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10 Facts About Michel Dussuyer

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Michel Dussuyer was born on 28 May 1959 and is a French football coach and former professional player.

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Michel Dussuyer was an assistant coach at Cannes between 1996 and 2002.

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Michel Dussuyer was appointed as manager of the Guinea national team in September 2002.

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Michel Dussuyer led them to the 2004 African Cup of Nations, their first appearance in the competition since 1998.

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Michel Dussuyer returned to Cannes as manager, from 2006 to 2007.

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Michel Dussuyer was appointed as manager of the Benin national team in June 2008.

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Michel Dussuyer was sacked in February 2010, along with the rest of the coaching staff.

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Michel Dussuyer claimed he was not informed of his sacking by the Benin Football Federation.

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Michel Dussuyer resigned from his role as Ivory Coast manager after the team failed to reach the quarter-finals of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.

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Michel Dussuyer was appointed to the role in August 2018 and was in charge of Benin at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.