Richard Tardy

{{Short description|French football player and manager (born 1950)}}

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| fullname = Richard Francis Emile Tardy{{GSA player|richard-tardy/108249|access-date=8 April 2022}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1950|8|29}}

| birth_place = Saint-Chamas, France

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| position = Forward

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| years1 = 1968–1973

| clubs1 = {{Interlanguage link|SSMC Miramas|fr|Société Saint-Maurice Cheminots Miramas}}

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| years2 = 1973–1975

| clubs2 = Aix-en-Provence

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| years3 = 1975–1982

| clubs3 = {{Interlanguage link|SSMC Miramas|fr|Société Saint-Maurice Cheminots Miramas}}

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| years4 = 1982–1983

| clubs4 = Aix-en-Provence

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| manageryears1 = 1980–1981

| managerclubs1 = {{Interlanguage link|SSMC Miramas|fr|Société Saint-Maurice Cheminots Miramas}}

| manageryears2 = 2000–2001

| managerclubs2 = Aris Thessaloniki

| manageryears3 = 2002–2003

| managerclubs3 = Lebanon

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| managerclubs4 = Africa Sports

| manageryears5 = 2005

| managerclubs5 = MC Alger (assistant)

| manageryears6 = 2006

| managerclubs6 = Al Wahda

| manageryears7 = 2006–2007

| managerclubs7 = Olympic de Safi

| manageryears8 = 2007–2008

| managerclubs8 = Al-Wakrah

| manageryears9 = 2008–2009

| managerclubs9 = Olympique de Khouribga

| manageryears10 = 2010

| managerclubs10 = Saint-Étienne

| manageryears11 = 2010–2013

| managerclubs11 = Rwanda U17

| manageryears12 = 2014–2015

| managerclubs12 = Ansar

| manageryears13 = 2016

| managerclubs13 = Young Lions

| manageryears14 = 2017

| managerclubs14 = Young Lions

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Richard Francis Emile Tardy (born 29 July 1950) is a French former professional football player and manager. He led several clubs and national teams as a coach.

Career

Tardy has managed in the Superleague Greece with Aris Thessaloniki F.C., and led the Lebanon national football team before managing Africa Sports in Côte d'Ivoire.{{cite web|publisher=Le Patriote|title=Football :Patrick Liewig (Asec) - Richard Tardy (Africa) : Le match des entraîneurs|url=http://www.africatime.com/guinee/nouvelle.asp?UrlRecherche=archives.asp%3Frech%3D1%26no_pays%3D6%26no_categorie%3D5%26keyword%3D%26BtnGo.x%3D7%26IsPanafricain%3D0%26IsAfrique%3D&no_nouvelle=95517|language=French|date=16 January 2004}} He managed OC Khouribga during the 2008–09 GNF 1 season.{{cite web|publisher=Libération|author=Bouarab, Mohamed|title=La valse des entraîneurs bat son plein : Bracci et Tardy s'ajoutent au lot des remerciés|url=http://www.maghress.com/fr/liberation/2211|language=French|date=15 April 2009}}

Tardy coached the Rwanda national under-17 football team to a second-place finish at the 2011 African U-17 Championship, before leading the team at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup finals.{{cite web|publisher=Jeune Africa|title=Richard Tardy : « Qualifier le Rwanda à Mexico 2011 est ma première réussite de sélectionneur »|url=http://www.jeuneafrique.com/182720/societe/richard-tardy-qualifier-le-rwanda-mexico-2011-est-ma-premi-re-r-ussite-de-s-lectionneur/|language=French|date=25 January 2011}}

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