| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 July 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Béziers, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Jabalain (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1982 | Le Havre B | ||
| 1982–1983 | Rouen B | ||
| 1983–1984 | Béziers | ||
| 1984–1985 | Alès | ||
| 1985–1987 | Orange | ||
| 1987–1989 | Alès B | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Béziers Deveze | ||
| 1999–2003 | Sedan B | ||
| 2007–2008 | Coton Sport | ||
| 2009–2011 | Coton Sport | ||
| 2011–2012 | Cameroon | ||
| 2013 | Étoile du Sahel | ||
| 2013–2014 | Al Ittihad Alexandria | ||
| 2014 | Najran | ||
| 2014–2015 | Smouha | ||
| 2015–2016 | MAS Fez | ||
| 2016 | Free State Stars | ||
| 2016–2017 | Al-Hilal | ||
| 2018–2019 | CS Constantine | ||
| 2021 | JS Kabylie | ||
| 2021 | USM Alger | ||
| 2022 | Azam | ||
| 2023– | Al-Jabalain | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Denis Lavagne (born 9 July 1964) is a French football coach and former player who manages Saudi Arabian club Al-Jabalain.
Born in Béziers, Lavagne played for Le Havre B, Rouen B, Béziers, Alès, Orange and Alès B.[1]
After retiring from playing in 1989, Lavagne worked as an assistant manager with Alès, Nîmes, Bastia and ASOA Valence.[1] He then worked as manager of Béziers Deveze between 1998 and 1999, before becoming a coach at Sedan and manager of Sedan B.[1] He left Sedan in 2003, and spent time coaching in Qatar (with Qatar SC) and in China (with Chengdu Blades).[1] He had two spells as manager of Coton Sport, separated by coaching with Moroccan club Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi.[1]
Lavagne left his job as manager of Coton Sport to become manager of the Cameroon national team in October 2011.[2][3] He was dismissed from this position in September 2012 following poor results.[4] He then became manager of Tunisian club Étoile du Sahel in March 2013,[5] and also later managed Egyptian club Al Ittihad and Saudi club Najran.[1] He took over as manager of Egyptian club Smouha in October 2014,[6] before being sacked in January 2015.[7] After managing Moroccan club MAS Fez,[1] he took over as manager of South African club Free State Stars in June 2016.[8] He was sacked by the club in September 2016.[9]
After managing Sudanese club Al-Hilal and a spell as a coach at French club Le Havre,[1] in December 2018 he became manager of Algerian club CS Constantine.[10]
In January 2021 he became manager of Algerian club JS Kabylie.[11][12] He left the club in August 2021,[13] and later that month became manager of USM Alger.[14] In December 2021, he was sacked from USM Alger.[15]
In September 2022 he became manager of Tanzanian club Azam.[16]
On 18 January 2023, Lavagne was appointed as manager of Saudi Arabian club Al-Jabalain.[17]
