Thibault Giresse (born 25 May 1981) is a French professional

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manager and former player who is an assistant coach at club

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. As a player, he was a

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Playing career

Giresse signed a two-year contract with

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on 15 June 2009.

Managerial career

On 21 November 2022, Giresse joined

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club

as an assistant coach to newly-appointed head coach Frédéric Bompard, with whom he had worked at Guingamp.

Personal life

He is the son of

Alain Giresse Alain Jean Giresse (; born 2 August 1952) is a French association football, football coach and former player who last managed Kosovo national football team, Kosovo. Giresse was French Player of the Year in 1982, 1983 and 1987. Nominally an Midfi ...

Honours

Toulouse *

: 2002–03 Guingamp *

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: 2013–14

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