French association football player
Alain Boghossian
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Full name
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Alain Boghossian
[1]
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Date of birth
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(
1970-10-27
)
27 October 1970
(age 53)
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Place of birth
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Digne-les-Bains
, France
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Height
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1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
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Position(s)
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Midfielder
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Current team
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France
(assistant coach)
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Years
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Team
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Apps
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(
Gls
)
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1988?1992
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Marseille II
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78
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(12)
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1992?1993
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Istres
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33
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(8)
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1993?1994
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Marseille
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28
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(2)
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1994?1997
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Napoli
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54
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(4)
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1997?1998
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Sampdoria
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31
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(6)
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1998?2002
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Parma
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67
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(7)
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2002?2003
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Espanyol
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5
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(0)
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Total
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296
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(39)
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1997?2002
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France
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26
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(2)
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Alain Boghossian
(born 27 October 1970) is a French former professional
footballer
who played as a
midfielder
. He serves as an assistant coach for the
France national team
.
Club career
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Born in
Digne-les-Bains
, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Alain Boghossian began playing football in the reserves of
Olympique de Marseille
. After a sole season on Marseille in
Ligue 1
, Boghossian joined
Ligue 2
club
Istres
in order to get match practice. He returned to Marseille after a season in Istres. Boghossian moved to
Italy
in 1994 and was brought into
Serie A
club
S.S.C. Napoli
. He played on Napoli for three years and then played on
U.C. Sampdoria
for a season. Boghossian became a member of
Parma A.C.
in 1998, where he had his most successful years of his club career. He competed alongside compatriot
Lilian Thuram
on Parma. Parma won the
1998?99
UEFA Europa League
, defeating Marseille 3?1 in the finals. Boghossian scored one goal at the 1998?99 UEFA Cup, the third goal in a 3?1 victory over
Fenerbahce
during the second leg. While Boghossian played for Parma, the club went on to win the
Italian Supercup
in
1999
and the
Italian Cup
in
1998?99
and
2001?02
. He scored the second decisive goal in the 2?1 victory of Parma over
Milan
in the 1999 Supercoppa Italiana final. Boghossian signed a contract with
La Liga
club
RCD Espanyol
in 2002.
[
citation needed
]
Due to several injuries received throughout the year, Boghossian retired as a football player at the end of the season in June 2003.
[
citation needed
]
International career
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]
Boghossian turned down offers to play for the
Armenia national football team
.
[2]
He became an international player for France in 1997, and won the
1998 World Cup
with France. He replaced
Christian Karembeu
in the final against
Brazil
during the second half. The day before the
Euro 2000
started, Boghossian was injured and was forced to miss it. He also appeared at the
2002 World Cup
, and in total made 26 international appearances, scoring 2 goals.
[
citation needed
]
Style of play
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Boghossian was known for his exceptional stamina as a midfielder.
[3]
Managerial career
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]
In July 2008, the
French Football Federation
appointed Boghossian the assistant coach of the France national team to support head coach
Raymond Domenech
in the
UEFA Euro 2008
qualification matches
.
[4]
He remained in the position when
Laurent Blanc
became the new manager of the French team.
[5]
After the
UEFA Euro 2012
and the appointment of
Didier Deschamps
as manager, Boghossian was not renewed his position as assistant coach. Fitness trainer Philippe Lambert and doctor Fabrice Bryant also left the staff.
[6]
Boghossian is part of the national technical directors of the French Football Federation. He was awarded valedictorian upon getting his DEPF (high professional trainer).
[
citation needed
]
Personal life
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Alain was born in
Digne-les-Bains
,
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
to
Armenian
parents.
[7]
In 2001, Boghossian and
Youri Djorkaeff
both thanked the President of the Fifth Republic
Jacques Chirac
for official recognition of the
Armenian genocide
by France.
[8]
International goals
[
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]
- Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Boghossian goal.
Honours
[
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]
Parma
[11]
France
[11]
Orders
References
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External links
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