Emmanuel Rival (born 15 February 1971) is a French football manager and former professional player who played as a midfielder.[2] He spent his playing days at Caen, Troyes, and Nîmes, scoring six goals in 284 appearances in the first two divisions of French football.[3]

Emmanuel Rival
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-02-15) 15 February 1971 (age 53)[1]
Place of birth Nantes, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1990 INF Vichy
1990–1991 Caen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1998 Caen 177 (4)
1998–2000 Troyes 64 (1)
2000–2002 Nîmes 43 (1)
Total 284 (6)
Managerial career
2004–2005 Perpignan Canet
2012 Cannes B
2020–2022 US Mandelieu La Napoule
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Post-playing career

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Following his retirement, Rival became a youth coach for his former club Caen.[4] From 2004 to 2005, he worked as the manager of Perpignan Canet.[citation needed] In 2006, Rival joined Cannes as a youth coach, where he continued until 2012, before briefly becoming the manager of the club's reserve side.[citation needed] He returned to coaching in 2020 at US Mandelieu La Napoule,[5] leaving in 2022 as the club suffered relegation from the Championnat National 3.[6]

Honours

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Caen

References

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  1. ^ Emmanuel Rival – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
  2. ^ "Ex de Malherbe. Au SM Caen, Emmanuel Rival a écrit les plus belles pages de sa carrière". Sport à Caen (in French). Actu.fr. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  3. ^ "LE DERNIER MOUSQUETAIRE". Actufoot06.com (in French). 1 March 2014. Archived from the original on 30 April 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  4. ^ Arigasci, Jean-Pascal (8 May 2003). "Football : Fortin se fixe des priorités, Rival revient". Caensports.com (in French). Archived from the original on 29 January 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  5. ^ "MANDELIEU LA NAPOULE : UN ANCIEN JOUEUR PRO DEVIENT LE COACH DE L'ÉQUIPE PREMIÈRE". Foot-National.com (in French). 30 September 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  6. ^ Hughes, Romain (14 June 2022). "US Mandelieu: Rival s'en va, Lucian arrive". Nice Matin (in French). Retrieved 15 June 2023.