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Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine (, commonly known as AS Nancy-Lorraine, AS Nancy, ASNL, or simply Nancy) is a French association football club based in Nancy. The club was founded in 1967 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Nancy plays its home matches at the Stade Marcel Picot in Tomblaine, a commune located in the Arrondissement of Nancy. The team is coached by Jean Fernandez and captained by goalkeeper Gennaro Bracigliano. Nancy was founded as the successor to FC Nancy, which collapsed in 1965. The club has spent its entire life playing in either Ligue 1 or Ligue 2. Nancy has never won the first division, but has won the second division on four occasions. Nancy's biggest achievement came in 1978 when the club won the Coupe de France defeating Nice in the final. The club has also won the Coupe de la Ligue in 2006. Nancy is presided over by Jacques Rousselot. Rousselot serves as a vice-president of the French Football Federation and is also a member of the federation's Federal Council.[1] One of the club's most notable players is Michel Platini. Platini began his career at the club in 1972 and playing eight seasons with Nancy. He scored the only goal in the aforementioned Coupe de France final and won two French Player of the Year awards in while playing with the club. Platini also established himself as a French international while at the club and went on to achieved numerous team and individual accolades after his departure from Nancy. He is considered to be, arguably, the club's greatest player ever and, upon entering the section of the club's official website which shows Nancy's greatest players, a picture of a young Platini is displayed.[2]
History Prior to the creation of AS Nancy, the city of Nancy was given host to football by FC Nancy and US Fronti re. FC Nancy was formed in 1901, while Fronti re was founded in 1910. Both clubs were a part of the Ligue de Lorraine. Fronti re dissolved in 1935, while FC Nancy continued to play football through the professional transition. The club achieved very little during its 64 years of existence only winning the second division twice in 1946 and 1958. FC Nancy did reach the final of the Coupe de France in 1953 and 1962, however, on both appearances, the club lost to Lille and Saint- tienne, respectively. In 1965, with the club enduring financial difficulties during the 1963 64 season, mainly due to the club being abandoned by the city's municipality and its supporters according to its president, Nancy folded shortly before of the new season. The idea of a new club in the city was thought of by Claude Cuny in the spring of 1964. Cuny had previously worked with FC Nancy, but left the club prior to its destruction. Cuny is considered one of the leaders of French football mainly because of his innovative ideas and strategies. After forming Nancy, he created the first youth academy of French football. Prior to the club beginning its life as a football club, Cuny devised a strategy to immerse the club into the city's public. First, he sent out over 18,000 letters and petitions to draw interest to the team. Once the public gained notice, Cuny organized friendly matches in order to raise funds for the club. After accruing enough money, Cuny sought to turned the club professional, and, despite several setbacks, on 16 June 1967, Nancy were granted professional status and inserted into Division 2, the second level of French football. The club's first manager was Rene Pleimelding, a former French international who played for FC Nancy. Nancy, subsequently, recruited several former FC Nancy players such as Antoine Redin, as well as players from the region such as Michel Lanini, G rard Braun, and Roger Formica. Michel Platini spent eight seasons with the club. In Nancy's inaugural season of football, the club finished 10th in the league table and reached the Round of 16 in the Coupe de France. Two seasons later, the club earned promotion to Division 1 and finished in 13th place in its first season in the league. In 1972, a player named Michel Platini arrived at the club and, initially, started out on the club's reserve team. Platini's first full season as a player came in the 1974 75 season while the club were playing in the second division having suffered relegation from Division the previous season. The season was a success for both club and player. Nancy achieved its first major honour winning Division 2, while Platini appeared in 32 league matches and scored 17 goals. In the ensuing three seasons in Division 1, Nancy, who were led by Platini, Jean-Michel Moutier, Carlos Curbelo, Paco Rubio, and Philippe Jeannol, finished in the top ten. Platini won the French Player of the Year award in two of those seasons. In 1978, Nancy achieved its highest honour to date after winning the Coupe de France. In the final, the club faced Nice and defeated its southern foes 1 0 with Platini scoring the lone goal. President Val ry Giscard d'Estaing presented Platini with the trophy to capped off the victory. Nancy's Coupe de France triumph saw the club qualify for European competition for the first time in its short history. The club participated in the 1978 79 edition of the European Cup Winners' Cup and were eliminated in the second round after losing 4 3 on aggregate to Swiss club Servette. The club played most of the season without Platini who was injured. Platini left the club after the season, however most of the club's nucleus remained. In the team's first season without Platini, Nancy finished in 11th place. In the next three seasons, Nancy finished in the top ten. After the 1984 season, Moutier and Rubio became the last of the club's influential players to depart and Nancy suffered a free-fall finishing in the next three seasons. The implosion concluded after the 1986 87 season when Nancy finished in 19th place, thus falling back to Division 2. The only ray of sunshine for the club during this declining stint was the testimonial match held for Platini on 23 May 1988 following the players' club and international retirement. That evening, fans were treated to an exhibition that featured not only Platini, but also Pel and Diego Maradona. In the 1988 89 season, Nancy earned promotion back to the first division. However, the club spent the entire decade rotating between Division 1 and Division 2. The club won two second division title during this stint and finally earned promotion back to the first division, now called Ligue 1, for the 2005 06 season after winning Ligue 2. In Nancy's first season back in Ligue 1, the club won the Coupe de la Ligue defeated Nice 2 1 in the final. Nancy supporters arrived at the Stade de France courtesy of 11 special trains, while more than 300 buses and thousands of cars from the city also arrived in Paris. The cup victory allowed Nancy to participate in the UEFA Cup with the club eventually making it to the Round of 32 before losing to Ukrainian Shakhtar Donetsk. The first half of the 2007 08 season for Nancy was the club's best ever start to a season in the top division with 35 points after 19 games and sitting in 2nd place position. On 4 November 2007, in a match against Bordeaux, the club celebrated its 40th anniversary of existence with a special event involving many of the club's former players, club officials, presidents, and coaches. After a good second half start, Nancy sat in 3rd place on the final match day of the season. However, the club finished one spot short of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League losing 3 2 to Rennes, while 4th place Marseille defeated Strasbourg 4 3 to claim the spot. Nancy still managed to claim the league's best defense, alongside OGC Nice. The 30 goals conceded equaled the club's record achieved in the 1976 77 season. In 2011, the club was swindled, involving leaders of Stab k Fotball and V lerenga Fotball as part of the Veigar P ll Gunnarsson transfer. After the swindle was uncovered, Stab k and Nancy agreed upon a compensation of 200 000 Euros which is over 500 000 Norwegian kroner more[3] than the wrongful football transfer was contracted at. Players Current squad As of 6 January, 2012[4] Out on loan Reserve squad As of 14 January 2011[5] Notable former players Below are the notable former players who have represented Nancy in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1967. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 100 official matches for the club. For a complete list of Nancy players, see Category:AS Nancy players Management and staff Club officials - Senior club staff[6][7]
- President: Jacques Rousselot
- Board of Directors: Bernard Bastien, Albert Bensadoun, Christian Chiaravita, Jean-Louis Colle, Michel Wunderlich
- General Secretary: Pascal Rivi re
- General Director: Nicolas Holveck
- Commercial Director: Romain Terrible
- Security Director: Louis Begey
- Coaching and medical staff[8]
- Manager: Jean Fernandez
- Assistant Manager: Paul Fischer
- First-team Coach: Lauren Moracchini
- Goalkeeper Coach: Christophe Miranda
- Fitness Coach: Arnaud Lesserteur
- Doctor: Fr d ric Muel
- Kinesiotherapy: Philippe Saffroy & Pierre Vespginani
- Osteopath: Olivier Javelle
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