Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alain Casanova | ||
Date of birth | 18 September 1961 | ||
Place of birth | Clermont-Ferrand, France | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1970–1980 | |||
1980–1983 | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1990 | Le Havre | 233 | (0) |
1990–1992 | Marseille | 0 | (0) |
1992–1995 | Toulouse | 76 | (0) |
Total | 309 | (0) | |
Teams managed | |||
2008–2015 | Toulouse | ||
2016– | Lens | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Alain Casanova (born 18 September 1961 in Clermont-Ferrand) is a football former goalkeeper and manager. He currently coaches Ligue 2 club Lens.
He played for Cournon, INF Vichy, Le Havre AC, Olympique de Marseille and Toulouse FC. At Marseille, he made no professional appearances, but was on the bench at the 1991 European Cup Final. On 30 May 2008, he was named Toulouse FC manager, thus replacing Élie Baup.