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Paul Le Guen (born March 1, 1964 in Pencran, Brittany) is a French football manager who is rated as one of the games best, after leading Lyon to three consecutive league titles. Previously, he was a player, who enjoyed succesful stays at FC Nantes and Paris St. Germain. He is 1.86 m (6'1") tall and 79 kg (174 lbs).
He is nicknamed The Potato having been born in Pencran, a north-westerly part of Brittany, famous for its top-quality potatoes.
Playing career
Club Level
During his playing career, Paul played at AS Brest for six years, Stade Brestois, FC Nantes for two years, Paris St. Germain for seven years (where he became one of the clubs legends with 478 appearances and a Cup Winners Cup medal in 1996). He ended his playing career by taking part in a friendly where his home town of Brittany faced Cameroon in 1998.
International Level
At international level he played just 17 times for France, due to injuries and he was part of the team which lost out on a trip to the World Cup in 1994, along with Eric Cantona and David Ginola.
Management Career
Rennes
His time at Rennes between 1998 and 2001 is perhaps most memorable for his unearthing of football stars. He signed then unknown players, such as Shabani Nonda and El Hadji Diouf, who under his guidance, became stars. He was sacked by Rennes in 2001 after a fall-out with the clubs board. This led to him taking a year off from football.
Lyon
Le Guen replaced Jacques Santini as manager of Olympique Lyon in 2002 after they captured their first league title. Le Guen unexpectedly took Lyon to a further three consecutive championships and made the team a force in the Champions league. He resigned from his position at Lyon on May 9th, 2005, the day after the club won their fourth consecutive Ligue 1 championship. He was replaced by Gerard Houllier.
After Lyon
After leaving the club, Le Guen embarked upon another year away from football management. During this time he turned down management positions at Benfica, Fenerbahçe, Auxerre, Monaco and Lazio and also stated that he would not return to manage his former club PSG.
Rangers
On March 11 2006, it was confirmed that Paul Le Guen had agreed to replace Alex McLeish as manager at the Scottish champions Rangers in a three year deal starting in season 2006/2007. He is expected to have significant funds for new players with Rangers having tied up a lucrative licensing deal with sports retailer JJB Sports.
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