Albert Cartier (born 22 November 1960) is a French professional

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manager and former player.

Coaching career

Cartier was fired by

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in January 2008 for bad results and did not reach a new agreement with RAEC Mons. On 12 January 2010, the French coach left Panthrakikos. In September 2010, Cartier became the new coach of

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, a team from the Belgian league In June 2012, he signed a two-year contract with his former team FC Metz, which was relegated for the first time in its history to

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, the third level of French football. The 2012–13 season proved to be a success, as the team was promoted to Ligue 2. For 2013–14 season, the initial goal was to secure a mid-table position. The results far exceeded the expectations. Metz took the lead on Day 9, and never gave it up, ending Ligue 2 champion with a wide margin of 11 points to the second, and being therefore promoted to Ligue 1. His peers elected him best Ligue 2 coach for the season. On 20 May 2014, he signed for two more years with Metz. Cartier was announced as presumptive manager of

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in October 2019, but the management committee changed direction at the last minute. In March 2021, Cartier was announced as the head coach of FC Bastia-Borgo in the French

. He was fired by Bastia-Borgo on 4 November 2021 due to poor results, with five draws and seven losses in the first 12 games of the 2021–22 season.

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FC Metz profile
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