Xavier Collin

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Xavier Collin

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|fullname =

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|8|17|df=y}}

|birth_place = Charmes, France

|height = 1.74 m{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

|position = Defender

|currentclub = Andrézieux-Bouthéon (manager)

|years1 = 1993–1997

|clubs1 = Épinal

|caps1 = 127

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 1997–1998

|clubs2 = Poitiers

|caps2 = 34

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 1998–1999

|clubs3 = Amiens

|caps3 = 18

|goals3 = 0

|years4 = 1999–2002

|clubs4 = Gueugnon

|caps4 = 81

|goals4 = 0

|years5 = 2002–2008

|clubs5 = Ajaccio

|caps5 = 203

|goals5 = 1

|years6 = 2008–2011

|clubs6 = Montpellier

|caps6 = 55

|goals6 = 0

|totalcaps = 518

|totalgoals = 1

|manageryears1 = 2011–2015

|managerclubs1 = Béziers

|manageryears2 = 2016–2021

|managerclubs2 = Épinal

|manageryears3 = 2021–2022

|managerclubs3 = Orléans

|manageryears4 = 2023–

|managerclubs4 = Andrézieux-Bouthéon

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Xavier Collin (born 17 August 1974) is a French football coach and former professional footballer who is manager of Andrézieux-Bouthéon.

Playing career

During an 18-year playing career, he played as a defender for Épinal, Poitiers, Amiens, Gueugnon, Ajaccio and Montpellier.

Coaching career

In June 2011, Collin was appointed manager of Championnat de France amateur Group A side AS Béziers.{{Cite web|url=http://www.midilibre.fr/2015/12/21/xavier-collin-n-entrainera-plus-l-asb,1260990.php|title=Football / National : Xavier Collin n'est plus l'entraîneur de l'AS Béziers}} He left AS Béziers in 2015. He was later appointed as Épinal manager. After five years managing the club, he left at the end of his contract in May 2021 to take the head coach position at Orléans.{{cite web|url=https://www.vosgesmatin.fr/sport/2021/05/31/vosges-xavier-collin-quitte-epinal-et-s-engage-avec-orleans|title=Vosges : Xavier Collin quitte Epinal et s'engage avec Orléans|publisher=Vosges matin|language=fr|date=31 May 2021}}

In 2023, he was appointed head coach at Andrézieux-Bouthéon.{{Soccerway | xavier-collin/231293}}