Daniel Leclercq
French footballer (1949-2019)
Daniel Leclercq (4 September 1949 – 22 November 2019) was a French football defender and manager. He played 440 matches from 1967 to 1984 for US Valenciennes, Olympique de Marseille and RC Lens. He later managed clubs from 1986 to 2017.
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| 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) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1986–1987 | Valenciennes | ||
| 1997–1999 | Lens | ||
| 2001 | La Louvière | ||
| 2003–2005 | Valenciennes | ||
| 2009–2016 | Arleux-Fechain | ||
| 2017 | Douai | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He remains the only manager to have led RC Lens to the Ligue 1 championship.[1]
Leclercq died in Martinique on 22 November 2019 from a pulmonary embolism at the age of 70.[2]
References change
- ↑ "le «Druide» Daniel Leclercq, ancien entrainuer du RC Lens et VA, est mort". Le Voix du Nord (in French). 22 November 2019.
- ↑ "Daniel Leclercq, entraîneur champion de France avec Lens en 1998, est mort". L’Equipe (in French). 22 November 2019.
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