:Hervé Arsène

{{Short description|Malagasy footballer and manager (born 1963)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Hervé Arsène

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|10|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Nosy Be, Madagascar

| height = 1.74 m

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = AS Sotema

| years1 = 1985–1987

| clubs1 = US Saint André

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1987–1989

| clubs2 = Lens

| caps2 = 38

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 1989–1991

| clubs3 = La Roche Vendée Football

| caps3 = 64

| goals3 = 6

| years4 = 1991–1998

| clubs4 = Lens

| caps4 = 187

| goals4 = 2

| totalcaps = 289

| totalgoals = 10

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 = Madagascar

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| manageryears1 = 2007–2008

| managerclubs1 = Madagascar

}}

Hervé Arsène (born 30 October 1963) is a Malagasy football coach and former player who played as a defender with US Saint André, RC Lens and La Roche Vendée Football.

Career

Born in Nosy Be, Madagascar, Arsène began playing football for local side AS Sotema. In 1985, he moved to Réunion where he would play for US Saint-André.

In 1987, Arsène joined Ligue 1 side RC Lens, and he would spend nearly a decade with the club, winning the 1997–98 French Division 1 title during his tenure.{{cite web|publisher=FIFA.com|title=Arsene: Madagascar can turn it around|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1542263/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116235650/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1542263/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 November 2011|date=12 November 2011}} He also spent two seasons in Ligue 2 with La Roche Vendée Football.

He has also managed the Malagasy national side.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/6575769.stm|title=Madagascar appoint new coach|accessdate=24 May 2008|date=20 April 2007|publisher=BBC}}

Personal life

Arsène holds Malagasy and French nationalities.{{Cite web |title=Herve Arsene |url=https://www.ligue1.fr/joueur?id=herve-arsene |website=www.ligue1.fr}} Arsène's son, Faed, is also an international footballer from Madagascar.