Bernard Caron

{{Short description|French footballer (born 1952)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Bernard Caron

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|8|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = Billy-Berclau, France

| height = 1.80 m

| position = Centre-back{{Cite web |url=http://www.psg1970.net/bernard-caron,prod2120,490.html |title=Bernard CARON |access-date=8 June 2021 |website=PSG1970.net |language=fr |archive-date=7 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607203023/http://www.psg1970.net/bernard-caron,prod2120,490.html |url-status=dead }}

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1969

| youthclubs1 = Agen

| youthyears2 = 1969–1971

| youthclubs2 = Sedan

| years1 = 1971–1975

| clubs1 = Sedan MouzonIn 1974, AC Mouzon and CS Sedan Ardennes merged to create CS Sedan Mouzon Ardennes. The club returned to its former name of CS Sedan Ardennes in 1975.

| caps1 = 102

| goals1 = 15

| years2 = 1975–1978

| clubs2 = Nancy

| caps2 = 111

| goals2 = 7

| years3 = 1978–1979

| clubs3 = Paris FC

| caps3 = 31

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 1979–1980

| clubs4 = Paris Saint-Germain

| caps4 = 7

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1980–1983

| clubs5 = Rouen

| caps5 = 34

| goals5 = 8

| years6 = 1983–1988

| clubs6 = Périgueux

| totalcaps = 285+

| totalgoals = 31+

| nationalyears1 = 1973

| nationalteam1 = France U21

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 1973

| nationalteam2 = France B

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| manageryears1 = 1983–1988

| managerclubs1 = Périgueux

| manageryears2 =

| managerclubs2 = FC Fumel

| manageryears3 = 2007–2014

| managerclubs3 = FC Penne-Saint Sylvestre

| manageryears4 = 2015–2016

| managerclubs4 = FC Villeneuve-sur-Lot B

| manageryears5 = 2016–2020

| managerclubs5 = FC Villeneuve-sur-Lot

}}

Bernard Caron (born 11 August 1952) is a French professional football manager and former player.{{Cite web|title=Bernard CARON|url=https://histoiredupsg.fr/bernard-caron|url-status=live|access-date=8 June 2021|website=Histoire du PSG|date=29 May 2017 |language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808075834/https://histoiredupsg.fr/bernard-caron |archive-date=8 August 2017 }}{{Cite web|title=Bernard Caron|url=http://www.allezsedan.com/modules.php?name=Joueurs&func=fiche&id=1009|url-status=live|access-date=8 June 2021|website=AllezSedan.com|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222143923/http://www.allezsedan.com/modules.php?name=Joueurs&func=fiche&id=1009 |archive-date=22 December 2015 }} He was most recently joint-manager of Régional 2 club FC Villeneuve-sur-Lot.{{Cite web|date=3 May 2020|title=Villeneuve-sur-Lot : les entraîneurs du club de foot démis de leurs fonctions|trans-title=Villeneuve-sur-Lot: the coaches of the football club dismissed of their functions|url=https://www.petitbleu.fr/2020/05/03/villeneuve-sur-lot-les-entraineurs-du-fcvl-demis-de-leurs-fonctions,8872061.php|url-status=live|access-date=8 June 2021|website=Le Petit Bleu|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509084802/https://www.petitbleu.fr/2020/05/03/villeneuve-sur-lot-les-entraineurs-du-fcvl-demis-de-leurs-fonctions,8872061.php |archive-date=9 May 2020 }} As a player, he was a centre-back.{{Cite web|title=Bernard CARON|url=http://psg70.free.fr/CARON.htm|url-status=live|access-date=8 June 2021|website=PSG70|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614183550/http://psg70.free.fr:80/CARON.htm |archive-date=14 June 2010 }}