Alex Dupont (footballer)
Alex Jacques René Dupont (30 June 1954 – 1 August 2020) was a French professional football player and manager. Playing career Dupont played as a midfielder for Dunkerque and Hazebrouck. Managerial career He managed Dunkerque, Charleville, Boulogne, Gueugnon, with whom he won the Coupe de la Ligue in 2000, Sedan, Laval and Amiens. He replaced Gérald Baticle as manager of Brest in 2009. On 26 April 2012, he was sacked as Brest manager after just five games before the end of the season, bringing in Corentin Martins as interim manager. On 22 June 2012, Dupont was named as head coach of Ligue 1 side Ajaccio. He was sacked on 17 December 2012. He returned to manage Brest in 2013. At the end of the 2015–16 Ligue 2 season, the club did not renew his contract. Death Dupont died from cardiac arrest on 1 August 2020. Honours Gueugnon Coupe de la Ligue: 1999–2000 Individual Ligue 2 Manager of the Year: 2009–10 References 1954 births 2020 deaths Sportspeople from Dunkirk Footballers from Nord (French department) Men's association football midfielders French men's footballers French football managers USL Dunkerque players SC Hazebrouck players Ligue 2 players US Boulogne managers FC Gueugnon managers CS Sedan