Alain Casanova
Alain Casanova is a French former footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and current manager.Career
Born in Clermont-Ferrand, Casanova played for Cournon, INF Vichy, Le Havre AC, Olympique de Marseille and Toulouse FC. At Marseille, he made no professional appearances, but was on the bench at the 1991 European Cup Final, which the team lost to Red Star Belgrade in Bari.
On 30 May 2008, he was named manager of former club Toulouse, after the sacking of Élie Baup. In his first season in charge, the team came fourth, and qualified for the renamed UEFA Europa League, while striker André-Pierre Gignac was the league's top scorer with 24 goals. The side also reached the semi-finals of the Coupe de France, where they lost 2–1 to Guingamp; in the 2009–10 Coupe de la Ligue, Toulouse reached the same round and were eliminated by the same score after extra time by Marseille. He was dismissed in March 2015, with the club three points from safety in 18th with nine games to play; he was Ligue 1's longest-serving incumbent manager at the time.
On 13 June 2016, Casanova was named as the new manager of Ligue 2 club RC Lens, succeeding Antoine Kombouaré on a two-year deal with the option of a third. He was sacked on 20 August 2017 after losing all four of the team's first matches of the new season.
On 22 June 2018, Casanova was named once again as the manager of Toulouse in Ligue 1, replacing Michaël Debève. He was sacked on 10 October 2019, with the side down in 18th place.Managerial statistics
Honours
Le Havre
