William Ayache

William Ayache (Arabic: ويليام عياش, born 10 January 1961) is a French former professional footballer who played as a side back, both left and right,^[3] and then manager.

William Ayache

Ayache with Nantes in 1980
Personal information
Date of birth	(1961-01-10) 10 January 1961 (age 64)[1]
Place of birth	Algiers,[2] French Algeria
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Full-back[2]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1979–1986	Nantes	188	(2)
1986–1987	Paris Saint-Germain	24	(0)
1987–1988	Marseille	25	(0)
1988–1989	Nantes	22	(0)
1989–1990	Bordeaux	1	(1)
1989–1990	→ Montpellier (loan)	10	(0)
1990–1991	Nice	0	(0)
1991	→ Marseille (loan)	0	(0)
1991–1992	Nîmes	33	(1)
1992–1995	Cannes	75	(1)
Total		378	(5)
International career
1983–1988	France	20	(0)
Managerial career
1995	Cannes (assistant)
1995	Cannes (caretaker)
1995–1996	Cannes (assistant)
1996–2000	Athletic Bilbao (assistant)
Medal record Men's football Representing  France 1984 Los Angeles Team competition FIFA World Cup 1986 Mexico National team CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions Winner 1985 France National team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

At international level, Ayache participated at the 1984 Summer Olympics with the France national team, winning the gold medal, and was also a member of the team that finished third at the 1986 FIFA World Cup. All together, he was capped 20 times for his country.^[4]

Honours

Player

Nantes

• Division 1: 1979–80, 1982–83^[2]

Montpellier

• Coupe de France: 1989–90^[2]

France

• Summer Olympic Games Gold Medal: 1984^[2]
• FIFA World Cup third place: 1986^[1]
• Artemio Franchi Cup: 1985