Laurent Guyot was born on 17 December 1969 and is a French professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Ligue 2 club Annecy.
13 Facts About Laurent Guyot
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Laurent Guyot played as a defender mostly for Nantes, winning Division 1 in 1995, and represented Toulouse and Guingamp.
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Laurent Guyot began his managerial career with Boulogne in Ligue 1, leading that club and two others in Ligue 2.
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Laurent Guyot was the director of Nantes's youth academy from 2005 to 2009, but left after disagreements with president Waldemar Kita.
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Laurent Guyot was head coach of the U-16 and U-17 French national teams.
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On 9 June 2009, Laurent Guyot signed a two-year deal at Boulogne, replacing Philippe Montanier who had taken the club from the fourth-tier Championnat de France Amateur to Ligue 1 in five seasons.
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Laurent Guyot chose former Nanets teammate Serge Le Dizet as his assistant coach.
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On 26 May 2011, Laurent Guyot was named as the manager of Sedan in the same league, signing a two-year contract.
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On 29 June 2015, it was announced that Laurent Guyot would become the Academy Director at Toronto FC, a role that had been vacant since Greg Vanney was promoted to the first team the previous year.
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Laurent Guyot was unveiled as the new Toronto FC II coach on 26 January 2018, succeeding Jason Bent.
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On 7 June 2018, Laurent Guyot was hired by newly promoted Belgian Pro League club Cercle Brugge.
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Laurent Guyot returned to Boulogne for a second spell in June 2019.
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Laurent Guyot led the club back to the second tier for the first time since 1993 in his first year, as runners-up to Laval.