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Éric Assadourian

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Éric Assadourian
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-06-24) 24 June 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth Saint-Maurice, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Lens (head of academy)
Youth career
1984 – 1986 INF Vichy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1988 Toulouse 18 (0)
1987–1988 Guingamp 12 (1)
1988–1990 Toulouse 43 (9)
1990–1995 Lille 178 (27)
1995–1996 Lyon 30 (2)
1996–1997 Guingamp 9 (0)
1997–1998 Louhans-Cuiseaux 35 (8)
1998–1999 Beauvais 35 (13)
1999–2001 Valence 58 (11)
Total 418 (71)
International career
1996–1998 Armenia 12 (3)
Managerial career
2011–2012 Lens B
2014–2019 Brest U19
2019 Rennes U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Éric Assadourian (Armenian: Էրիկ Ասադուրյան, born on 24 June 1966) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. As of 2020, he is the head of the academy of Lens.

Born in France, he played for the Armenia national team, participating in 12 international matches and scoring 3 goals after making his debut on 5 October 1996 in an away 1998 World Cup qualification match against Northern Ireland.[citation needed]

Coaching and managerial career

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After retiring, Assadourian worked for Stade Brestois 29 and RC Lens in the youth sectors.[1] From 2005 until 2011, he had different roles at Lens including managing the U18 squad and senior reserve team.

From June 2012 to June 2014, he worked for Qatari club Al-Duhail also in the youth sector.[1] He then returned to Stade Brestois 29 and became manager of their U19's. In June 2019, he was appointed manager of Stade Rennais' U19 squad and responsible for the youth sector.[2] However, after four months, he decided to resign from the positions.[3]

In January 2020, he returned to Lens as head of the club's academy.[4]

Career statistics

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 October 1996 Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 1–1 Draw 1998 WCQ
2 20 August 1997 Portugal  Portugal 1–3 Loss 1998 WCQ
3 6 September 1997 Armenia  Albania 3–0 Win 1998 WCQ

Honours

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Toulouse

Guingamp

References

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  1. ^ a b Profile at Footballdatabase, footballdatabase.eu
  2. ^ Stade Rennais. Le Brestois Assadourian nommé directeur du centre de formation, letelegramme.fr, 2 July 2019
  3. ^ Stade Rennais. Éric Assadourian aurait démissionné ce vendredi, quatre mois après son arrivée, ouest-france.fr, 29 November 2019
  4. ^ ERIC ASSADOURIAN : « BEAUCOUP DE CHOSES POSITIVES », rclens.fr, 10 January 2020
  5. ^ "Saison 1996-1997 D1". eaguingamp.com. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
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