Franck Dumas

Franck Dumas

Personal information
Full name	Franck Dumas
Date of birth	(1968-01-09) 9 January 1968
Place of birth	Bayeux, France
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1992	Caen	180	(11)
1992–1999	Monaco	222	(2)
1999–2000	Newcastle United	6	(0)
2000	Marseille	12	(0)
2000–2001	Lens	25	(0)
2001–2004	Caen	66	(0)
Total		511	(13)
Managerial career
2005–2012	Caen
2013–2014	Arles-Avignon
2014	MAS Fez
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Franck Dumas (born 9 January 1968 in Bayeux, Calvados) is a former French professional football player. Since February 2013, he has been the manager of Arles-Avignon in the Ligue 2.

Career

Club

Dumas started his career at Caen and played there for five seasons before moving to AS Monaco. Dumas played in Jean Tigana's talented Monaco side which famously put Manchester United out of the Champions League in 1998 on away goals after a 1–1 draw at Old Trafford. He joined Newcastle United in England in July 1999 before moving back to France to join Olympique de Marseille in January 2000.

Managerial

He would later return to Caen where he continued playing until his retirement in 2004, and where he would later manage.

In August 2014, Dumas was appointed as manager of Moroccan Botola side MAS Fez, on a one-year contract.

External links

• Career stats at lequipe.fr (French)