Daniel Leclercq
 Leclerq in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 September 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Trith-Saint-Léger, France | ||
| Date of death | 22 November 2019 (aged 70) | ||
| Place of death | Martinique, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1961–1967 |
Valenciennes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1970 |
Valenciennes | 30 | (3) |
| 1970–1974 | Marseille | 75 | (4) |
| 1971–1972 |
→ Angoulême (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 1974–1983 | Lens | 289 | (27) |
| 1983–1984 |
Valenciennes | 33 | (2) |
| Total | 441 | (40) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1986–1987 |
Valenciennes | ||
| 1997–1999 | Lens | ||
| 2001 | La Louvière | ||
| 2003–2005 |
Valenciennes | ||
| 2009–2016 | Arleux-Fechain | ||
| 2017 | Douai | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Daniel Leclercq (4 September 1949 – 22 November 2019) was a French
Biography
Leclercq was born 4 September 1949 in
In 1970, he began a stint with Olympique de Marseille. In Marseille, he was part of a squad that won the Ligue 1 championship in the 1970–71 and 1971–72 seasons.[2]
He also celebrated a championship in the 1972 Coupe de France and the 1972 Trophée des Champions.
In 1974, he began his long association with RC Lens. He played nine of his 17 seasons with the club, appearing in 289 matches and scored 27 goals. After leaving Lens, he played one more season with his hometown club, Valenciennes before retiring.
He obtained his first assignment as a manager with Valenciennes in 1986, serving for one season. In 1997, he was hired at Lens where he found his greatest success. In the
He served as the technical director for Lens from 2008 to 2011.[2] In 2009, he took on the managerial job at amateur club Arleux-Fechain through 2016. He spent one season with non-league SC Douai in 2017.
Leclercq died in Martinique on 22 November 2019 from a pulmonary embolism at the age of 70.[2][4]
References
- ^ a b "le «Druide» Daniel Leclercq, ancien entrainuer du RC Lens et VA, est mort". Le Voix du Nord (in French). 22 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Ancien entraîneur du RC Lens, champion de France en 1998, Daniel Leclercq est décédé". France Football (in French). 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Il y a 20 ans, le RC Lens faisait tomber Arsenal à Wembley". Lensois (in French). 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Daniel Leclercq, entraîneur champion de France avec Lens en 1998, est mort". L’Equipe (in French). 22 November 2019.
External links
- Daniel Leclercq at WorldFootball.net
- Daniel Leclercq at FootballDatabase.eu
- Daniel Leclercq at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Profile
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