Frédéric "Fred" Bompard (born 30 December 1962) is a French professional football manager and former player. As a player, he was a goalkeeper.

Frédéric Bompard
Bompard in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1962-12-30) 30 December 1962 (age 61)
Place of birth Asnières-sur-Seine, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1986 Corbeil-Essonnes
1986–1987 Évry
1987–1991 Reims 2 (0)
1991–1992 Racing Besançon
1994–1996 Corbeil-Essonnes
1996–1999 Paris FC
Managerial career
1996–1999 Paris FC B
2000–2001 Béziers FC 34 [fr]
2002–2004 Dijon B
2002–2007 Dijon (assistant)
2007–2008 Le Mans (assistant)
2008–2013 Lille (assistant)
2013–2016 Roma (assistant)
2016–2019 Marseille (assistant)
2020–2021 Guingamp (assistant)
2021 Guingamp
2022–2024 Nîmes
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Managerial career

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Early career

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While playing for Paris FC in the third division of French football, Bompard simultaneously coached the reserve side of the club. He left the club in 1999. For the 2000–01 season, he would manage fifth-tier Béziers FC 34 [fr].[citation needed]

Dijon

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In 2002, Bompard joined Dijon. He initially took a triple role of B team coach, first team assistant, and goalkeeping coach,[1] but after 2004, he stopped managing the B team. At Dijon, he worked with his colleague Rudi Garcia, with whom he would work with in his four future clubs.[1] Bompard left DFCO in 2007.[citation needed]

Assistant manager roles

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From 2007 to 2019, Bompard worked for several different clubs as assistant manager. He would go by Le Mans, Lille, Roma, and finally, Marseille.[citation needed] In all these roles, he worked under the management of Rudi Garcia.[1]

Guingamp

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In May 2020, Bompard joined Guingamp as assistant manager.[1] However, following the dismissal of Mehmed Baždarević on 1 February 2021, he was appointed interim coach.[2] Bompard was given the full role of manager on 24 February.[3] However, at the end of the season, he and the club decided to end their collaboration.[4]

Nîmes

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On 21 November 2022, Bompard was appointed as head coach of Ligue 2 club Nîmes, after his predecessor Nicolas Usaï was dismissed. He signed a contract until the end of the 2023–24 season. Thibault Giresse was appointed as Bompard's assistant coach.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Cheval, Bastien (9 May 2020). "EA Guingamp. Qui est Frédéric Bompard, le nouvel entraîneur-adjoint d'En Avant ?" [EA Guingamp. Who is Frédéric Bompard, the new assistant manager of En Avant?]. Ouest-France (in French).
  2. ^ "Ligue 2 : Mecha Bazdarevic n'est plus l'entraîneur de Guingamp" [Ligue 2: Mecha Bazdarevic is not manager of Guingamp anymore]. France Football (in French). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  3. ^ Lagain, Aurélie (24 February 2021). "Ligue 2 de football : Fred Bompard confirmé entraîneur d'En avant Guingamp" [Football Ligue 2: Fred Bompard confirmed as coach of En Avant Guingamp]. France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  4. ^ Lagain, Aurélie; Blanzat, Nicolas (25 May 2021). "L'entraîneur Fred Bompard quitte Guingamp" [The coach Fred Bompard leaves Guingamp]. France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Nîmes announce Frédéric Bompard as new head coach". Get French Football News. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
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