Éric Assadourian (, born on 24 June 1966) is a former professional

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who played as a striker. As of 2020, he is the head of the academy of

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. Born in France, he played for the Armenia national team, participating in 12 international matches and scoring 3 goals after making his debut on 5 October 1996 in an away

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match against

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Coaching and managerial career

After retiring, Assadourian worked for

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and

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in the youth sectors. From 2005 until 2011, he had different roles at Lens including managing the U18 squad and senior reserve team. From June 2012 to June 2014, he worked for Qatari club Al-Duhail also in the youth sector. He then returned to Stade Brestois 29 and became manager of their U19's. In June 2019, he was appointed manager of

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' U19 squad and responsible for the youth sector. However, after four months, he decided to resign from the positions. In January 2020, he returned to Lens as head of the club's academy.

Career statistics

Honours

Toulouse * Division 1 third place: 1986–87 Guingamp *

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: 1996 *

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finalist: 1996–97

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Assadourian, Eric 1966 births Living people Sportspeople from Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne Footballers from Val-de-Marne Men's association football forwards Armenian men's footballers Armenia men's international footballers French men's footballers French people of Armenian descent Armenian expatriate men's footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Toulouse FC players Lille OSC players Olympique Lyonnais players En Avant Guingamp players Louhans-Cuiseaux FC players AS Beauvais Oise players ASOA Valence players INF Vichy players 20th-century French sportsmen