Xavier Collin (born 17 August 1974) is a French

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coach and former professional

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who is manager of

Andrézieux-Bouthéon Andrézieux-Bouthéon (; ) is a commune of the Loire department, France. It lies on the right bank of the river Loire, at its confluence with the river Furan, 13 km north of the city of Saint-Étienne. Population Sights * Le Château Bo ...

Playing career

During an 18-year playing career, he played as a defender for

Épinal Épinal (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune in northeastern France and the prefecture of the Vosges (department), Vosges Departments of France, department. Geography The commune has a land area of . It is situated on the river Moselle, so ...

Poitiers Poitiers is a city on the river Clain in west-central France. It is a commune in France, commune, the capital of the Vienne (department), Vienne department and the historical center of Poitou, Poitou Province. In 2021, it had a population of 9 ...

Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; , or ) is a city and Communes of France, commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in the region ...

Gueugnon Gueugnon () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Population Economy The primary industry in the town is a stainless-steel factory run by Aperam. A huge part of Gueugnon ...

Ajaccio Ajaccio (, , ; French language, French: ; or ; , locally: ; ) is the capital and largest city of Corsica, France. It forms a communes of France, French commune, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Corse-du-Sud, and head o ...

and

Montpellier Montpellier (; ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of ...

Coaching career

In June 2011, Collin was appointed manager of

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Group A side AS Béziers. He left AS Béziers in 2015. He was later appointed as

manager. After five years managing the club, he left at the end of his contract in May 2021 to take the head coach position at

Orléans Orléans (,"Orleans"
(US) and Andrézieux-Bouthéon Andrézieux-Bouthéon (; ) is a commune of the Loire department, France. It lies on the right bank of the river Loire, at its confluence with the river Furan, 13 km north of the city of Saint-Étienne. Population Sights * Le Château Bo ...

Honours

Gueugnon *

Coupe de la Ligue The Coupe de la Ligue (), known outside France as the French League Cup, was a knockout cup competition in French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel. The tournament was established in 1993 and, unlike the Coupe de France ...

: 1999–2000

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* 1974 births Living people People from Charmes, Vosges Footballers from Vosges (department) French men's footballers Men's association football defenders SAS Épinal players Stade Poitevin FC players Amiens SC players FC Gueugnon players AC Ajaccio players Montpellier HSC players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players French football managers AS Béziers (2007) managers US Orléans managers SAS Épinal managers Championnat National managers Championnat National 2 managers 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-defender-1970s-stub