Alain Gay-Hardy

Alain Gay-Hardy
Personal information
Date of birth (1949-12-23) 23 December 1949
Place of birth France
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1968 Quevilly-Rouen
1968–1975 Amiens
1975–1977 Quevilly-Rouen
1981–1984 AC Avignon
Managerial career
1981–1984 AC Avignon
1985–1990 Carpentras
2008–2009 Liberia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alain Gay-Hardy (born 23 December 1949) is a French former football player and manager.

Playing career

A midfielder, Gay-Hardy started his career with French third tier side Quevilly-Rouen, helping them reach the semi-finals of the 1967–68 Coupe de France.[1]

Managerial career

In 1981, Gay-Hardy was appointed manager of AC Avignon in the French third tier, where he suffered relegation to the French fourth tier.

In 1985, he was appointed manager of French sixth tier club Carpentras, helping them earn promotion to the French fifth tier. In 2008, Gay-Hardy was appointed manager of Liberia in the Costa Rican top flight, helping them win their only league title.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Alain Gay-Hardy : "Une expérience très enrichissante au Costa Rica"". foot-national.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 25 March 2020.
  2. ^ "El profesor francés que vino a Costa Rica para ser campeón". nacion.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 25 March 2020.