Raymond Abad (17 December 1930 – 24 August 2018) was a French football player and manager. He was born in Marrakech, French Morocco.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 December 1930 | ||
Place of birth | Marrakech, French Morocco | ||
Date of death | 24 August 2018 | (aged 87)||
Place of death | Cholet, France | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1957–1959 | Limoges | 38 | (0) |
1959–1964 | Grenoble | ||
Managerial career | |||
1967–1969 | Grenoble | ||
1969–1971 | Niort | ||
1971–1976 | Cholet | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Career
editDuring his playing career, Abad played as a goalkeeper in the French Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 for Limoges and Grenoble.
After retiring from playing, Abad became a manager. First he managed Ligue 2 side Grenoble from 1967 until 1969. After leaving Grenoble, Abad joined fourth division outfit Chamois Niortais. In his first season, 1969–1970 the club gained promotion to Division 3. Following his successful spell with Chamois Niortais, Abad had a five-year tenure at Cholet, where the team won promotion to Division 2 in 1975.
Death
editManagerial statistics
editTeam | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
Grenoble Foot 38 | France | 1967 | 1969 | 74 | 32 | 19 | 23 | 43.24 |
Chamois Niortais | France | 1969 | 1971 | 48 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 45.83 |
SO Cholet | France | 1971 | 1976 | 152 | 61 | 30 | 61 | 40.13 |
References
edit- ^ "Raymond Abad". MatchID. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
External links
edit- Raymond Abad profile at chamoisfc79.fr
- Raymond Abad at WorldFootball.net