.

As a manager he has been in charge of Paris St-Germain, Toulouse and the Georgian national team, among others.

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v • d • e France squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place

1 Baratelli • 2 Amoros • 3 Battiston • 4 Bossis • 5 Janvion • 6 Lopez • 7 Mahut • 8 Trésor • 9 Genghini • 10 Platini • 11 Girard • 12 Giresse • 13 Larios • 14 Tigana • 15 Bellone • 16 Couriol • 17 Lacombe • 18 Rocheteau • 19 Six • 20 Soler • 21 Castaneda • 22 Ettori • Coach: Hidalgo

v • d • e France squad – UEFA Euro 1984 Winners (1st title)

1 Bats • 2 Amoros • 3 Domergue • 4 Bossis • 5 Battiston • 6 Fernández • 7 Ferreri • 8 Bravo • 9 Genghini • 10 Platini • 11 Bellone • 12 Giresse • 13 Six • 14 Tigana • 15 Le Roux • 16 Rocheteau • 17 Lacombe • 18 Tusseau • 19 Bergeroo • 20 Rust • Coach: Hidalgo

v • d • e France squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup Third Place

1 Bats • 2 Amoros • 3 Ayache • 4 Battiston • 5 Bibard • 6 Bossis • 7 Le Roux • 8 Tusseau • 9 Fernández • 10 Platini • 11 Ferreri • 12 Giresse • 13 Genghini • 14 Tigana • 15 Vercruysse • 16 Bellone • 17 Papin • 18 Rocheteau • 19 Stopyra • 20 Xuereb • 21 Bergeroo • 22 Rust • Coach: Michel

Toulouse FC – Managers

Farías (1970–72) · Boucher (1972) · Dorsini (1972–73) · Boucher (1973–74) · Orsatti (1974) · Boucher (1974–75) · Sucré (1975) · Daniel (1975–76) · Boucher (1976–77) · Marcos (1977–78) · Fontaine (1978–79) · Cahuzac (1979–83) · Jeandupeux (1983–85) · Santini (1985–89) · Mosca (1989–91) · Zwunka (1991–92) · Delmas (1992–93) · Ruty (1993–94) · Courbis (1994–95) · Giresse (1995–98) · Lacombe (1998–99) · Giresse (1999–2000) · Nouzaret (2000–01) · Mombaerts (2001–06) · Baup (2006–08) · Casanova (2008-–)

Quenolle (1957–69) · Phelipon (1969–72) · Vicot (1972–73) · Fontaine & Vicot (1973–75) · Fontaine (1975–76) · Pantelić & Vasović (1976–77) · Alonzo (1977) · Larqué (1977–78) · Vasović (1978–79) · Choquier & Vasović (1979) · Alonzo (1979) · Peyroche (1979–83) · Leduc (1983–84) · Peyroche (1984–85) · Houllier (1985–87) · Houllier & Mombaerts (1987–88) · Mombaerts (1988) · Ivić (1988–90) · Michel (1990–91) · Jorge (1991–94) · Fernandez (1994–96) · Bats & Ricardo (1996–98) · Giresse (1998) · Jorge (1998–99) · Bergeroo (1999–2000) · Fernandez (2000–03) · Halilhodžić (2003–05) · Fournier (2005) · Lacombe (2005–07) · Le Guen (2007–09) · Kombouaré (2009-–)