Laurent Huard

{{short description|French footballer, coach, and manager (born 1973)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Laurent Huard

| image = Saint-Lô - Rennes CFA2 - Laurent Huard - 20150523.jpg

| caption = Huard in 2015

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|8|26|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Fougères, France

| height = 1.72 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Saint-Étienne (academy coach)

| years1 = 1990–1999

| clubs1 = Rennes

| caps1 = 196

| goals1 = 14

| years2 = 1999–2000

| clubs2 = Sedan

| caps2 = 31

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2000–2002

| clubs3 = Saint-Étienne

| caps3 = 49

| goals3 = 4

| totalcaps = 276

| totalgoals = 20

| manageryears1 = 2003–2006

| managerclubs1 = Rennes (U19)

| manageryears2 = 2006–2007

| managerclubs2 = Rennes (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2007–2015

| managerclubs3 = Rennes (reserves)

| manageryears4 = 2015–2017

| managerclubs4 = Paris Saint-Germain (reserves)

| manageryears5 = 2017–2019

| managerclubs5 = Paris Saint-Germain (U17)

| manageryears6 = 2019–2021

| managerclubs6 = Saint-Étienne (assistant)

| manageryears7 = 2021–

| managerclubs7 = Saint-Étienne (academy)

| manageryears8 = 2023

| managerclubs8 = Saint-Étienne (caretaker)

| manageryears9 = 2024

| managerclubs9 = Saint-Étienne (caretaker)

}}

Laurent Huard (born 26 August 1973) is a French football coach and a former player who is the academy coach of Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne.

Playing career

Huard played for nine years at Rennes, before stints at Sedan and Saint-Étienne. In 2002, he had to end his career due to heart problems.

Coaching career

On 6 December 2023, Huard was appointed as caretaker manager by Saint-Étienne following the dismissal of Laurent Batlles.{{cite web|publisher=Saint-Étienne|url=https://www.asse.fr/fr/actualites/laurent-batlles-retire-de-la-gestion-de-l-equipe-professionnelle-ac35637|title=Laurent Batlles retiré de la gestion de l'équipe professionnelle|trans-title=Laurent Batlles removed from professional team management|date=6 December 2023|access-date=7 December 2023|language=fr}}