Jean-Paul Rabier (born 25 January 1955) is a French

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manager and former player. He is currently the manager of

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club

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Biography

In April 1971, while playing for Stade Lannionnais, Jean-Paul Rabier took part in the National Cadets Cup with the Ligue de l'Ouest, in a team whose goalkeeper was Pierrick Hiard. He left Lannion for Rennes in 1972. A defensive midfielder, he won the Gambardella Cup in 1973 with Stade Rennais and played 150 matches with his training club before moving to US Valenciennes-Anzin in 1979. In 1982, he joined Laval, then coached by Michel Le Milinaire, in Division 1. He was on the field during his team's remarkable achievement in the 1983-84 UEFA Cup season, where they faced the formidable Dynamo Kyiv team, featuring Blokhin and Zavarov. The first leg in the

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ended in a flattering 0-0 draw, after which the courageous Laval players triumphed in the return leg, thanks to

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's only goal of the match, in front of a packed Francis-Le-Basser stadium for the occasion.

Career

Rabier played for

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, Laval and

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. He coached

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AS Vitré AS Vitré () is a French football club based in Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine. It was founded in 1907. They play at the Stade Municipal, which has a capacity of 3,500. The colours of the club are yellow and red. For the 2022–23 season the club play ...

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, Alkhor,

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. He was appointed manager of the

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in April 2010.

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