William Ayache

French footballer and manager

William Ayache
Ayache with Nantes in 1980
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-01-10) 10 January 1961 (age 63)[1]
Place of birth Algiers,[2] French Algeria
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) side back[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1986 Nantes 188 (2)
1986–1987 Paris Saint-Germain 24 (0)
1987–1988 Marseille 25 (0)
1988–1989 Nantes 22 (0)
1989 Bordeaux 1 (1)
1990 Montpellier 10 (0)
1990 Nice 0 (0)
1991 Marseille 0 (0)
1991–1992 Nîmes 33 (1)
1992–1995 Cannes 75 (1)
Total 378 (5)
International career
1983–1988 France 20 (0)
Managerial career
1995 Cannes (assistant)
1995 Cannes (caretaker)
1995–1996 Cannes (assistant)
1996–2000 Athletic Bilbao (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Ayache (Arabic: ويليام عياش, born 10 January 1961) is a French former professional footballer who played as a side back, both left and right,[3] and then manager.

International career

At international level, Ayache participated at the 1984 Summer Olympics with the France national team, winning the gold medal, and was also a member of the team that finished third at the 1986 FIFA World Cup. All together, he was capped 20 times for his country.[4]

Honours

Player

Nantes

Montpellier

France

References

  1. ^ a b "William Ayache: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "William Ayache". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  3. ^ "William Ayache" (in French). French Football Federation. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  4. ^ "William Ayache: Profile". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 20 November 2022.

External links

France squads
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France football squad1984 Summer Olympics – Gold medalists
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France squad1986 FIFA World Cup third place
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