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Raymond Abad

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Raymond Abad
Personal information
Date of birth (1930-12-17)17 December 1930
Place of birth Marrakech, French Morocco
Date of death 24 August 2018(2018-08-24) (aged 87)
Place of death Cholet, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1959 Limoges 38 (0)
1959–1964 Grenoble
Managerial career
1967–1969 Grenoble
1969–1971 Niort
1971–1976 Cholet
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Raymond Abad (17 December 1930 – 24 August 2018) was a French football player and manager. He was born in Marrakech, French Morocco.

Career

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During his playing career, Abad played as a goalkeeper in the French Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 for Limoges and Grenoble.

After retiring from playing, Abad became a manager. First he managed Ligue 2 side Grenoble from 1967 until 1969. After leaving Grenoble, Abad joined fourth division outfit Chamois Niortais. In his first season, 1969–1970 the club gained promotion to Division 3. Following his successful spell with Chamois Niortais, Abad had a five-year tenure at Cholet, where the team won promotion to Division 2 in 1975.

Death

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Abad died in Cholet on 24 August 2018, at the age of 87.[1]

Managerial statistics

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Team Nat From To Record
G W L D Win %
Grenoble Foot 38  France 1967 1969 74 32 19 23 43.24
Chamois Niortais  France 1969 1971 48 22 12 14 45.83
SO Cholet  France 1971 1976 152 61 30 61 40.13

References

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  1. ^ "Raymond Abad". MatchID. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
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