Bernard Blaquart

Bernard Blaquart

Personal information
Date of birth	(1957-08-16) 16 August 1957
Place of birth	Roumazières-Loubert, France
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1981	Bordeaux	52	(5)
1978–1979	→ Toulouse (loan)	23	(0)
1981–1983	Toulon	14	(2)
1983–1984	Stade Français	5	(0)
Total		94	(7)
Managerial career
1984–1991	Lunel
1992–1994	Nord Lozère
1994–1995	Montluçon
1996–1998	Perrier Verzège
1998–2004	Lunel
2006	Grenoble
2012–2013	Tours
2015–2020	Nîmes
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bernard Blaquart (born 16 August 1957) is a French former professional footballer who was most recently the manager of Ligue 1 side Nîmes Olympique. During his playing career he represented Bordeaux, Toulouse, Toulon and Stade Français, making almost 100 appearances in the top two divisions of French football.

Following his retirement from playing, Blaquart moved into management and coached a number of lower-league clubs including Lunel and Montluçon before joining Ligue 2 outfit Grenoble as reserve team manager in 2004. He was appointed as manager of the senior team for the last 8 matches of the 2005–06 season following the departure of Thierry Goudet to Brest, and led the side to a 10th-place finish before returning to his post with the reserves. In 2008, he became Head of Youth Development at Grenoble and held the position for two years before taking up a similar role at Tours. In August 2012, he was given the manager's job at Tours on a full-time basis, replacing the outgoing German coach Peter Zeidler.

External links

• Bernard Blaquart at WorldFootball.net