William Prunier
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Prunier | ||
| Date of birth | 14 August 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Montreuil, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Colomiers (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Auxerre | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1993 | Auxerre | 221 | (21) |
| 1993–1994 | Marseille | 35 | (4) |
| 1994–1996 | Bordeaux | 37 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | → Manchester United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1996 | → Copenhagen (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Montpellier | 27 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Napoli | 3 | (0) |
| 1998 | Hearts | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Kortrijk | 14 | (3) |
| 1999–2004 | Toulouse | 142 | (5) |
| 2004 | Al-Siliya | ||
| National team | |||
| 1992 | France | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010–2011 | Cugnaux | ||
| 2011– | Colomiers | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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William Prunier (born 14 August 1967 in Montreuil) is a French former footballer. He played in the centre back position. He is currently the manager of Championnat de France amateur side Colomiers.
Prunier spent most of his playing days in France, primarily with Auxerre where he spent nine years, but also played for clubs in England, Denmark, Scotland, Italy, Belgium and Qatar, where he finished his career. He also represented France, gaining his only cap in 1992.
Prunier was a product of a famous AJ Auxerre youth team which also included Eric Cantona, Basile Boli, Pascal Vahirua and Daniel Dutuel, all under the tutelage of Guy Roux. After spending many years at Auxerre, he was signed by UEFA Champions League holders Olympique Marseille in 1993. Marseille were relegated to Division 2 the following season due to match-fixing and financial irregularities, and Prunier moved on to FC Girondins de Bordeaux where he won the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 1995 playing alongside Zinedine Zidane. He also earned 1 cap for France in August 1992, a 2-0 loss to Brazil.
In the 1995-96 season, Prunier had a fleeting and forgettable tenure at Manchester United. Having bought out his contract with Bordeaux, he joined the Old Trafford club on a trial basis where he was reunited with Cantona. At the time, the manager Alex Ferguson had been looking for a continental-style defender with good passing skills. However, his arrival coincided with an injury crisis that saw the three first-choice centre-backs Steve Bruce, Gary Pallister and David May all unavailable. Prunier was hastily drafted into the first team even though Ferguson had originally intended to use him in reserve team matches only during his trial.
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