David Linarès

David Linarès (born 5 October 1975) is a French football coach and a former midfielder.^[1]

David Linarès

Personal information
Date of birth	(1975-10-05) October 5, 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Lons-le-Saunier, France
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2002	Lyon	149	(3)
2002–2004	Troyes	56	(0)
2004	Tenerife	1	(0)
2005–2010	Dijon	158	(6)
Total		364	(9)
Managerial career
2020–2021	Dijon
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Linarès made his professional debut on 17 November 1996 against Lille. He won the French championship during the 2001–02 season while playing for Lyon.^[2]

Coaching career

Dijon hired him as manager in November 2020, with the club in last place in Ligue 1. Despite being unable to avoid relegation or even improve the table position, he remained the manager for the 2021–22 season. After only gaining 1 point in the first 5 games of the 2021–22 Ligue 2 season, he was dismissed by the club on 23 August 2021.^[3]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 11 September 2021

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Dijon	6 November 2020	Present	38	6	7	25	32	72	−40	015.79
Total			38	6	7	25	32	72	−40	015.79

Personal life

Born in France, Linarès is of Spanish descent.^[4]

Honours

• Ligue 1: 2001–02
• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1997^[5]