Laurent Croci

Laurent Croci (born 8 December 1964) is a French football manager and former player, who last managed FC Mulhouse.

Laurent Croci
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-12-08) 8 December 1964
Place of birth Montbéliard, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1982 Sochaux B
1982–1992 Sochaux 321 (12)
1992–1997 Bordeaux 141 (5)
1994–1995 → Sochaux (loan) 15 (0)
1996 Dundee 1 (0)
1997 Carlisle United 1 (0)
1997–1998 Étoile Carouge 18 (0)
1998–1999 US Lormont
1999–2000 ES Blanquefort
Total 497 (17)
Teams managed
2000–2001 ES Blanquefort
2001–2002 US Créteil
2002–2003 Saint-Médrard
2004–2005 Stade Poitevin
2005–2006 L'Entente SSG
2006–2010 Croix de Savoie (Assistant coach)
2010–2013 Mulhouse
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Croci was born in Montbéliard, Doubs. He began his career with Sochaux, featuring for the clubs 'B' team until he turned 18. Croci spent 10 years in the first team, before leaving for Bordeaux. Whilst at Bordeaux he won the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup[1] and played in the 1996 UEFA Cup Final, and was cautioned in the first leg.[2]

After five years with Bordeaux, Croci spent time with Scottish side Dundee, before joining Carlisle United. However, he only played one game for each club, before he left for Swiss side Étoile Carouge.[3][4]

He returned to France to finish his career with amateur sides Lormont and Blanquefort, before managing the latter for the 2000–01 season.

  1. "Bordeaux-Karlsruhe 1995". uefa.com. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  2. "Bayern 2-0 Bordeaux". UEFA. 1 May 1996. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  3. "Dundee : 1946/47 - 2013/14". neilbrown.com. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  4. "The last Carlisle Utd and Preston meeting at Brunton Park was a night few will forget". News & Star. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2017.


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