Claude Anelka (born 12 March 1968) is a French

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manager, who is the Director of Coaching at Little Haiti FC, and former player.

Early life

Anelka was born in

Saint-Pierre, Martinique Saint-Pierre (, ; ; Martinican Creole: ) is a town and commune of France's Caribbean overseas department of Martinique, founded in 1635 by Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc. Before the total destruction of Saint-Pierre by a volcanic eruption in 1902, it ...

on 12 March 1968.

Playing career

Anelka played as a defender for

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and

Choisy-le-Roi Choisy-le-Roi () is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department, in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. History The current Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1988. Geography Choisy-le-Roi is located southeast from the center of ...

Managerial career

In 2004, he invested approximately £300,000 into Scottish side

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and became manager. However, he resigned as manager in September 2004 after managing just one draw and seven defeats from eight games. After resigning as manager, he became Director of Football, but resigned from that position in October 2004. Anelka, after leaving Raith, worked as a coach at FC Trappes, where both his brother and

Patrick Vieira Patrick Paul Vieira (; born 23 June 1976) is a French professional association football, football manager and former player who is the head coach of Serie A club Genoa CFC, Genoa. He was named in the FIFA 100 of the greatest living footballers i ...

began their careers. On 8 December 2009, Anelka was announced as the first Head Coach of NASL expansion side

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. Anelka was fired from the position on 25 June 2010. After a spell as Head Coach of Floridians FC he was appointed Director of Coaching at Little Haiti FC, of the Florida Youth Soccer Association (FYSA) in February 2015.

Personal life

He is the older brother of professional footballer

Nicolas Anelka Nicolas Sébastien Anelka (born 14 March 1979) is a French professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who played as a Forward (association football), forward. As a player, he regularly featur ...

and acted as his agent in 1999.

References

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