Jean-Michel Cavalli (born 13 July 1957) is a French and Corsican
football
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manager, who most recently managed
MC Oran
( ar, نادي مولودية وهران), known as , commonly referred to as MC Oran for short, is a football club based in Oran, Algeria. Founded on 1 January 1917 and formed again on 14 May 1946, the club was known as Mouloudia Chaâbia Ouah ...
, and former player.
Biography
Cavalli started his playing career at
Gazélec Ajaccio
Gazélec Football Club Ajaccio ( co, Gazélec Football Club Aiacciu), commonly referred to as GFC Ajaccio, GFCA, Gazélec Ajaccio or simply Gazélec (), is a French football club from Ajaccio, Corsica. Founded in 1960, Gazélec plays in the Champ ...
in 1971, also turning out for Corsican sides
Bastia SCB (1977–78) and Solenzara (1978–79) before a second spell at Gazélec.
He has managed clubs in Saudi Arabia, France and Morocco, while he took charge of
Algeria
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in 2005.
Cavalli coached the
Corsica national football team, not affiliated with
FIFA
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or
UEFA
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, in a 2009 friendly against
Congo.
References
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1957 births
Living people
Association football midfielders
French footballers
French football managers
Algeria national football team managers
French sportspeople of Italian descent
Lille OSC managers
US Créteil-Lusitanos managers
Nîmes Olympique managers
Gazélec Ajaccio managers
Ionikos F.C. managers
Ligue 1 managers
Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate football managers in Algeria
Expatriate football managers in Morocco
Expatriate football managers in Sudan
Expatriate football managers in Egypt
Gazélec Ajaccio players
Al-Riyadh SC managers
Wydad AC managers
Al Nassr FC managers
Racing Club de France Football managers
MC Oran managers
Al Hilal SFC managers
Al Ittihad Alexandria Club managers
Footballers from Corsica
Sportspeople from Ajaccio
Botola managers