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

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who played as a

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. 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 management career

After retiring, Assadourian worked for

Stade Brestois 29 Stade Brestois 29 or simply Brest, is a French football club based in Brest. It was founded in 1950 following the merger of five local patronages, including Armoricaine de Brest, founded in 1903. In its early years, the club made a rapid ris ...

and

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in the youth sectors.Profile at Footballdatabase
footballdatabase.eu 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

and became manager of their U19's. In June 2019, he was appointed manager of

Stade Rennais Stade Rennais Football Club (), commonly referred to as Stade Rennais FC, Stade Rennais, Rennes, or simply SRFC, is a French professional football club based in Rennes, Brittany. They compete in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football, and p ...

' 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

as head of the club's academy.

Honours

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

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: 1996 *

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finalist: 1996–97

International goals

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Assadourian, Eric 1966 births Living people People from Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne Footballers from Val-de-Marne Association football forwards Armenian footballers Armenia international footballers French footballers French people of Armenian descent Citizens of Armenia through descent Armenian expatriate 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