Alain Perrin

Perrin is the kind of manager I quietly respect more than the celebrity coaches. Dragging Troyes from the fourth tier all the way to Ligue 1 and a UEFA Cup spot, capped by the Intertoto Cup, is the unglamorous, foundation-building work that rarely gets headlines but defines real coaching. I rate builders over inheritors of ready-made squads. There is a craftsman's patience in that trajectory, a man from small-town Lure imposing structure and belief on an underdog club. His career may lack flash, but the substance behind it is exactly what I value in the dugout.

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Name (English)

Alain Perrin

Name (Japanese)

アラン・ペラン

Reading

あらん・ぺらん

Born

October 7, 1956 (age 69)

Origin

Lure, Haute-Saône, France

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Monkey

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain%20Perrin
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9A%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q454164

Tags

• Haute-Saône
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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