Laurent Croci

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| name = Laurent Croci

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1964|12|8}}

| birth_place = Montbéliard, France

| height = 1.82 m

| currentclub =

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1980–1982

| years2 = 1982–1992

| years3 = 1992–1997

| years4 = 1994–1995

| years5 = 1996

| years6 = 1997

| years7 = 1997–1998

| years8 = 1998–1999

| years9 = 1999–2000

| clubs1 = Sochaux B

| clubs2 = Sochaux

| clubs3 = Bordeaux

| clubs4 = → Sochaux (loan)

| clubs5 = Dundee

| clubs6 = Carlisle United

| clubs7 = Étoile Carouge

| clubs8 = US Lormont

| clubs9 = ES Blanquefort

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| caps2 = 321

| goals2 = 12

| caps3 = 141

| goals3 = 5

| caps4 = 15

| goals4 = 0

| caps5 = 1

| goals5 = 0

| caps6 = 1

| goals6 = 0

| caps7 = 18

| goals7 = 0

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| totalcaps = 497

| totalgoals = 17

| manageryears1 = 2000–2001

| manageryears2 = 2001–2002

| manageryears3 = 2002–2003

| manageryears4 = 2004–2005

| manageryears5 = 2005–2006

| manageryears6 = 2006–2010

| manageryears7 = 2010–2013

| managerclubs1 = ES Blanquefort

| managerclubs2 = US Créteil

| managerclubs3 = Saint-Médrard

| managerclubs4 = Stade Poitevin

| managerclubs5 = L'Entente SSG

| managerclubs6 = Croix de Savoie (Assistant coach)

| managerclubs7 = Mulhouse

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

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{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/51955--bordeaux-vs-karlsruhe/ |title=Bordeaux-Karlsruhe 1995 |website=UEFA |access-date=4 September 2019}} and played in the 1996 UEFA Cup Final, and was cautioned in the first leg.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/52532--bayern-munchen-vs-bordeaux/ |title=Bayern 2-0 Bordeaux |date=1 May 1996 |access-date=4 January 2017 |work=UEFA}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/dundee/dundee.html |title=Dundee : 1946/47 - 2013/14 |date=3 January 2017 |accessdate=3 January 2017 |work=neilbrown.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/The-last-Carlisle-Utd-and-Preston-meeting-at-Brunton-Park-was-a-night-few-will-forget-34eb7472-9fbe-4060-a121-32bfcbf58e37-ds |title=The last Carlisle Utd and Preston meeting at Brunton Park was a night few will forget |date=20 March 2012 |accessdate=4 January 2017 |work=News & Star}}

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

External links

{{Worldfootball.net|laurent-croci}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20081005153150/http://www.croixdesavoie.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=57&Itemid= Profile on Croix de Savoie official site]

Category:1964 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Montbéliard

Category:Footballers from Doubs

Category:French men's footballers

Category:FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players

Category:FC Girondins de Bordeaux players

Category:Carlisle United F.C. players

Category:Scottish Football League players

Category:Dundee F.C. players

Category:Ligue 1 players

Category:French football managers