René Marsiglia

René Marsiglia

Personal information
Full name	René Marsiglia
Date of birth	(1959-09-17) September 17, 1959
Place of birth	Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Position(s)	Former Defender, now manager
Team information
Current team	Nîmes Olympique (manager)
Youth career
1968–1972	Aubagne
1972–1975	Caillols
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1975–1976	Caillols	?	(?)
1976–1978	Boulogne	33	(0)
1978–1983	Lille	148	(4)
1983–1985	Lens	83	(1)
1985–1987	Toulon	67	(2)
1987–1994	Nice	185	(5)
1994–1995	Amiens	29	(0)
Managerial career
1998–2000	Amiens
2001–2002	Cannes
2002–2003	Alès
2003–2004	Cannes
2010–2011	Nice (assistant)
2011–2012	Nice
2012–2013	Dubai Club
2013–2014	Nîmes Olympique
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

René Marsiglia (born 17 September 1959 in Aubagne, France) is a former football defender and most recently the manager of Nîmes Olympique.

Marsiglia was named head coach of Nice on 15 November 2011. Before that he was assistant coach at the club. He was sacked on 21 May 2012, despite having saved Nice from relegation that year.

On 26 June 2012, Marsiglia was named head coach of the UAE side Dubai Club. On the 16th of June, 2013, Marsiglia, owner Budar el Mutar,Omar al-Hasawi of Nottingham Forest and Christian d'Jour of Nantes signed a deal, which will see the instigation of a tri-club co-operation, with players from Nantes in France, Nottingham Forest in England and Dubai Club participate in a formal season swap agreement with their development players. As part of the deal a joint fund and academy will be set up in Dubai, and all three clubs are set to join the UAE football league in season 2014-2015, with the team's planned name being "Dubai 3", the crest will be made up of the three teams' regional crests.

On the 26th of December 2013, he becames the new coach of Nîmes Olympique in replacement of Victor Zvunka .